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Experimental investigation of nanofibrous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for desalination through air gap membrane distillation process

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A comparative study was conducted to evaluate the performance of two membrane types of electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and commercial ploytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The optimized needleless electrospinning technique was used to prepare PVDF membranes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), wettability tests, water flux, mechanical strength and liquid entry pressure (LEP) measurements were performed to evaluate the prepared membrane. Air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) experiments were carried out to investigate the salt rejection performance and the durability of membranes. The results show that our nanofibrous PVDF membrane presents higher water permeation flux (>20 kg/m2 h) compared to commonly used PTFE. In addition, the experimental data confirms that competitive salt rejection efficiency (>99.8%) was obtained in this new membrane.

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  1. Transport Phenomena & Nanotechnology Lab., School of Chemical Engineering, University College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Rasoul Moradi & Mojtaba Shariaty-niassar

  2. NFCRS, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

    Javad Karimi-Sabet

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

    Younes Amini

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Moradi, R., Karimi-Sabet, J., Shariaty-niassar, M. et al. Experimental investigation of nanofibrous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for desalination through air gap membrane distillation process. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 33, 2953–2960 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-016-0137-z

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