Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process

Superhydrophobic membranes are necessary for effective membrane-based seawater desalination. This paper presents the successful fabrication of a novel electrospun nanofibrous membrane composed of polysulfone and Cera flava{,} which represents a novel class of enhanced performance membranes consistin...

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Những tác giả chính: Ray, Saikat Sinha, Chen, Shiao-Shing, Ngoc Dan, Cao Thanh, Hsu, Hung-Te, Chang, Hau-Ming, Nguyen Cong Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Hau
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Được phát hành: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2023
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/3000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7RA12474K
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:123456789-30002023-09-28T03:51:09Z Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process Ray, Saikat Sinha Chen, Shiao-Shing Ngoc Dan, Cao Thanh Hsu, Hung-Te Chang, Hau-Ming Nguyen Cong Nguyen Nguyen Thi Hau Superhydrophobic membranes are necessary for effective membrane-based seawater desalination. This paper presents the successful fabrication of a novel electrospun nanofibrous membrane composed of polysulfone and Cera flava{,} which represents a novel class of enhanced performance membranes consisting of a superhydrophobic nanofibrous layer and hydrophobic polypropylene (PP). Cera flava{,} which helps lower the surface energy{,} was found to be the ideal additive for increasing the hydrophobicity of the polysulfone (PSF) polymeric solution because of its components such as long-chain hydrocarbons{,} free acids{,} esters{,} and internal chain methylene carbons. In the fabricated membrane{,} consisting of 10 v/v% Cera flava{,} the top PSF–CF nanofibrous layer is active and the lower PP layer is supportive. The hybrid membrane possesses superhydrophobicity{,} with an average contact angle of approximately 162°{,} and showed high performance in terms of rejection and water flux. This work also examined the surface area{,} pore size distribution{,} fiber diameter{,} surface roughness{,} mechanical strength{,} water flux{,} and rejection percentage of the membrane. The salt rejection was above 99.8%{,} and a high permeate flux of approximately 6.4 LMH was maintained for 16 h of operation. 2023-09-28T03:51:04Z 2023-09-28T03:51:04Z 2018-01-08 Journal article Bài báo đăng trên tạp chí thuộc ISI, bao gồm book chapter https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/3000 10.1039/C7RA12474K http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7RA12474K en RSC Adv. The Royal Society of Chemistry
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description Superhydrophobic membranes are necessary for effective membrane-based seawater desalination. This paper presents the successful fabrication of a novel electrospun nanofibrous membrane composed of polysulfone and Cera flava{,} which represents a novel class of enhanced performance membranes consisting of a superhydrophobic nanofibrous layer and hydrophobic polypropylene (PP). Cera flava{,} which helps lower the surface energy{,} was found to be the ideal additive for increasing the hydrophobicity of the polysulfone (PSF) polymeric solution because of its components such as long-chain hydrocarbons{,} free acids{,} esters{,} and internal chain methylene carbons. In the fabricated membrane{,} consisting of 10 v/v% Cera flava{,} the top PSF–CF nanofibrous layer is active and the lower PP layer is supportive. The hybrid membrane possesses superhydrophobicity{,} with an average contact angle of approximately 162°{,} and showed high performance in terms of rejection and water flux. This work also examined the surface area{,} pore size distribution{,} fiber diameter{,} surface roughness{,} mechanical strength{,} water flux{,} and rejection percentage of the membrane. The salt rejection was above 99.8%{,} and a high permeate flux of approximately 6.4 LMH was maintained for 16 h of operation.
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author Ray, Saikat Sinha
Chen, Shiao-Shing
Ngoc Dan, Cao Thanh
Hsu, Hung-Te
Chang, Hau-Ming
Nguyen Cong Nguyen
Nguyen Thi Hau
spellingShingle Ray, Saikat Sinha
Chen, Shiao-Shing
Ngoc Dan, Cao Thanh
Hsu, Hung-Te
Chang, Hau-Ming
Nguyen Cong Nguyen
Nguyen Thi Hau
Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process
author_facet Ray, Saikat Sinha
Chen, Shiao-Shing
Ngoc Dan, Cao Thanh
Hsu, Hung-Te
Chang, Hau-Ming
Nguyen Cong Nguyen
Nguyen Thi Hau
author_sort Ray, Saikat Sinha
title Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process
title_short Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process
title_full Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process
title_fullStr Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process
title_full_unstemmed Casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/Cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process
title_sort casting of a superhydrophobic membrane composed of polysulfone/cera flava for improved desalination using a membrane distillation process
publisher The Royal Society of Chemistry
publishDate 2023
url https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/3000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7RA12474K
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