Recent Progress in the Fabrication of Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation

Woo, YC; Yao, M; Tijing, LD; Lee, S-E; Shon, HK

Recent Progress in the Fabrication of Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation

Woo, YC Yao, M Tijing, LD Lee, S-E Shon, HK

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Citation:: Advanced Materials for Membrane Fabrication and Modification, 2019, pp. 71-100
Issue Date:: 2019-08-30

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dc.contributor.author	Woo, YC
dc.contributor.author	Yao, M
dc.contributor.author	Tijing, LD
dc.contributor.author	Lee, S-E
dc.contributor.author	Shon, HK
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-20T02:48:03Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-20T02:48:03Z
dc.date.issued	2019-08-30
dc.identifier.citation	Advanced Materials for Membrane Fabrication and Modification, 2019, pp. 71-100
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-138-73905-5
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/164496
dc.description.abstract	This chapter presents a new membrane distillation (MD) membrane design via an electrospinning technique. It summarizes the updates of the potential of nanofiber membranes for MD application, including the details on various strategies for nanofiber membrane fabrication. The chapter suggests future outlooks to improve membrane performances in MD, to reduce total costs of the fabrication. The electrospun membranes can provide very large specific surface area, high porosity, and high degree of interconnection, which make them very suitable for MD process. Moreover, the properties of an electrospun membrane, including its thickness, pore size, and porosity, can be controlled by changing the parameters in the electrospinning process. The membrane thickness has a significant effect on water flux performance, which then determines the mass transfer resistance. Generally, a low water permeate flux is caused by an increased mass transfer resistance due to the increased thickness of a membrane.
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dc.title	Recent Progress in the Fabrication of Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation
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Abstract:

This chapter presents a new membrane distillation (MD) membrane design via an electrospinning technique. It summarizes the updates of the potential of nanofiber membranes for MD application, including the details on various strategies for nanofiber membrane fabrication. The chapter suggests future outlooks to improve membrane performances in MD, to reduce total costs of the fabrication. The electrospun membranes can provide very large specific surface area, high porosity, and high degree of interconnection, which make them very suitable for MD process. Moreover, the properties of an electrospun membrane, including its thickness, pore size, and porosity, can be controlled by changing the parameters in the electrospinning process. The membrane thickness has a significant effect on water flux performance, which then determines the mass transfer resistance. Generally, a low water permeate flux is caused by an increased mass transfer resistance due to the increased thickness of a membrane.

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