scholarly journals Seawater Desalination by Modified Membrane Distillation: Effect of Hydrophilic Surface Modifying Macromolecules Addition into PVDF Hollow Fiber Membrane

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 924
Author(s):  
Mochammad Purwanto ◽  
Nindita Cahya Kusuma ◽  
Ma’rup Ali Sudrajat ◽  
Juhana Jaafar ◽  
Atikah Mohd Nasir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Hydrophilic Surface ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membranes ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Seawater Desalination ◽  
Salt Rejection ◽  
Fiber Membranes

Hollow fiber membranes of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) were prepared by incorporating varying concentrations of hydrophilic surface-modifying macromolecules (LSMM) and a constant amount of polyethylene glycol (PEG) additives. The membranes were fabricated by the dry-wet spinning technique. The prepared hollow fiber membranes were dip-coated by hydrophobic surface-modifying macromolecules (BSMM) as the final step fabrication. The additives combination is aimed to produce hollow fiber membranes with high flux permeation and high salt rejection in the matter of seawater desalination application. This study prepares hollow fiber membranes from the formulation of 18 wt. % of PVDF mixed with 5 wt. % of PEG and 3, 4, and 5 wt. % of LSMM. The membranes are then dip-coated with 1 wt. % of BSMM. The effect of LSMM loading on hydrophobicity, morphology, average pore size, surface porosity, and membrane performance is investigated. Coating modification on LSMM membranes showed an increase in contact angle up to 57% of pure, unmodified PVDF/PEG membranes, which made the fabricated membranes at least passable when hydrophobicity was considered as one main characteristic. Furthermore, The PVDF/PEG/4LSMM-BSMM membrane exhibits 161 °C of melting point as characterized by the DSC. This value indicates an improvement of thermal behavior shows so as the fabricated membranes are desirable for membrane distillation operation conditions range. Based on the results, it can be concluded that PVDF/PEG membranes with the use of LSMM and BSMM combination could enhance the permeate flux up to 81.32 kg·m−2·h−1 at the maximum, with stable salt rejection around 99.9%, and these are found to be potential for seawater desalination application.

scholarly journals Polymeric Hollow Fibers: State of the Art Review of Their Preparation, Characterization and Applications in Different Research Areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K.C. Khulbe ◽  
C. Feng ◽  
T. Matsuura ◽  
M. Khayet
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Hollow Fibers ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membranes ◽  
Seawater Desalination ◽  
Fiber Morphology ◽  
Fiber Technology ◽  
Fiber Membranes

In this article an attempt is made to review critically the papers published recently on polymeric hollow fibers and hollow fiber membranes. Hollow fiber membranes emerged in early nineteen sixties at almost the same time as the announcement of the cellulose acetate reverse osmosis membrane for seawater desalination by Loeb and Sourirajan. Since then, the hollow fiber technology has progressed along with the industrial membrane separation processes. Today, hollow fiber membranes are being used in every sector of the manufacturing industry, including gas and vapor separation, seawater desalination and waste water treatment. The fabrication of a hollow fiber membrane with a desirable pore–size distribution and performance is not an easy task. There are many factors controlling fiber morphology during the phase inversion process and, at present, we are not able to say that we fully understand the phenomena involved in the fabrication of hollow fibers. Nevertheless, there has been a large amount of knowledge accumulated during the past fifteen years, which has been supported by an equally large amount of efforts by many researchers. This paper attempts to summarize those works. The authors could however look into only those reports which have appeared in scientific journals and few patents, and they are fully aware that there must be much more information that has not surfaced to the journal publication. It is also the authors’ intention to show the future direction including the research topics that have been studied only little or not at all.

Physicochemical study of polyvinylidene fluoride–Cloisite15A® composite membranes for membrane distillation application

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (108) ◽  
pp. 63367-63379 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. M. Mokhtar ◽  
W. J. Lau ◽  
A. F. Ismail ◽  
B. C. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Physicochemical Study ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membranes ◽  
Fiber Membranes

The effect of Cloisite15A® on the physicochemical properties of PVDF hollow fiber membranes was studied. The inclusion of Cloisite15A® in PVDF has a positive impact on the physicochemical properties of the membrane and significantly improves the DCMD performance.

scholarly journals Preparation of hydrophobic PVDF hollow fiber membranes for desalination through membrane distillation

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 1219-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deyin Hou ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Dan Qu ◽  
Zhaokun Luan ◽  
Changwei Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membranes ◽  
Water Soluble Polymer ◽  
Water Permeation ◽  
Fiber Membranes ◽  
Solvent Additive

Fabrication of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hydrophobic asymmetric hollow fiber membranes was studied by introducing inorganic salt LiCl and water soluble polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) 1500, using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as solvent and tap water as the coagulation medium. The membranes properties also were tested and characterized. It is found that the non-solvent additive can increase membranes porosity, ether LiCl or PEG 1500. Because of the addition of PEG 1500, the PVDF membranes obtained a rough topography on the membrane surface and the contact angle of the PVDF membranes increased to 113.50° compared to 89.82° of the PVDF membranes spun without an additive. During direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) of 0.6 M sodium chloride solution, the PVDF membranes spun with PEG 1500 as a non-solvent additive achieved higher water permeation flux compared to the membranes spun from PVDF/DMAc and PVDF/DMAC/LiCl dopes, but the latter two membranes exhibited higher salt rejection rate.

Effect of Hydrophobicity Degree on PVDF Hollow Fiber Membranes for Textile Wastewater Treatment Using Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. M. Mokhtar ◽  
W. J. Lau ◽  
P. S. Goh
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Textile Wastewater ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membranes ◽  
Hydrophobic Membrane ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation ◽  
Fiber Membranes

The objectives of this study are to study the effect of hydrophobicity degree of  polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fiber membranes blended with different types of additives i.e. ethylene glycol (EG) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on textile wastewater application. The degree of hydrophobicity of each membrane was analyzed using contact angle goniometer. The membrane morphology and gas permeability were characterized prior to filtration experiment. Both membranes were tested using direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) system and their performances were evaluated with respect to water flux and dye removal. This study revealed that the membrane with higher contact angle has greater stability in terms of flux and dye rejection compared to the membrane with low hydrophobic property. This is mainly due to the low surface energy obtained by the highly hydrophobic membrane that prevented the liquids from both sides to penetrate through membrane pores.

scholarly journals Performance Comparison between Polyvinylidene Fluoride and Polytetrafluoroethylene Hollow Fiber Membranes for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

Membranes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Y. C. Huang ◽  
Allie Arning
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Packing Density ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membranes ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation ◽  
Fiber Membranes

Increasing water demand coupled with projected climate change puts the Southwestern United States at the highest risk of water sustainability by 2050. Membrane distillation offers a unique opportunity to utilize the substantial, but largely untapped geothermal brackish groundwater for desalination to lessen the stress. Two types of hydrophobic, microporous hollow fiber membranes (HFMs), including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), were evaluated for their effectiveness in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). Water flux and salt rejection were measured as a function of module packing density and length in lab-scale systems. The PVDF HFMs generally exhibited higher water flux than the PTFE HFMs possibly due to thinner membrane wall and higher porosity. As the packing density or module length increased, water flux declined. The water production rate per module, however, increased due to the larger membrane surface area. A pilot-scale DCMD system was deployed to the 2nd largest geothermally-heated greenhouse in the United States for field testing over a duration of about 22 days. The results demonstrated the robustness of the DCMD system in the face of environmental fluctuation at the facility.

Performance of Surface Modification of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Hollow Fiber Membrane in Membrane Distillation

2013 ◽  
Vol 795 ◽  
pp. 137-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kok Chung Chong ◽  
Soon Onn Lai ◽  
K.M. Lee ◽  
Woei Jye Lau ◽  
B.S. Ooi
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Skin Layer ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Fiber Membrane ◽  
Water And Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Pvdf Membrane ◽  
Different Temperatures

Membrane distillation (MD) is one of the novel separation methods used in water and wastewater treatment processes. MD is a thermal driven process which has the potential to be integrated with renewable energy source and can be operated at very low pressure. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a hydrophobic polymeric material which is commonly used to prepare MD membrane. In this study, surface modifying macromolecule (SMM) was added as additive into PVDF dope solution and then the hollow fiber membrane was prepared using phase inversion process. The membrane was characterized with respect to morphology and permeates flux at different temperatures. The results revealed that the PVDF membrane blended with SMM exhibited higher permeate flux than PVDF neat membrane did, mainly due to the better pore size distribution and thinner skin layer. This finding indicated the role of SMM in modifying the properties of PVDF membrane for MD process.

scholarly journals Electrospun Nanostructured Membrane Engineering Using Reverse Osmosis Recycled Modules: Membrane Distillation Application

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1601
Author(s):  
Jorge Contreras-Martínez ◽  
Carmen García-Payo ◽  
Mohamed Khayet
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Osmosis ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Electrospinning Technique ◽  
Salt Rejection ◽  
Rejection Factor ◽  
Nanofibrous Membranes ◽  
Membrane Engineering ◽  
Desalination Plants

As a consequence of the increase in reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants, the number of discarded RO modules for 2020 was estimated to be 14.8 million annually. Currently, these discarded modules are disposed of in nearby landfills generating high volumes of waste. In order to extend their useful life, in this research study, we propose recycling and reusing the internal components of the discarded RO modules, membranes and spacers, in membrane engineering for membrane distillation (MD) technology. After passive cleaning with a sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution, these recycled components were reused as support for polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibrous membranes prepared by electrospinning technique. The prepared membranes were characterized by different techniques and, finally, tested in desalination of high saline solutions (brines) by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). The effect of the electrospinning time, which is the same as the thickness of the nanofibrous layer, was studied in order to optimize the permeate flux together with the salt rejection factor and to obtain robust membranes with stable DCMD desalination performance. When the recycled RO membrane or the permeate spacer were used as supports with 60 min electrospinning time, good permeate fluxes were achieved, 43.2 and 18.1 kg m−2 h−1, respectively; with very high salt rejection factors, greater than 99.99%. These results are reasonably competitive compared to other supported and unsupported MD nanofibrous membranes. In contrast, when using the feed spacer as support, inhomogeneous structures were observed on the electrospun nanofibrous layer due to the special characteristics of this spacer resulting in low salt rejection factors and mechanical properties of the electrospun nanofibrous membrane.

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