Coalescence of Oil Droplets using Sponge-like Structure of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membranes

• Main Authors: Chiam, Chel Ken, Zykamilia Kamin, K. Duduku, M. Nurashiqin, Noor Maizura Ismail, Rosalam Sarbatly
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25822/1/Coalescence%20of%20Oil%20Droplets%20using%20Sponge-like%20Structure%20of%20Polyvinylidene%20Fluoride%20Membranes.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25822/2/Coalescence%20of%20Oil%20Droplets%20using%20Sponge-like%20Structure%20of%20Polyvinylidene%20Fluoride%20Membranes1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25822/

This work reports the effect of the membrane pore size distribution on the oil droplets size distribution in permeate using the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes. The spongelike structures of the PVDF membranes were fabricated via the phase inversion technique using 30% v/v ethanol aqueous so...