Hydrophobic ceramic membrane for membrane distillation: A mini review on preparation, characterization, and applications

• Main Authors: Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah, Zhong, Sheng Tai, Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan, Harun, Zawati, Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials; TP155-156 Chemical engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2240/1/AJ%202019%20%283%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2240/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2019.02.014

Membrane distillation (MD) is one of the emerging separation technologies with extremely high separation factor, especially in desalination application. MD utilizes the hydrophobic membrane which only allows the passage of vapor through the membrane pores. Recent years have witnessed great progress...