Incorporation of hydrophobic silica in a polyvinylidene fluoride membrane: Membrane development and performance modeling

• Main Authors: Gan, Grace Sze Yin, Nur Fatin Aqilah, Nur Fatin Aqilah, Mat Nawi, Normi Izati, Mohd. Hizam, Shafiq, Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi, Bilad, Muhammad Roil, Adi Putra, Zulfan, Jaafar, Juhana, Yusof, Norhaniza, Abdul Hamid, Nurfaizey, Mohd. Mokhtar, Nadzirah
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2023
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105878/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202200425

Membrane distillation (MD) performance in seawater desalination can be improved by enhancing the material properties (hydrophobicity, porosity) and process parameters (feed flow rate, temperature). In this study, the effects of hydrophobic silica loading on the properties and MD performance of a pol...