Explication of hydrophobic silica as effective pore former for membrane fabrication

• Main Authors: Fernandes, C. S., Md. Nordin, N. A. H., Bilad, M. R., Matsuura, T., Putra, Z. A., Wirzal, M. Z. H., Jaafar, J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95598/1/JuhanaJaafar2021_ExplicationofHydrophobicSilica.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95598/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2020.100051

Membrane development is one of the key aspects to enhance the productivity of a filtration process. This study evaluates a hydrophobic silica as pore former for fabrication of polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane for liquid based filtration and compare it with a hydrophilic silica. Membranes in...