Abstract
An ultrathin highly fluorinated porous membrane was designed for a large production of desalted water atvery low energy consumption. Imprinting water droplets were used through a low thermally conductivetetra-fluoroethylene (TFE)/2,2,4-trifluoro-5-tri-fluorometoxy-1,3-dioxol (TIT) (HYFLON AD 60) solutionand the generated porous nanofilm was suspended onto a polyethersulfone (PES) honeycomb texture.The very tiny fluorinated thickness together with a large number of small-shaped pores provided themembrane for enhanced anti-wetting surface properties, extremely reduced resistance to water vaportransfer and outstanding thermal efficiency. Fine materials structure-transport relations let the mem-brane reach unusual productivity-efficiency trade-off during water desalination via thermally drivenmembrane distillation. The exceptional performance affords this novel nanostructured membrane tocatalyze the accomplishment of new-concept water desalination processes.
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 1-9 |
| Numero di pagine | 9 |
| Rivista | Applied Materials Today |
| Volume | 9 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2017 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
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Casella, G., Drioli, Macedonio, Perrotta, Saielli, G., Giorno, & Gugliuzza (2017). An ultrathin suspended hydrophobic porous membrane for high-efficiency waterdesalination. Applied Materials Today, 9, 1-9.