High-performance PVDF membranes prepared by the combined crystallisation and diffusion (CCD) method using a dual-casting technique: a breakthrough for water treatment applications
Vatsal Shah, Bo Wang, Kang Li
Abstract
Application of a novel but simple dual-layer casting approach to the newly discovered CCD method for membrane fabrication improves the water permeance by 15 times while still maintaining the separation pore sizes.
Topics & Concepts
PermeanceMembraneCastingMaterials scienceFabricationDual (grammatical number)DiffusionDual layerCrystallizationLayer (electronics)Chemical engineeringChromatographyBiomedical engineeringComposite materialChemistryEngineeringMedicineLiteraturePhysicsPermeationBiochemistryAlternative medicineThermodynamicsPathologyArtMembrane Separation TechnologiesMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies