Oil/water separation membranes with a fluorine island structure for stable high flux
Mingrui He, Panpan Wang, Runnan Zhang, Zhongyi Jiang, Xu He, Jun Ma
Abstract
Membranes with fluorine island structures consist of discrete low surface energy (LSE) domains at sub-microscale and consecutive hydrophilic domains. The former can effectively control oil fouling while the latter can provide high basic flux.
Topics & Concepts
Microscale chemistryMembraneFlux (metallurgy)FluorineFoulingChemical engineeringMaterials scienceBiofoulingChemistryEngineeringMathematicsMathematics educationBiochemistryMetallurgySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMembrane Separation TechnologiesPolymer Surface Interaction Studies