Hydrophilic SiC hollow fiber membranes for low fouling separation of oil-in-water emulsions with high flux
Man Xu, Chenxi Xu, K.P. Rakesh, Yuge Cui, Jun Yin, Changlian Chen, Shulin Wang, Bingcai Chen, Li Zhu
Abstract
) at the beginning of the experiment. The membrane surface properties and the filtration results of O/W emulsion microfiltration demonstrated that the SiC hollow fiber membranes with a higher hydrophilicity had higher water flux and better anti-fouling properties.
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MembraneMaterials scienceContact angleWettingHollow fiber membraneChemical engineeringMicrofiltrationPhase inversionFiberScanning electron microscopeEmulsionFiltration (mathematics)Zeta potentialPermeationFoulingX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyComposite materialChemistryNanotechnologyNanoparticleMathematicsEngineeringStatisticsBiochemistryMembrane Separation TechnologiesSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications