Compatibilizing hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers <i>via</i> spray coating for desalination
Junquan Meng, Cher Hon Lau, Yunlong Xue, Rui Zhang, Bing Cao, Pei Li
Abstract
The incompatibility between PVA and PTFE layers was overcome by spray-coating and the PVA/PTFE composite membrane showed excellent desalination properties in both PV and DCMD experiments.
Topics & Concepts
DesalinationCoatingMaterials scienceChemical engineeringMembraneComposite numberPolymerSuperhydrophobic coatingPolymer scienceComposite materialPolymer chemistryChemistryEngineeringBiochemistryMembrane Separation TechnologiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity