Polyazole hollow fiber membranes for direct contact membrane distillation

Husnul Maab, Ahmad Salem Alsaadi, Lijo Francis, Sara Livazovic, NorEddine Ghaffour, Gary L. Amy, Suzana Pereira Nunes

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Abstract

Porous hollow fiber membranes were fabricated from fluorinated polyoxadiazole and polytriazole by a dry-wet spinning method for application in desalination of Red Sea water by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). The data were compared with commercially available hollow fiber MD membranes prepared from poly(vinylidene fluoride). The membranes were characterized by electron microscopy, liquid entry pressure (LEP), and pore diameter measurements. Finally, the hollow fiber membranes were tested for DCMD. Salt selectivity as high as 99.95% and water fluxes as high as 35 and 41 L m -2 h-1 were demonstrated, respectively, for polyoxadiazole and polytriazole hollow fiber membranes, operating at 80 C feed temperature and 20 C permeate. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10425-10429
Number of pages5
JournalIndustrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume52
Issue number31
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 22 2013

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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