ArticleMembranes2026
Transport and Separation Characteristics of PVDF-Based Nanocomposite Membranes in Membrane Distillation.
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Water scarcity has increased the need for efficient treatment technologies such as membrane distillation (MD). PMD performance depends strongly on membrane fabrication parameters, particularly polymer concentration and nanoparticle incorporation, which control key transport and separation properties. This study considers fabrication of membranes using different concentrations of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) with the incorporation of different types of nanoparticles to determine the optimum membrane formulation for membrane distillation applications. The results demonstrate that both PVDF concentration and nanoparticle type play a critical role in membrane performance in terms of permeate flux and salt rejection. Among the nanoparticles studied in this work, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exhibited the most significant enhancement, leading to a substantial increase in water vapor flux while maintaining excellent separation efficiency. The optimized CNT incorporated membrane achieved approximately 99% salt rejection, with superior flux performance, indicating its strong potential for high-efficiency desalination and water treatment using membrane distillation.
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