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Membrane wetting and fouling substantially limits application and deployment of membrane distillation process. Designing high-performance superhydrophobic membranes offers an effective solution to solve the challenge. In this work, a highly durable superhydrophobic surface (water contact angle of 170.8 +/- 1.3 degrees) was constructed via a facile and rapid spray-coating of extremely hydrophobic SiO2 nanoparticles onto a porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrate for membrane distillation. The superhydrophobic membrane coated by fluorinated SiO2 nanoparticles exhibited a superior physicochemical stability in a wide range of extreme environments (i.e., NaOH, HCl, hot water, rust water, humic acid solution, ultrasonication, and high-speed water scouring). During 8-h continuous membrane distillation desalination experiment, the coated superhydrophobic membrane experienced a consistently stable water vapor flux (ca. 19.1 kg.m(-2).h(-1)) and desalination efficiency (99.99 %). Additionally, such a stable superhydrophobicity endowed the spray-coated PVDF membrane to overcome membrane wetting and fouling during membrane distillation of highly saline solutions containing foulants (i.e., humic acid and rust). Results reported in this study provides a useful concept and strategy in facile construction of robust superhydrophobic membranes via spray-coating for effective membrane distillation.
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DESALINATION
ISSN: 0011-9164
Year: 2022
Volume: 538
9 . 9
JCR@2022
8 . 4 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:74
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 51
SCOPUS Cited Count: 53
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 3
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