Rong Wang

TL;DR: Novel design strategies for highly robust superhydrophobic dual-layer membranes for MD via electrospinning with high hydrophobicity, high porosity, and adequate mechanical strength are described, which are important properties for MD permeation fluxes, stable long-term performance, and effective packing in modules without damage.

TL;DR: In this paper, three different types of hydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fiber membrane (unmodified, plasma modified and chemically modified) were used in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD).

TL;DR: This review comprehensively examines filler materials that are capable of enhancing the CO2/CH4 separation performance of polymeric membranes and introduces a new empirical metric, the "Filler Enhancement Index" ( Findex), to aid researchers in assessing the effectiveness of the fillers from a big data perspective.

TL;DR: The direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) tests demonstrate that the newly developed membranes are able to present stable high performance over 50 h of testing time, and the superhydrophobic selective layer exhibits excellent durability in ultrasonic treatment and a continuous DCMD test.

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel approach was explored to obtain a highly hydrophilic membrane surface via plasma induced grafting of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and subsequent TiO2 particles deposition onto the membrane surface The mechanism of oil affinity onto a membrane surface was quantitatively investigated by the extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory.