Fabrication of PVDF ultrafiltration membrane using modified thermally induced phase separation: the role of amphiphilic and hydrophilic non-solvents

• Main Authors: Chen, Ningyuan, Zhao, Jie, Shi, Lei, Goto, Atsushi, Wang, Rong
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane; Triethylene Glyco
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171091
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The use of amphiphilic pore formers and hydrophilic non-solvents has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving the surface porosity and permeability of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes through the nonsolvent induced phase separation (NIPS) process in literatures. Howev...