A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane
Summary: To achieve the successful separation of emulsions containing fine dispersed droplets and low volume fractions, a membrane with pore sizes comparable to or smaller than the droplet size is typically required. Although this approach is effective, its utilization is limited to the separation o...
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| author | JiEun Park Seunghan Kang EunSol Park Dongho Lee Jeasung Park Donghun Kim Siyoung Q. Choi KyuHan Kim |
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| description | Summary: To achieve the successful separation of emulsions containing fine dispersed droplets and low volume fractions, a membrane with pore sizes comparable to or smaller than the droplet size is typically required. Although this approach is effective, its utilization is limited to the separation of emulsions with relatively large droplets. To overcome this limitation, a secondary membrane can be formed on the primary membrane to reduce pore size, but this can also be time-consuming and costly. Therefore, a facile and effective method is still required to be developed for separating emulsions with fine droplets. We introduce a pre-wetted mesh membrane with a pore size significantly larger than droplets, easily fabricated by wetting a hydrophilic stainless-steel mesh with water. Applying this membrane to emulsion separation via gravity-driven flow confirms a high efficiency greater than 98%, even with droplets approximately 10 times smaller than the pore size. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe60defefee84df580ac5ccffb712eb02024-04-07T04:36:07ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422024-04-01274109556A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membraneJiEun Park0Seunghan Kang1EunSol Park2Dongho Lee3Jeasung Park4Donghun Kim5Siyoung Q. Choi6KyuHan Kim7Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), Seoul 01811, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), Seoul 01811, Republic of KoreaProcess R&D center, Hanwha solutions R&D institute, Daejeon 34128, Republic of KoreaGreen and sustainable materials R&D department, Korea institute of industrial technology (KITECH), Cheonan 31056, Republic of KoreaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea; Corresponding authorDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; Corresponding authorDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea; Corresponding authorSummary: To achieve the successful separation of emulsions containing fine dispersed droplets and low volume fractions, a membrane with pore sizes comparable to or smaller than the droplet size is typically required. Although this approach is effective, its utilization is limited to the separation of emulsions with relatively large droplets. To overcome this limitation, a secondary membrane can be formed on the primary membrane to reduce pore size, but this can also be time-consuming and costly. Therefore, a facile and effective method is still required to be developed for separating emulsions with fine droplets. We introduce a pre-wetted mesh membrane with a pore size significantly larger than droplets, easily fabricated by wetting a hydrophilic stainless-steel mesh with water. Applying this membrane to emulsion separation via gravity-driven flow confirms a high efficiency greater than 98%, even with droplets approximately 10 times smaller than the pore size.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224007788Physical chemistryMaterials science |
| spellingShingle | JiEun Park Seunghan Kang EunSol Park Dongho Lee Jeasung Park Donghun Kim Siyoung Q. Choi KyuHan Kim A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane iScience Physical chemistry Materials science |
| title | A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane |
| title_full | A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane |
| title_fullStr | A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane |
| title_full_unstemmed | A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane |
| title_short | A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane |
| title_sort | facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre wetted mesh membrane |
| topic | Physical chemistry Materials science |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224007788 |
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