The Combined Effect of Air Layers and Membrane Superhydrophobicity on Biofouling in Membrane Distillation

The Combined Effect of Air Layers and Membrane Superhydrophobicity on Biofouling in Membrane Distillation

Previous studies of membrane distillation (MD) have shown that superhydrophobic membranes experience dramatically less inorganic and particulate fouling. However, little explanation for this improved performance has been given in the literature. Furthermore, studies comp...

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Main Authors:	Warsinger, David Elan Martin, Gonzalez, Jocelyn V., Van Belleghem, Sarah M., Servi, Amelia T, Swaminathan, Jaichander, Chung, Hyung Won, Lienhard, John H.
Other Authors:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format:	Article
Published:	American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112263 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-1473 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8375-2694 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-0638

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