Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application
This report documents the author’s Final Year Project (FYP) experiences with Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC) and explores some of the theoretical and practical aspects in membrane distillation. The effect of the dope polymer compositions and spinning conditions on the morphologies and pe...
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| Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
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| author | Kuah, Hui Mun Ke Huiwen. |
| author2 | Wang Rong |
| author_facet | Wang Rong Kuah, Hui Mun Ke Huiwen. |
| author_sort | Kuah, Hui Mun Ke Huiwen. |
| collection | NTU |
| description | This report documents the author’s Final Year Project (FYP) experiences with Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC) and explores some of the theoretical and practical aspects in membrane distillation. The effect of the dope polymer compositions and spinning conditions on the morphologies and permeation traits of the resulting hollow fibre will also be explored in this report.
Membrane distillation (MD) emerges as an alternative affordable technology for desalination of seawater. However, most conventional hydrophobic membranes exhibit relatively low water permeation. Composite hydrophobic-hydrophilic hollow fibre membrane thus appears to be a promising alternative due to its higher membrane water permeation. In this report, the primary focus will be on the development of the hydrophilic substrate (support layer) of the composite membrane; which will later be applied to the surface hydrophobic layer in future work. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/449272023-03-03T17:11:54Z Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application Kuah, Hui Mun Ke Huiwen. Wang Rong School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Loh Chun Heng DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering This report documents the author’s Final Year Project (FYP) experiences with Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC) and explores some of the theoretical and practical aspects in membrane distillation. The effect of the dope polymer compositions and spinning conditions on the morphologies and permeation traits of the resulting hollow fibre will also be explored in this report. Membrane distillation (MD) emerges as an alternative affordable technology for desalination of seawater. However, most conventional hydrophobic membranes exhibit relatively low water permeation. Composite hydrophobic-hydrophilic hollow fibre membrane thus appears to be a promising alternative due to its higher membrane water permeation. In this report, the primary focus will be on the development of the hydrophilic substrate (support layer) of the composite membrane; which will later be applied to the surface hydrophobic layer in future work. Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) 2011-06-07T03:08:34Z 2011-06-07T03:08:34Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44927 en Nanyang Technological University 43 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering Kuah, Hui Mun Ke Huiwen. Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application |
| title | Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application |
| title_full | Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application |
| title_fullStr | Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application |
| title_short | Hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application |
| title_sort | hydrophobic membrane development for membrane distillation application |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44927 |
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