Table 2 DCMD performances against 3.5 wt % NaCl of fabricated composite electrospun nanofibrous membrane in this work and in other literature.

From: Integrated electrospinning and electrospraying for tailoring composite membranes of nanofibers and microbeads for membrane distillation

Membrane

FD, nm

P, %

PSave, μm

WCA, °

LEP, kPa

ΔT, °C

Flux, LMH

Test duration, h

Reference

PVDF/ZnO NP

200

-

0.42

145.2

115

40

13.3a

10

13

PVDF-HFP/SiO2 NP

 ~ 175

82.3

1.34

 > 150

87.8

33

15

240

15

PVDF-HFP/CNT

257

 > 84

0.29

158.5

99

40

29.5

10

42

PVDF/FAS/TiO2 (in-situ grown)

375

57

0.81

157.7

158

45

73.4

10

30

PVDF/PDA/PEI

-

-

0.017

25.7d

-

40

 ~ 13

24

43

PVDF-HFP/FAS

94

78

0.84

138e

160

40

19

5

44

PVDF/GO

144

90

-

143.9

61

60

40

10

45

PVDF/MWCNT

124.3

92.3

-

141.5

35

60

54

10

45

PSF/FPU

440

95.4

-

155

108

60

53.8a

32

46

PVDF/PPO

1800

88.9

0.7

 ~ 137

126

40

17b

100

47

PVDF/SiO2

175

77

0.26

160.5

195

60 °C feed,

9 kPac

31.5

15

14

PVDF/FAS/SiO2

209

77

0.27

154.6

143

70 °C feed,

6 kPac

11.5

22

5

PVA/glutaraldehyde/FAS

 ~ 155

82

0.46

158

179

60 °C feed,

9 kPac

25.2

16

48

PVDF/Al2O3

236

87.5

0.39

154

172

40f.

18.6

30

22

PVDF/FAS/TiO2 (integrated electrospin + electrospray)

176

82

0.96

139

194

45

22.5

24

This work

  1. aagainst 3.0% wt NaCl, bagainst 1.0% wt NaCl, cvacuum MD, dunderwater oleophobic, eamphiphobic (OCA = 127°), fair gap MD. CNT – Carbon nanotube, FAS – Fluoro alkyl silane, FPU – Fluorinated polyurethane, GO- Graphene oxide, MWCNT- Multi-walled carbon nanotube, NP – Nanoparticle, PPO – Polyphenylene oxide, FD – Fiber diameter, P – Porosity, PSave – Average pore size, WCA – Water contact angle, LEP – Liquid entry pressure.