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Fabrication of ??Si3N4?nanowire/??Y2Si2O7 composite superhydrophobic membrane for membrane distillation

This paper reports on the successful fabrication of ??Si3N4?nanowire/Y2Si2O7 composite membranes with superhydrophobic properties, aiming to achieve a high performance in membrane distillation. The starting powder mixture of 87 wt% ??Y2Si2O7, 5 wt% Si, 3 wt% LiYO2, and 5 wt% ferrocene catalyst was dispersed in a stable suspension, and after being tape?casted, it was sintered at 1300°C for 4 hours in order to obtain the composite membrane. ??Si3N4 nanowires with a diameter of about 50 nm were formed, distributed uniformly on the surface and in the pores of the membrane and their presence greatly favored superhydrophobicity. After surface modification with a robust hydrophobic layer of SiNCO nanoparticles, strongly adhered to the surface of the produced membrane, a water contact angle of 153o, was measured. Water desalination experiments, using a sweeping gas membrane distillation (SGMD) device, were conducted. High water flux of 11.91 L/m2/h was achieved for a 4 wt% NaCl feeding solution at 90°C. Stable water flux and rejection rates were recorded in long?term experiments (>500 hours) using the produced superhydrophobic composite membrane.

» Author: Ming?Ye Yang, Bin?Bin Dong, Fei?Hong Wang, Xin Xu, Simeon Agathopoulos

» Publication Date: 30/04/2019

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