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Superhydrophobic modification of PVDF–SiO<sub>2</sub> electrospun nanofiber membranes for vacuum membrane distillation

Zheqin Dong, Xiao‐Hua Ma, Zhen‐Liang Xu, Gu Zhiyun

RSC Advances · 2015 · 113 citations · 45 references

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Abstract

Superhydrophobic nanofiber membranes with high permeate fluxes and anti-wetting properties were prepared by hydrophobic modification of PVDF–SiO<sub>2</sub> nanofiber membranes.

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