title: Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic PVDF membranes for effective separation of water-in-oil emulsions with high flux.
abstract: A superhydrophobic-superoleophilic PVDF membrane is fabricated via an inert solvent-induced phase inversion for effective separation of both micrometer and nanometer-sized surfactant-free and surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions solely driven by gravity, with high separation efficiency (oil purity in filtrate after separation > 99.95 wt%) and high flux, which is several times higher than those of commercial filtration membranes and reported materials with similar permeation properties.
authors: i-LAB and Nano-bionics Division, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
authors: Wenbin
authors: W
authors: Zhang
authors: Zhun
authors: Z
authors: Shi
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Zhang
authors: Xia
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Jin
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry; D004655:Emulsions / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D009821:Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers
chemical_list: D000641:Ammonia; D004655:Emulsions; D009821:Oils; D011145:Polyvinyls; D014867:Water; C024865:polyvinylidene fluoride; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers