Experimental Investigation of Fabricated Graphene Nanoplates/Polystyrene Nanofibrous Membrane for DCMD
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fabrication Process
2.2. Characterization
2.2.1. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
2.2.2. Fourier-Transform Infra-Red (FTIR)
2.2.3. Contact Angle
3. Experimental Work
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Membranes’ Characterization
4.2. Membranes’ Performance
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Item | Dimension |
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Channel length | 4.5 cm |
Channel width | 4.5 cm |
Channel height | 2.5 mm |
Active area | 20.25 cm2 |
Inlet port diameter | 4 mm |
Outlet port diameter | 4 mm |
Item | Dimension |
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Flow rate | 100–200 mL/min |
Saltwater inlet temperature | 55–85 °C |
Coldwater temperature (permeate) | 12 °C |
Salt concentration | 10,000–30,000 ppm |
GNPs wt.% | 0.25–0.75% |
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Abdullah, A.; Al-Qahatani, A.; Alquraish, M.; Baily, C.; El-Mofty, S.; El-Shazly, A. Experimental Investigation of Fabricated Graphene Nanoplates/Polystyrene Nanofibrous Membrane for DCMD. Polymers 2021, 13, 3499. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13203499
Abdullah A, Al-Qahatani A, Alquraish M, Baily C, El-Mofty S, El-Shazly A. Experimental Investigation of Fabricated Graphene Nanoplates/Polystyrene Nanofibrous Membrane for DCMD. Polymers. 2021; 13(20):3499. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13203499
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbdullah, Ahmad, Abdulaziz Al-Qahatani, Mohammed Alquraish, Colin Baily, Salah El-Mofty, and Ahmed El-Shazly. 2021. "Experimental Investigation of Fabricated Graphene Nanoplates/Polystyrene Nanofibrous Membrane for DCMD" Polymers 13, no. 20: 3499. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13203499