Impact of carbon nanomaterials on electrospun membranes for membrane distillation

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dc.contributor.advisorLi, Qilinen_US
dc.creatorHe, Zeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-10T17:32:34Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-12-10T17:32:34Zen_US
dc.date.created2020-12en_US
dc.date.issued2020-12-04en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2020en_US
dc.date.updated2020-12-10T17:32:34Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research is to elucidate the impact of carbon nanomaterials in electrospun membranes that are applied in membrane distillation. Different carbon nanomaterials including carbon black, carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide were incorporated into the polymer-based electrospun membranes. The membrane distillation performance was investigated by employing the fabricated membranes in a self-made setup. The physical properties of membranes were characterized and related to the membrane distillation performance by a self-developed theoretical model to understand the effect in various aspects. The experimental results revealed the impacts of membrane morphology, hydrophobicity and pore formation. And the simulation results indicated that the current proposed mechanisms are not sufficient to explain the performance of nanocomposite membranes. More promising endeavor was presented to further understand the mechanism.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationHe, Ze. "Impact of carbon nanomaterials on electrospun membranes for membrane distillation." (2020) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109639">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109639</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109639en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectmembrane distillationen_US
dc.subjectnanomaterialsen_US
dc.subjectcarbon nanotubeen_US
dc.subjectelectrospinningen_US
dc.subjecttheoretical simulationen_US
dc.titleImpact of carbon nanomaterials on electrospun membranes for membrane distillationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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