Flux Enhancement in Membrane Distillation Using Nanofiber Membranes

Table 2

Membrane properties.

Membrane name	Thickness (μm)	Mean pore size (μm)	Maximum pore size (μm)	LEP (bar)	Bubble point pressure (bar)	Contact angle
PTFE	72.1	0.22	0.276	9	2.320	136
PE	82.1	0.34	0.741	3	0.885	120
PES	72.5	0.55	0.620	2.9	1.303	131
NanoPVDF03	13.9	1.77	2.155	<0.64	0.297	123
NanoPVDF04	15.5	1.07	1.364	<0.65	0.469	135
NanoPVDF06	22.6	0.92	1.060	<0.66	0.601	129