Superhydrophobic polymer membrane coated by mineralized β-FeOOH nanorods for direct contact membrane distillation

Membrane wetting and fouling represent the foremost concerning issues confining membrane distillation in the treatment of industrial wastewater. This work presents a superhydrophobic poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membrane with anti-fouling property, which was derived from the bioinspired adhesive, mineralization and fluorination process for the direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). The synthesis of membrane was initiated by...