Report on scalability of ion exchange and MD/MCr membranes

Polyvinylidenefluoride PVDF and the more hydrophobic copolymer Polyvinylidenefluoride Hexafluoropropylene PVDFHFP will be used for the fabrication of MDMCr membranes Drywet spinning and the wetspinning phase inversion methods will be applied for HF type membrane while dry casting will be employed for the flat sheet configuration The produced membranes will be characterized in terms of membrane distillation performance pore structure and fouling resistance In collaboration with THK and with support from CUT the appropriate modules for the application will be implemented