Progress on reinforced braided hollow fiber membranes in separation technologies: A review

Turker Turken, Reyhan Sengur-Tasdemir, Esra Ates-Genceli, Volodymyr V. Tarabara, Ismail Koyuncu*

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Abstract

Advantages of hollow fiber membranes include high specific area, possibility of back flushing, and lower pretreatment and maintenance requirements. Aggressive back flushing or airflow, however, can damage hollow fibers. Reinforced braided hollow fibers offer a solution for increasing mechanical strength and extending useful lifetime of hollow fiber membranes. The present review discusses the effects of support layer, spinneret design, polymer type and production speed on properties of reinforced braided hollow fiber membranes. The review concludes with a summary of applications enabled by such mechanical reinforcement.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100938
JournalJournal of Water Process Engineering
Volume32
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2019

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

Funding

The authors are grateful to TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey ) for the financial support under grant (Project No: 113Y359 ).

FundersFunder number
TUBITAK
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu113Y359

    Keywords

    • Applications
    • Braided
    • Hollow fiber membranes
    • Reinforced
    • Spinning parameters

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