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Karen K. Gleason. Servi, Amelia Tepper Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering 2016-09-13T19:13:46Z 2016-09-13T19:13:46Z 2016 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104218 958141144 Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references. Hydrophobic membranes are the central component of membrane distillation (MD) desalination systems. Optimizing their design is crucial for efficient desalination. There are many requirements on MD membranes. These include high liquid entry pressure (LEP) and high permeability to water vapor. There are many available manufacturing methods for producing hydrophobic membranes. An important subset of these methods use surface modification to prepare hydrophobic composite membranes. The many options for MD membrane design results in lack of consensus about how to achieve optimal performance. In this thesis we use initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) to study how surface modification parameters and membrane morphology contribute to MD membrane performance. We introduce new models and analysis methods to support experimental results. This work informs hydrophobic MD membrane design by clarifying the roles of different membrane elements. By advancing MD technology, we increase capacity to produce fresh water for society. by Amelia Tepper Servi. Ph.D. 159 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Mechanical Engineering. Advancing hydrophobic desalination membranes using initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) v/ Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="9275a49c-b6b0-4d78-aa1b-835084b9d494"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Advancing hydrophobic desalination membranes using initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) v/</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2016</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Servi, Amelia Tepper</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Mechanical Engineering.</Keyword> <Abstract>Hydrophobic membranes are the central component of membrane distillation (MD) desalination systems. Optimizing their design is crucial for efficient desalination. There are many requirements on MD membranes. These include high liquid entry pressure (LEP) and high permeability to water vapor. There are many available manufacturing methods for producing hydrophobic membranes. An important subset of these methods use surface modification to prepare hydrophobic composite membranes. The many options for MD membrane design results in lack of consensus about how to achieve optimal performance. In this thesis we use initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) to study how surface modification parameters and membrane morphology contribute to MD membrane performance. We introduce new models and analysis methods to support experimental results. This work informs hydrophobic MD membrane design by clarifying the roles of different membrane elements. By advancing MD technology, we increase capacity to produce fresh water for society.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>