A facile method for separating fine water droplets dispersed in oil through a pre-wetted mesh membrane.

ABSTRACT: To achieve the successful separation of emulsions containing fine dispersed droplets and low volume fractions, a membrane with pore sizes comparable to or smaller than the droplet size is typically required. Although this approach is effective, its utilization is limited to the separation of emulsions with relatively large droplets. To overcome this limitation, a secondary membrane can be formed on the primary membrane to reduce pore size, but this can also be time-consuming and costly. Therefore, a facile and effective method is still required to be developed for separating emulsions with fine droplets. We introduce a pre-wetted mesh membrane with a pore size significantly larger than droplets, easily fabricated by wetting a hydrophilic stainless-steel mesh with water. Applying this membr

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11015444 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature