Ali Zaherzadeh - Department of Chemical Engineering, University Of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Javad Karimi-Sabet - Nuclear Fuel Cycle School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
Seyed Mohammad Ali Mousavian - Department of Chemical Engineering, University Of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

By using SiO2 nanoparticles and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), membranes with high hydrophobicity viaphase separation technique produced. The effect of nanoparticle concentration on the morphology and hydrophobicitymembranes have been studied. The morphologies and hydrophobicities of PVDF microporous membranes wereinvestigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Contact Angle (CA) measurement. The maximum watercontact angle of 1320was observed.

SiO2 Nanoparticle, Composit Membrane, Hydrophobicity, Phase Separation