Structure and Properties of Polyurethane/Polyvinylidene Difluoride Blending Hollow Fiber

Utilization of polyvinylidene difluoride, PVDF, as the disperse phase and thermal plastic polyurethane, PU, as the continuous phase, the PU/PVDF blend hollow fiber membranes with the property of pressure-responsibility, PR, was prepared by melt-spinning. For these hollow fibers, the formation of the interfacial micro-voids, IFM, and the spinability of the blend were analyzed. The pressure-responsibility was studied by measuring the changing of pure water flux, PWF, with the pressure, and the influence of drawing and heat-setting on the structure and pressure-responsibility of the membranes were also discussed.