Responsive filtration membranes by polymer self-assembly

Autor: Papatya Kaner, Prity Bengani-Lutz, Ayse Asatekin, Ilin Sadeghi
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: TECHNOLOGY. :217-228
ISSN: 2345-7740
2339-5478
DOI: 10.1142/s2339547816500096
Popis: Membrane technologies are essential for water treatment, bioprocessing and chemical manufacturing. Stimuli-responsive membranes respond to changes in feed conditions (e.g., temperature, pH) or external stimuli (e.g., magnetic field, light) with a change in performance parameters (permeability, selectivity). This enables new functionalities such as tunable performance, self-cleaning and smart-valve behavior. Polymer self-assembly is a crucial tool for manufacturing such membranes using scalable methods, enabling easier commercialization. This review surveys approaches to impart stimuli responsive behavior to membrane filters using polymer self-assembly.
Databáze: OpenAIRE