Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140101591
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Tailoring the nanoporous structure of polymer membranes for fast water permeation. A novel strategy of using a hydrophobic, charged polymer as an additive is proposed to tailor the wettability and charge density gradients in nanoporous polymer membranes for enhancing water permeation. The experimental results obtained in this project will advance our fundamental understanding of the roles of the pore surface charge and wettability gradients in water transport through nanopores. The proposed research is expected to result in a major breakthrough in designing nanoporous membranes with ultrahigh high flux and superior separation properties for a variety of applications including water treatment and food processing.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 12-2016
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $300,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry not elsewhere classified | Polymers and Plastics | Membrane and Separation Technologies | Materials Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Manufacturing not elsewhere classified |
