Membrane materials for water purification: design, development, and application
Water purification for human use, ecosystem management, agriculture, and industry is emerging as a leading global priority. Access to sufficient clean water ultimately requires improvements over the current state of water filtration technology. Membrane technologies for water purification have been...
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| Published in | Environmental science water research & technology Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 17 - 42 |
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| Main Authors | , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
Royal Society of Chemistry
01.01.2016
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Water purification for human use, ecosystem management, agriculture, and industry is emerging as a leading global priority. Access to sufficient clean water ultimately requires improvements over the current state of water filtration technology. Membrane technologies for water purification have been actively pursued for decades, but with recent innovation of both analytical and fabrication tools, more advanced membrane technologies are surfacing. Here, we review the design, development, and application of new membrane materials, fabrication methods for controlling the filtration size regime, analytical tools for performance testing, and molecular modeling for transport and separation. Membrane chemical stability, fouling, and environmental impact as open questions are also presented.
New membrane technologies based on novel organic, inorganic, and hybrid materials and with unprecedented functionality are reviewed. |
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| Bibliography: | Jeff Elam is a Principal Chemist and Group Leader at Argonne National Laboratory where he directs a program in atomic layer deposition (ALD) with the goal of developing new applications in fields such as photovoltaics, catalysis, batteries, lithography, and large-area detectors. Jeff earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago. As a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Colorado, Jeff developed ALD thin film growth methods. Dr. Elam has authored over 200 papers, is an inventor on over 50 patents and inventions, and has won four R&D100 Awards. Seth B. Darling is a Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and a Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in physical chemistry, he joined Argonne as the Glenn Seaborg Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in the Materials Science Division where he studied directed self-assembly of polymers and polymer/nanoparticle hybrid systems. Following his postdoc, Dr. Darling joined the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne as a staff scientist. His group's research centers around molecular engineering with a particular emphasis on next-generation solar cells and water treatment. Dr. Darling has published over 100 papers and lectures widely on topics related to energy, climate, and water. Anna Lee received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in materials chemistry in 2012 and she is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Argonne National Laboratory. Her research activities focus on developing new materials and methods by controlling molecules and nanoscale materials. Anna is interested to learn physicochemical properties of such structures and to utilize this knowledge to solve real-world problems in sustainable energy, water remediation, sensing, and energy storage. USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22) AC02-06CH11357 |
| ISSN: | 2053-1400 2053-1419 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c5ew00159e |