Fabrication of Porous Matrix Membrane (PMM) Using Metal-Organic Framework as Green Template for Water Treatment

Pressure-driven membranes with high porosity can potentially be fabricated by removing template, such as low water stability metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or other nanoparticles, in polymeric matrix. We report on the use of benign MOFs as green template to enhance porosity and interconnectivity of...

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Published inScientific reports Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 3740
Main Authors Lee, Jian-Yuan, Tang, Chuyang Y., Huo, Fengwei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.01.2014
Nature Publishing Group
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Benign
Fabrication
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mass transfer
Membranes, Artificial
Metals
multidisciplinary
Nanoparticles
Polymers
Porosity
Porous media
Science
Ultrafiltration
Water treatment
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Summary:Pressure-driven membranes with high porosity can potentially be fabricated by removing template, such as low water stability metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) or other nanoparticles, in polymeric matrix. We report on the use of benign MOFs as green template to enhance porosity and interconnectivity of the water treatment membranes. Significantly enhanced separation performance was observed which might be attributed to the mass transfer coefficient of the substrate layer increased in ultrafiltration (UF) application.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/srep03740