Development of ultrathin durable membrane for efficient oil and water separation
Friday, December 27, 2019 - 06:40
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers led by Professor Matsuyama Hideto and Professor Yoshioka Tomohisa at Kobe University's Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology have succeeded in developing an ultrathin membrane with a fouling-resistant silica surface treatment for high performance separation of oil from water. Furthermore, this membrane was shown to be versatile; it was able to separate water from a wide variety of different oily substances. The results were published online in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A on October 3 2019.