Challenges

The main goal of this project is to develop new membranes which are based on 2D nanomaterials for nanofiltration (NF) and the upgrading of gasification products. The technical objectives include:

Preparation and testing of membranes based on oxidised BN (BNOx).
Preparation and testing of BNOx – LDH (layered double hydroxide) based hybrid membranes.
Preparation and testing of BN-Fe3O4 based hybrid membranes.

The main goal of this project is to develop new membranes which are based on 2D nanomaterials for nanofiltration (NF) and the upgrading of gasification products. The technical objectives include:

Preparation and testing of membranes based on oxidised BN (BNOx).
Preparation and testing of BNOx – LDH (layered double hydroxide) based hybrid membranes.
Preparation and testing of BN-Fe3O4 based hybrid membranes.

Development of novel polymer membranes via phase inversion on a purpose-built casting rig.
Preparation of novel hybrid materials such as chitosan-PMMA composites etc.
Functionalisation of polymer membranes with silanes and potentially chiral moieties such as biomolecules. This is to allow phase separation by chemical affinity as well as size.
Optimisation of pore structure and size for specific biomolecule filtration.
Improvement of tensile strength and rigidity under filtration conditions.