Towards the Design of Nanoporous Polymeric Membranes for Water Treatment

NATALIA, CASIS, DIANA A. ESTENOZ, MARÍA M. FIDALGO DE CORTALEZZI

Minneapolis

Congreso; AIChE 2011 (American Institute of Chemical Engineers); 2011

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Porous materials, in particular porous membranes, have generated immense interest in the last years due to a broad range of applications including photonic band gap materials, solid electrolytes, advanced filters in membrane technology, and in biological sciences. Much attention has been devoted to developing new fabrication processes and novel porous materials for these applications. Membrane performance depends to a great extent on the size of the pores, the width of the pore size distribution, and in general, of the overall membrane structure.