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EPSRC Reference:	EP/E502652/1
Title:	Follow On: The Bijel: A membrane contactor for microreactors
Principal Investigator:	Clegg, Professor PS
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Department:	Sch of Physics and Astronomy
Organisation:	University of Edinburgh
Scheme:	Follow on Fund
Starts:	30 October 2006	Ends:	29 November 2007	Value (£):	89,596
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Complex fluids & soft solids
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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We aim to create a membrane contactor for microreactors based on a novel medium that was discovered in Edinburgh. Our invention will be targeted, initially, at liquid/liquid extraction applications for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. The novel medium is a bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gel (bijel). It has two fluid domains which fill the sample in a convoluted arrangement and share a large mutual interface. The interface is stabilized by a layer of colloidal particles. This structure will be employed to bring two immiscible solvents into contact while they flow independently. Contact occurs at the interstices between the colloids. Our plan is to create a prototype membrane contactor and to use this to attract potential licensees. The patent for the invention of the bijel has already been filed.
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