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EPSRC Reference: EP/M022250/1
Title: Graphene/Inorganic Hollow Fibre Membranes for Water Treatment
Principal Investigator: Li, Professor K
Other Investigators:
Mattevi, Dr C
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
EVOQUA Water Technologies Hyflux LiqTech International
Department: Chemical Engineering
Organisation: Imperial College London
Scheme: Standard Research
Starts: 01 July 2015 Ends: 30 June 2019 Value (£): 768,786
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Materials Synthesis & Growth Separation Processes
Water Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Water
Related Grants:
Panel History:
Panel DatePanel NameOutcome
25 Feb 2015 Engineering Prioritisation Panel Meeting 25 February 2015 Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
Membrane-based filtration technologies are standard separation processes and are widely used in water treatment; however their performance is still severely limited by the membrane thickness. This project combines the cutting-edge technologies of membrane fabrication and the science of atomic layer materials, graphene, to realize high-performance graphene hollow fibre membranes for desalination of seawater and wastewater treatment. We will develop graphene membranes supported by metal hollow fibre substrates where the thickness of the graphene membrane layer will be less than 5 nm with controlled pore size from 0.3 to 20 nm. The graphene hollow fibre membrane will overwhelm other membranes with the same pore size by at least fifty times higher permeation flux. Furthermore, in this project we will assemble membrane modules of above graphene hollow fibre membranes and build a lab-scale demo plant to evaluate its feasibility in real applications. A set of methodologies and knowledge of preparing graphene hollow fibre membranes and membrane modules will be developed for the first time, making graphene in a real engineering application.
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