membrane
Research Topic
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Research problems linked to this topic
- The industrial application of supported liquid membranes (SLMs) is still limited due to concerns about their stability.
- Thin biological membranes such as skin are highly deformable, nonlinear in behaviour and fracture resistant.
- The hybrid ceramic-metallic composite membranes combine the advantages of ceramic layers and metallic supports, but the composite membranes tend to crack during sintering process.
- Polytetrafluoroethylene hollow-fiber membranes (PTFE HFMs) with attractive advantages are highly promising for many applications, but strong hydrophobicity limits their uses in aqueous systems.
- Thin film composite membranes (TFC) consisting of an ultra-thin polyamide layer made from interfacial polymerization remain to be of paramount importance for seawater desalination.