Organic-Inorganic Composite Membranes: Fundamental Study and Engineering Application

Organic-inorganic Composite Membranes: Fundamental Study and Engineering Application

Wanqin Jin

^{State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University,}

 ^{Nanjing, 210009, P.R.China. wqjin@njtech.edu.cn}

Abstract

By combining advantages of organic and inorganic materials, organic-inorganic composite membranes are regarded as a hot research interest in fields of membrane technology and chemical engineering. This presentation will review our recent progress in organic-inorganic composite membranes, covering from fundamental study to engineering application. It aims to give an overview of design, preparation and application of the organic-inorganic composite membranes used for molecular separation. Various membrane types with different materials will be involved in the talk, including ceramic-supported polymer composite membranes, mixed matrix membranes, and graphene-based membranes. Meanwhile, the presentation will illustrate typical examples of the membranes applied in fields such as bio-fuels production, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) recovery, carbon dioxide capture and so on. In addition, large-scale production and industrial implementation of the organic-inorganic composite membranes will also be introduced.

This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2009CB623400), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21406107, 2149580015), the Innovative Research Team Program by the Ministry of Education of China (No.IRT13070), the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (TAPP).

Keywords: organic-inorganic composite membranes; molecular separation; industrial implementation