Keynote: Ceramic-Supported Composite Membranes for Molecular Separation: Fundamental Study and Engineering Application

Ceramic-supported composite membranes, with porous ceramic as the support layer and organic or inorganic materials as the active layer, offer an exciting opportunity for industrial applications in fields of membrane technology and chemical engineering. This presentation will review our recent progress in ceramic-supported composite membranes, covering from fundamental study to engineering application. It aims to give an overview of design, preparation and application of the ceramic-supported 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 composite membranes will also be introduced.