Inventors:
Hendrik Verweij - Upper Arlington OH, US
Krenar Shqau - Columbus OH, US
Kartik Ramasubramanian - Columbus OH, US
Assignee:
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION - Columbus OH
International Classification:
B01D 71/70
B01D 71/48
B01D 71/56
B01D 71/40
B01D 71/68
B05D 3/00
B01D 71/02
B01D 71/04
B01D 69/10
B01D 67/00
B05D 3/02
B01D 71/00
B01D 71/32
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are membranes comprising a substrate, a support layer, and a selective layer. In some embodiments the membrane may further comprise a permeable layer. Methods of forming membranes are also disclosed comprising forming a support layer on a substrate, removing adsorbed species from the support layer, preparing a solution containing inorganic materials of a selective layer, contacting the support layer with the solution, drying the membrane, and exposing the membrane to rapid thermal processing. Also disclosed are methods of fluid purification comprising providing a membrane having a feed side and a permeable side, passing a fluid mixture across the feed side of the membrane, providing a driving force for transmembrane permeation, removing from the permeate side a permeate stream enriched in a purified fluid, and withdrawing from the feed side a fluid that is depleted in a purified fluid.