Super-surface selective nanomembranes providing simultaneous high permeation flux and high selectivity

Title: Super-surface selective nanomembranes providing simultaneous high permeation flux and high selectivity

Superhydrophobic membrane structures having a beneficial combination of throughput and a selectivity. The membrane structure can include a porous support substrate; and a membrane layer adherently disposed on and in contact with the porous support substrate. The membrane layer can include a nanoporous material having a superhydrophobic surface. The superhydrophobic surface can include a textured surface, and a modifying material disposed on the textured surface. Methods of making and using the membrane structures.

Inventors:: Hu, Michael Z.; Simpson, John T.; Aytug, Tolga; Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans; Sturgeon, Matthew R.

Issue Date:: 2016-04-12

OSTI Identifier:: 1246923

Assignee:: UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN) ORNL

Patent Number(s):: 9,308,501

Application Number:: 13/666,217

Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 01

Research Org:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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