Ceramic Membranes and Water Treatment
Ceramic substrates and membranes with improved flux, permeability and fouling resistance.
Demand for clean water in domestic and industrial use rises every year, and ceramic membranes offer the thermal and chemical stability that polymeric membranes lack. The group develops ceramic substrates and separation layers, and studies how processing route and pore structure control flux, permeability and resistance to fouling.
Work in this area covers membrane fabrication, ceramic processing and the surface chemistry that governs long term filtration performance.