Output details
15 - General Engineering
Swansea University
Article title
A new functionalization strategy for oil-water separation membranes
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Journal of Membrane Science
Article number
-
Volume number
382
Issue number
1-2
First page of article
107
ISSN of journal
0376-7388
Year of publication
2011
URL
-
Number of additional authors
1
Additional information
The controversy over fracking in the UK has been centered on the drilling and injection; however, so-called produced water that accompanies gas or oil is highly contaminated and cannot be easily reused. Membrane separations of hydrocarbons from water fail due to fouling. This paper reports that using functionalized nanoparticles substrates can be coated to exhibit very low water contact angle to create a super hydrophilic surfaces, which allows for efficient oil/water separation. This offers the potential that water from oil and gas production can be reused rather than disposed of.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
A - Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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