Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/M01486X/1 | |
| Title | From membrane material synthesis to fabrication and function (SynFabFun) | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Not Energy Related 95%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 2%; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells) 3%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor IS (Ian ) Metcalfe School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials Newcastle University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2015 | |
| End Date | 30 June 2021 | |
| Duration | 75 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £4,508,218 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Process engineering | |
| Region | North East | |
| Programme | NC : Engineering | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor IS (Ian ) Metcalfe , School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, Newcastle University |
| Other Investigator | Dr K Li , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London Dr PM Budd , Chemistry, University of Manchester Dr D Mattia , Chemical Engineering, University of Bath Dr D Patterson , Chemical Engineering, University of Bath Dr YMJ Chew , Chemical Engineering, University of Bath Professor N McKeown , Chemistry, Cardiff University Professor A Livingston , Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Thames Water Utilities Plc Project Contact , Anglian Water Project Contact , Severn Trent Water Project Contact , GlaxoSmithKline Project Contact , Johnson Matthey plc Project Contact , BGT Materials Ltd Project Contact , Scottish Water Project Contact , Dr Reddy's Laboratories UK Ltd Project Contact , BP PLC Project Contact , Evonik Industries AG, Germany Project Contact , Pervatech B.V., The Netherlands |
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| Abstract | Membranes offer exciting opportunities for more efficient, lower energy, more sustainable separations and even entirely new process options - and so are a valuable tool in an energy constrained world. However, high performance polymeric, inorganic and ceramic membranes all suffer from problems with decay in performance over time, through either membrane ageing (membrane material relaxation) and/or fouling (foreign material build-up in and/or on the membrane), and this seriously limits their impact.Our vision is to create membranes which do not suffer from ageing or fouling, and for which separation functionality is therefore maintained over time. We will achieve this through a combination of the synthesis of new membrane materials and fabrication of novel membrane composites (polymeric, ceramic and hybrids), supported by new characterisation techniques.Our ambition is to change the way the global membrane community perceives performance. Through the demonstration of membranes with immortal performance, we seek to shift attention away from a race to achieve ever higher initial permeability, to creation of membranes with long-term stable performance which are successful in industrial application. | |
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| Added to Database | 15/07/15 | |
