Breakthrough polymer nanofiber technology for water purification
Water will soon follow energy as one of the new challenges of the 21st century. With global warming and a population reaching over 9 billion by 2050, there is simply not enough usable water for many parts of the world because the distribution of usable water on earth is extremely uneven and most people do not live only in regions where there is plenty of accessible usable water. Current polymer-based technology development suggests promising leads on many facets of water purification that may achieve the requirements of cost effectiveness and large scale operations in the near future by using a multi-disciplinary approach with polymers as the promising materials that form the basis of the breakthrough technology. Aside from the use of carbon nanotubes, bio-based water channels, and additives, we describe breakthroughs on nanofibrous membranes by increasing the porosity of the mid-layer support and strengthening the thin top layer that can form a stronger nanocomposite with water channels.
HSIAO Benjamin S. CHU Benjamin
Chemistry Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3400
国际会议
2009 International Conference on Advanced Fibers and Polymer Materials(2009年先进纤维与聚合物材料国际学术会议)
上海
英文
550-553
2009-10-21（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）