Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Membrane for oil-water separation and simultaneous removal of organic pollutants
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Application No.: US15794034Application Date: 2017-10-26
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Publication No.: US10525419B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Talal F. Qahtan , Leonardo D. Banchik , Mohammed A. Gondal , Gibum Kwon , Divya Panchanathan , Umair Baig , Gareth McKinley , Mohamed A. Dastageer
- Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B01D69/12
- IPC: B01D69/12 ; C02F1/32 ; C02F1/44 ; B01D69/14 ; B01D69/02 ; B01D67/00 ; B01D69/10 ; C02F101/32 ; B01D71/02 ; C02F1/72 ; C02F1/28 ; B01D17/00

Abstract:
An oil-water separation membrane is described. The oil-water separation membrane comprises a porous metal sheet with a photocatalyst layer on one side and a layer of nanoparticles and a surfactant on the other side. The layer of nanoparticles and surfactant create a superoleophobic and superhydrophilic coating that allows passage of an aqueous phase and rejection of an oil phase. The photocatalyst layer, combined with UV irradiation, enables degradation of organic contaminants in the aqueous phase. The oil-water separation membrane may be used as part of an oil-water separation system, and a filtered water product may be recycled through the membrane to increase the removal of organic contaminants.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190126210A1 MEMBRANE FOR OIL-WATER SEPARATION AND SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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