Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Triple layer hydrophobic-hydrophilic membrane for membrane distillation applications
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Application No.: US14357334Application Date: 2011-11-17
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Publication No.: US09751052B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Gurdev Singh , James Antony Prince
- Applicant: Gurdev Singh , James Antony Prince
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: Ngee Ann Polytechnic
- Current Assignee: Ngee Ann Polytechnic
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: KPPB LLP
- International Application: PCT/SG2011/000407 WO 20111117
- International Announcement: WO2013/074040 WO 20130523
- Main IPC: B01D71/56
- IPC: B01D71/56 ; B01D69/02 ; B01D69/12 ; B32B3/26 ; B01D61/36 ; B01D67/00 ; B01D71/34 ; B01D71/70 ; B01D71/06 ; B01D71/36

Abstract:
This invention relates to a triple layer composite nanofiber membrane for Membrane Distillation (MD) applications. The triple layer membrane has an extremely hydrophobic nanofiber layer, a hydrophobic microporous middle layer and a hydrophilic backing layer for MD applications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140326658A1 Triple Layer Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Membrane for Membrane Distillation Applications Public/Granted day:2014-11-06
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