Lyotropic Liquid Crystal-Based Membranes for Water Remediation: Fabrication, Characterization and Performance Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: In water remediation, biomimetic membranes are gaining much attention due to their selectivity, dynamic stability, nontoxicity, and biocompatibility. Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) are self-organizing networks that can conform to an array of geometries with high pore densities. As such, LLCs are excellent membrane materials for water applications because they are water insoluble and are manipulated to conform to an array of morphologies that provide natural water channels that are readily tunable in size. They have the ability to create uniform pores, between the range of 1 and 5 nm, with large surface areas. Thus, this work focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of LLC-modified Janus-type membranes for forward osmosis applications. Physical characterization of the memb

SUBMITTER: Santiago-Martoral L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391249 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature