Smart Filter Membrane

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Membrane filters can be applied for a variety of industrial liquid and gas separations applications such as waterdesalination, water/oil separation during oil drilling and industrial waste water treatment. A major operationalissue with filter membranes is their tendency to foul with use over time, which results in lowering throughput,increasing energy consumption and the need for costly maintenance. The aim of this project is to develop a lowcost self-cleaning coating technology based on functionalised graphene, which once applied to industrialmembranes makes them resistant to fouling. The technology has already been demonstrated successfully inlab-scale tests. Led by G2O Water Limited, this project will translate the lab-scale work into a working robust,reliable manufacturing process which can be scaled-up to enhance the performance of existing filtermembranes. The coating will be formulated and validated by the consortium for deployment in a number ofdifferent applications, in order to ensure the resulting smart product can be taken to market and be readilyapplied to improve the performance of a broad range of industrial processes.Finance Summary Table – How to complete this section