Industry University Cooperative Research Center for for Separations Using Thin Films

分离科学的进步对美国未来的发展至关重要。 行业的经济竞争力和I/UCRC计划。 该中心的目标是利用薄膜分离， 科罗拉多大学博尔德分校将：（a）进行基本的 研究和有关开发活动 分离过程中的膜技术和B）提供快速 中心研究项目与工业界之间的技术转让 参与者 陶瓷和聚合物等薄膜提供了新的 分离的可能性对资本产生的影响， 运营成本和能源消耗， 化工、石化、燃气等技术 分离工业。 拟议的中心计划使用以下技术进行酸/气体分离 离子交换膜和使用新型离子交换膜分离烯烃异构体 运输膜 它还将集中在膜污染， 液相交叉过滤、建模和实验室研究， 气体分离中溶剂浇铸膜形态的控制 应用等 该中心的费用由各分离团体分摊， 化学与热处理部净化方案 系统（E.I. Frances，Program Director）. 项目主任建议， 科罗拉多，博尔德被授予每年60,000美元，为期五年 继续格兰特。 在每12个月结束时，项目经理 和/或工程中心部主任将审查 该中心在一些标准方面的进展，包括 （1）在多大程度上，大学 互动与合作正在发展;（2） （3）支持基础正在扩大;（3） 一个强大的研究计划正在开发中。 如果审查是 如果满意，项目主任将建议支持 下一篇：这一持续的资助

Advances in separation science are critical to future U.S. economic competitiveness in the industries and the I/UCRC Program. The objectives of the Center for Separations Using Thin Films at the University of Colorado, Boulder are to: (a) conduct basic research and related development activities for the use of thin film technology in separation processes and b) provide rapid technology transfer between Center research projects and industrial participants. Thin films such as ceramics and polymers offer new separation possibilities with a resulting impact on the capital, operating costs, and energy consumption in industries that can use the technology such as the chemical, petro chemical and gas separation industries. The proposed center plans to work on acid/gas separation using ion-exchange membranes and separation of olefin isomers using novel transport membranes. It will also focus on membrane fouling in liquid phase cross-filtration, modeling, and laboratory studies for control of solvent-cast membrane morphology in gas separation applications, etc. This Center is being cost-shared with the Separations and Purification Program of the Division of Chemical and Thermal Systems (E.I. Frances, Program Director). The Program Director recommends that the University of Colorado, Boulder be awarded $60,000 per year for a five year continuing grant. Near the end of each 12 month period the Program Manager and/or the Director of the Engineering Center Division will review the progress of the center on a number of criteria, including the following: (1) the extent to which the university-industry interaction and collaboration is developing; (2) The extent to which the support base is expanding; (3) the extent to which a robust research program is developing. If the review is satisfactory, the Program Director will recommend support of the next period of this continuing grant.