Development of advanced ceramic membranes: a robust solution to sustainable water treatment

澳大利亚是地球上最干旱的国家之一。虽然可用的淡水供应在减少，但处理“用过的”水以供再利用的选择正在迅速流行起来。膜现在是最先进的水处理技术，包括所有新的海水淡化厂，但由于它们是以聚合物为基础的，它们必须定期用化学品清洗和更换。这项研究的结果将展示创新的功能陶瓷膜，使用时间更长，对清洁化学品和专家维护的要求更低。这反过来将以更低的成本提供水，并减少环境负担(化学和膜处理)，为工业提供更可持续的水处理解决方案，这现已成为社会上的一种基本做法。

Australia is one of the driest nations on Earth. While available fresh water supplies dwindle, options to treat 'used' water for reuse are gaining rapid popularity. Membranes are now state-of-the-art for water treatment, including all new desalination plants, but as they are polymeric based, they must be routinely cleaned with chemicals and replaced. The outcomes of this research will demonstrate innovative functional ceramic membranes which last longer and have lower requirement for cleaning chemicals and expert maintenance. This, in turn, will deliver water at lower cost and reduced environmental burden (chemical and membrane disposal), giving industry more sustainable solutions to treat water, which has now become an essential practice in society.