Tuning Membrane Chemistry for Desalination and Water Reuse Applications

气候变化导致澳大利亚南部可用淡水急剧减少。因此，全国各地的海水淡化和废水回收设施的数量和规模都在增加。通过深入了解这些设备所使用的膜的基本原理，该项目将直接使这些设备的运营受益。开发更好的性能预测模型将导致更高效的产水。该项目将专门评估这些膜保留危险污染物的能力，如内分泌干扰物和硼酸。最终，该项目将降低澳大利亚的水生产成本，并更好地保证供应。

Climate change has led to a dramatic reduction in the availability of fresh water in southern Australia. Consequently, seawater desalination and wastewater recycling facilities are growing in number and size throughout the country. This project will directly benefit operation of these facilities by providing insight into the fundamentals of the membranes they utilise. The development of better predictive models of performance will lead to more efficient water production. The project will specifically evaluate the ability of these membranes to retain dangerous contaminants such as endocrine disrupting chemicals and boric acid. Ultimately, the project will lead to lower costs for water production in Australia and better guarantee of supply.