Overcoming performance limiting chemistries in membrane distillation

该项目旨在研究与膜表面的溶质组分污染相关的性能限制化学物质，这些污染会导致临界蒸气压力损失。膜蒸馏可以用于可持续的资源回收，但还没有研究克服在出现临界资源回收功能的饱和溶液中除水时膜水通量的总损失。本项目将描述膜表面的通量限制固体的物理和化学性质，以及膜化学和功能条件在克服这一限制方面的作用。这项工作的成果将为从目前的废物中回收有价值的产品提供创新的可持续解决方案。

This project aims to study performance limiting chemistries associated with fouling of solution-borne components on membrane surfaces that cause critical vapour pressure loss. Membrane distillation could be used for sustainable resource recovery, but no research has overcome the total loss of membrane water flux when removing water from saturated solutions where the critical resource recovery function occurs. This project will characterise the physical and chemical properties of the flux limiting solid on the membrane surface, and the role of membrane chemistry and functional conditions in overcoming this limit. The outcomes of the work will provide innovative sustainable solutions to recover valuable products from current wastes.