Photoelectrochemical control transport across a photoactive inorganic membrane fabricated by an in situ vapour phase hydrothermal method

严重的全球淡水短缺问题迫使我们回收/再利用水。在澳大利亚，由于我们的淡水资源有限，这是一个紧迫的问题。从经过处理的水中彻底消除生物危害(例如，水媒病原体)是保护水循环的最重要方面之一，也是公众接受的最大障碍。该项目旨在通过开发一种高效、有效的新膜技术来解决这一问题，该技术不仅能够将生物危害从源水中分离出来，而且具有低能耗和自洁的特点，能够同时就地销毁它们。

Serious global fresh water shortage problems force us to recycle/reuse water. In Australia, this is an urgent issue due to our limited fresh water resources. Complete removal of biohazards (e.g., waterborne pathogens) from treated water is one of the most important aspects of safeguarding water recycling and has been the biggest obstacle for public acceptance. This project aims to tackle the issue by developing a highly efficient and effective new membrane technology that is capable of not just separating the biohazards from the source water but also in situ destroying them at the same time with low energy consumption and self cleaning features.