https://research.ncl.ac.uk/synfabfun/

SynFabFunFrom membrane material synthesis

to fabrication and function

SynFabFun

Our vision is to create membranes which do not suffer from ageing or fouling, and for which separation functionality is therefore maintained over time.

We will achieve this through a combination of the synthesis of new membrane materials and fabrication of novel membrane composites (polymeric, ceramic and hybrids), supported by new characterisation techniques.

SynFabFun

Programme GrantEP/M01486X/11 April 2015 – 30 September 2020

Our ambition is to change the way the global membrane community perceives performance.

Through the demonstration of membranes with immortal performance, we seek to shift attention away from a race to achieve ever higher initial permeability, to creation of membranes with long term stable performance which are successful in industrial application.

SynFabFun

Programme GrantEP/M01486X/11 April 2015 – 30 September 2020

Ian MetcalfeSynFabFun Director

POSTDOCTORALGreg MutchGeorgios TriantafyliouDragos Neagu

PhDMaria Kazakali

Andrew LivingstonSynFabFun Deputy Director

Kang Li

POSTDOCTORALTian Yin LiuTao LiBo WangKang Huang

Associated Academic StaffQilei Song

Davide Mattia Darrell PattersonIN MEMORIAM

John Chew

POSTDOCTORALJing Ji (presenting)Saeed MazinaniNicholas Low (left)

PhDSerena CasanovaAbouther Al-Shimmery

Neil McKeown

POSTDOCTORALRichard Malpass-Evans

PhDHannah McDermott

Associated Academic StaffMaria Chiara-Ferrari

Peter Budd

POSTDOCTORALAndrew Foster

PhDMarzieh Tamaddondar

Associated Academic StaffPatricia GorgojoGyorgy Szekely

SynFabFun

Richard CourtSynFabFun Programme Manager

ADVISORY BOARD

INDUSTRIALAndrew Boam (Evonik)Mike Muskett (BP)Andrew Rutter (GSK)Dr. Dhaval Bhandari (Exxon Mobil)

ACADEMICGeorge Belfort (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)Joao Crespo (Uni. Nova de Lisboa)Marc Olivier Coppens (UCL)Mathias Ulbricht (Uni. Duisburg-Essen)Henny Bouwmeester (Uni. Twente)

EPSRC

Ideas Workshop, Pott Shrigley22-24 March 2017

SynFabFun

WP 1 : Polymeric membranes

WP 2 : Hybrid membranes

WP 3 : Ceramic membranes

WP 4 : Membrane characterisation

Work Packages

Publications

CA

CO2C

CO2

CO2

CA

A

A

A: counter-permeating gas

C: carrier as CA or CO2C

CO2: dilute feed

Dual phase membranes for up-

hill CO2 permeation

Greg Mutch will talk about this class of membrane

AC + CO2 = CO2C + A

𝑷𝑪𝑶𝟐,𝑷

𝑷𝑪𝑶𝟐,𝑭<𝑷𝑨,𝑭

𝑷𝑨,𝑷

𝑗𝑖𝑗𝑗

=𝐿𝑖𝑖 𝐿𝑖𝑗𝐿𝑗𝑖 𝐿𝑗𝑗

𝜇𝑖𝜇𝑗

Dual phase membranes for up-

hill CO2 permeation

5 mm 20 μm

5 mm 400 μm

2 μm5 mm

a)

b)

c)

Dual phase membranes for up-

hill CO2 permeation

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1

10

100

Z.B. Rui et al.

M. Anderson et al.

J.L. Wade et al.

S.J. Chung et al.

B. Lu et al.

L.L. Zhang et al.

Our work

CO

2 p

erm

ea

nc

e / 1

0-8 m

ol.m

-2.s

-1.P

a-1

Temperature / oC

Our work

600 650 700 750 800 850 9000.1

1

10

100

Z.B. Rui et al.

M. Anderson et al.

J.L. Wade et al.

S.J. Chung et al.

B. Lu et al.

L.L. Zhang et al.

Our work

CO

2 p

erm

ea

nc

e /

10

-8 m

ol.

m-2.s

-1.P

a-1

Temperature / oC

Our work

Dual phase membranes for up-

hill CO2 permeation

ICOM2020 - Status

• Scheduled for 12-17 July 2020.

• Website active http://icom2020.co.uk/

• Abstracts due January 2020.

Role Personnel

Chairs Davide Mattia, University of Bath Kang Li, Imperial College LondonAndrew Livingston, Imperial CollegeJohn Chew, University of Bath

Committee Members

Peter Budd, University of ManchesterRobert Field, University of OxfordIan Metcalfe, Newcastle University Neil McKeown, University of Edinburgh

European Membrane SocietyRepresentatives

Bart van der Bruggen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Antoine Kemperman, University of Twente, Netherlands

Dr Greg Mutch, Dr Dragos Neagu, Dr Evangelos

Papaioannou, Ms Sotiria Tsochataridou

Dr Richard Court

https://research.ncl.ac.uk/iontransport/research/

Acknowledgements

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