Prototype aquaporin-based forward osmosis membrane : filtration properties and fouling resistance

• Main Authors: Chun, Youngpil, Qing, Luo, Sun, Guofei, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Fane, Anthony Gordon, Chong, Tzzy Haur
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Aquaporin Based Membrane; Forward Osmosis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141997
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The trade-off between water permeability and selectivity is considered as the biggest challenge during membrane fabrication for water purification. The aquaporin (AQP)-based biomimetic membrane has been proven to have both enhanced water permeability and improved selectivity due to the unique featur...