Covalent organic frameworks for membrane separations

• Main Author: Siow, Samuel Wei Jian
• Other Authors: Xu Rong
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Chemistry; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Engineering; Covalent organic frameworks; Organic solvent nanofiltration; Vapor/vapor-solid
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180606
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) relies heavily on solvents, requiring approximately 25 tons of solvents to produce one ton of APIs, with solvents accounting for 80-90% of the mass used in organic reactions and contributing to 80-85% of the waste generated. This dependency...