Publications
Efficient capture of endocrine-disrupting compounds by a high-performance nanofiltration membrane for wastewater treatment KU Leuven
Conventional polyamide (PA) nanofiltration (NF) membranes can readily adsorb aromatic compounds, such as endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). Therefore, these substances can easily be transported across the membrane by solution-diffusion, resulting in a poor EDC-rejection. In this work, a novel thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane was fabricated by incorporating covalent organic frameworks (COFs) into the PA layer via an interfacial ...
Positively charged membranes for dye/salt separation based on a crossover combination of Mannich reaction and prebiotic chemistry KU Leuven
With the advent of increasingly loose nanofiltration membranes for dye desalination, synthesis methods based on interfacial polymerization and bio-inspired materials such as polydopamine (pDA) have been investigated. However, the long polymerization time of pDA greatly limits the synthesis and application of fast dye/salt separation membranes. In this work, prebiotic chemistry-inspired aminomalononitrile (AMN) was used as a binder to co-deposit ...
Facile fabrication of a positively charged nanofiltration membrane for heavy metal and dye removal KU Leuven
Low-pressure highly permeable polyester loose nanofiltration membranes tailored by natural carbohydrates for effective dye/salt fractionation KU Leuven
With the continuous pressure of water contamination caused by textile industry, loose nanofiltration (LNF) membranes prepared by green materials with an extraordinary water permeability are highly desirable for the recovery and purification of dyes and salts. In this work, low-pressure LNF membranes with ultrahigh permeability were fabricated via one-step interfacial polymerization (IP), in which inexpensive natural carbohydrate-derived sugars ...