Membrane-Based Separations

Solving the Challenges of Graphene Membrane Fabrication

Karen Simpson — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:57:40 +0000

June

2025

A new study that solves three major problems with fabricating large graphene membranes could lead to commercially viable carbon capture.

Hydrogen Separation and Compression Using an Eco-Friendly Electrochemical Hydrogen Pump to Decarbonize the Economy

Site Administrator — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 26, 2024

Hydrogen storage and transportation on a large scale is a bottleneck 1 for decarbonization and the development of a hydrogen-based economy. US DOE...

AIChE Journal Highlight: Developing the Next Generation of Membrane Reactors

Karen Simpson — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:37:14 +0000

Modular, process-intensified units such as membrane reactors provide opportunities to reduce the energy consumption of industrial processes.

November

2023

June 2023 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:05:53 +0000

June 13, 2023

This issue, understand the risks of working with carbon dioxide, learn about the need for attorneys with chemical engineering backgrounds, read about high-recovery RO for water sustainability, and much more.

Improving Water Sustainability with High-Recovery Reverse Osmosis

Karen Simpson — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:37:07 +0000

Reverse osmosis (RO), particularly high-recovery RO, offers a robust method to achieve corporate initiatives.

June

2023

RAPID Technology Showcase Featuring SoCalGas

cms_maitt — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:25:15 +0000

May 11, 2023

Zoom

Thursday, May 11, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET

Energy Efficient Olefin-Paraffin Separations with OptipermTM membrane System

Site Administrator — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:20:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 16, 2023

Energy Efficient Olefin-Paraffin Separations with Optiperm TM Membrane System Robert Somich Process Technology Engineering Braskem Jacob Wargo...

Enhanced Performance of Thin Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membranes with Green Synthesized Graphene Quantum Dots

Site Administrator — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:59:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 15, 2023

The main drawbacks in forward osmosis (FO) process include high specific reverse solute flux (SRSF), reduced water flux, as well as fouling of...

Novel Membrane System Designs to Enable Energy and Capital Efficient Carbon Capture

Site Administrator — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:50:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 15, 2023

With 40 billion tons of anthropogenic green house gases (GHG) being added to the atmosphere every year, it is vital to make existing processes carbon...

Membrane Solvent Extraction to Recover Rare Earth Elements

Karen Simpson — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:48:02 +0000

Membrane solvent extraction provides an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly process to recover rare earth elements from electronic waste.

March

2023

RAPID Technology Showcase Featuring Compact Membrane Systems

cms_ashls — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:34:24 +0000

January 24, 2023

Tuesday, January 24, 1-2pm ET

Science-Based Design of Experiments and Data Analytics for Molecular-to-Systems Engineering

Site Administrator — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:20:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 15, 2022

Environmental and sustainability global challenges are â€œwickedlyâ€ complex. Identifying impactful solutions for these challenges often requires...

Biorefinery Separations with Graphene Oxide Membranes

Karen Simpson — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:48:42 +0000

Graphene oxide membranes have opened a new world of possibilities in separations of multicomponent streams in biorefineries.

April

2022

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyvinyl Acetate/Zeolite 4A Mixed Matrix Membranes

Site Administrator — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 22:10:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 17, 2021

Project EARTH (Environmentally Applied Research Towards Hydrofluorocarbons) aims to develop processes that are environmentally sustainable and...

Ultrasmooth Silica Nanofilm-Coated Membranes with Enhanced Antifouling and Separation Performance for Oil-Water Emulsions

Site Administrator — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:10:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 17, 2021

Despite the efficiency of silica nanocoated membranes in separating oil-water emulsions, the high roughness of the membrane surface readily induces...