Abstract:
Disclosed herein are filtration articles comprising a porous ceramic structure comprising a plurality of channels separated by a plurality of porous interior walls, and a nanomembrane disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the porous ceramic structure, wherein the nanomembrane comprises nanoparticles of at least one inorganic oxide, and wherein the nanoparticles are present in a concentration ranging from about 0.001 g/L to about 1 g/L based on the total volume of the porous ceramic structure. Methods for making such filtration articles and methods for filtering a particulate from a fluid using such filtration articles are also disclosed herein.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a separator for an electrochemical device, a method for producing this kind of separator and the electrochemical device comprising this kind of separator. Accordingly, the separator exhibits a porous composition comprising at least one polysaccharide and inorganic filling particles. Further, the separator may be produced according to the method which comprises the following steps: a) providing a polysaccharide, inorganic filling particles, and a polar solvent; b) dissolving the polysaccharide in the solvent and letting it swell to become a colloid suspension; c) dispersing the inorganic filling particles in the suspension; and d) drying the suspension, by which step the separator is obtained. The method for producing the separator may be performed as a comparatively simple and low-cost manufacturing process. The separator according to the present invention, thus, only comprises naturally abundant polysaccharide, environmentally benign inorganic filling particles, and, during its production, water.
Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with the treatment of produced water, that may be obtained from a chemically enhanced oil recovery process using viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds. Said treatment comprises particularly the steps of obtaining a produced water, such as from an oil-water mixture recovered from an oil-bearing formation, wherein the produced water comprises the viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds; and, of directing the produced water to a specific filtration device, and subjecting the produced water to filtration, for obtaining a retentate stream and a permeate stream. Said process allows particularly obtaining a permeate comprising the viscosity-increasing polymeric compounds, said permeate being substantially free of suspended solids, free oil and emulsified oil.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a novel method to fabricate silica nanostructures on thin polymer films based on silica deposition and self-wrinkling induced by thermal shrinkage. These micro- and nano-scale structures have vastly enlarged the specific area of silica, thus the silica nanomembranes can be used for solid phase extraction of nucleic acids. The inventive silica nanomembranes are suitable for nucleic acid purification and isolation and demonstrated better performance than commercial particles in terms of DNA recovery yield and integrity. In addition, the silica nanomembranes have extremely high nucleic acid capacity due to its significantly enlarged specific surface area of silica. Methods of use and devices comprising the silica nanomembranes are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composite separation film including a cellulose fiber and a silica, a method for manufacturing the separation film, and a secondary battery including the separation film, and the separation film has excellent thermal stability, dimensional stability, wettability, and electrochemical stability, and a manufacturing process thereof is simplified, and thus a production cost may be reduced.