Novel membranes promise pore performance

摘要

POLYMER MEMBRANES WITH HOUR-GLASS-SHAPED pores combine high permeability with high selectivity to provide significantly better performance than conventional membranes for gas separation,say University of Texas at Austin researchers.Moreover,the thermoplastic membranes remain stable at 450°C and can handle aggressive fluids that can cause problems for other membranes,and their porosity can be tailored for specific applications,notes Ho Bum Park,a post doctoral student at the school.He first prepared the membranes while studying at Hanyang University in Seoul,Korea.