The present invention provides an improved method of quantitative and/or qualitative analysis of a target molecule using nitrocellulose membrane (NCM). In particular, the present invention provides a porous nitrocellulose membrane that includes a surface and an organic nanostructured molecule that is non-covalently attached to the surface of NCM. The organic nanostructured molecule has a branched region that includes a plurality of terminal region (e.g., terminal end) moieties that are non-covalently attached or bound to a surface of the porous NCM. The organic nanostructured molecule also comprises a linear region that includes a covalently attached capture molecule that is adapted to selectively bind to a target molecule. The NCM of the invention provides an improved reproducibility, reliability, and selectivity compared an NCM in the absence of the organic nanostructured molecule.

The present invention provides a method for generating hydroxyl radicals and removing organic pollutants in water by utilizing an organic membrane. The inventive method generates hydroxyl radicals by adopting a nitrocellulose membrane as a photocatalytic material, placing the nitrocellulose membrane in water, illuminating with the sun or a sunlamp having a wavelength above 280 nm as a light source, and causing the nitrocellulose membrane to undergo a photochemical reaction at the membrane surface, and the generation rate of hydroxyl radicals can be achieved by adjusting the surface area of the membrane and a light intensity. The generated hydroxyl radicals can remove phenol, bisphenol A, thiamphenicol and other typical organic pollutants in water very well. Such method for generating hydroxyl radicals is simple, economical and efficient, and does not need to introduce any hydroxyl radicals precursor into the aqueous solution; and hydroxyl radical are generated on the surface of a solid phase membrane, bring no secondary pollution, and can be applied to sewage treatment and other fields.

The present invention provides a method for generating hydroxyl radicals and removing organic pollutants in water by utilizing an organic membrane. The inventive method generates hydroxyl radicals by adopting a nitrocellulose membrane as a photocatalytic material, placing the nitrocellulose membrane in water, illuminating with the sun or a sunlamp having a wavelength above 280 nm as a light source, and causing the nitrocellulose membrane to undergo a photochemical reaction at the membrane surface, and the generation rate of hydroxyl radicals can be achieved by adjusting the surface area of the membrane and a light intensity. The generated hydroxyl radicals can remove phenol, bisphenol A, thiamphenicol and other typical organic pollutants in water very well. Such method for generating hydroxyl radicals is simple, economical and efficient, and does not need to introduce any hydroxyl radicals precursor into the aqueous solution; and hydroxyl radical are generated on the surface of a solid phase membrane, bring no secondary pollution, and can be applied to sewage treatment and other fields.

The purpose of this invention is to prepare lanthanum (La) supported tin oxide-titania (SnO.sub.2TiO.sub.2) nanoparticles in the presence of three different solvents (Ethyl acetate, Benzyl alcohol, Ethylene glycol) as directing medium, through sol-gel followed by hydrothermal method for nanofiltration system.

The purpose of this invention is to prepare lanthanum (La) supported tin oxide-titania (SnO.sub.2TiO.sub.2) nanoparticles in the presence of three different solvents (Ethyl acetate, Benzyl alcohol, Ethylene glycol) as directing medium, through sol-gel followed by hydrothermal method for nanofiltration system.

The present invention relates to a sulfated cellulose hydrate membrane, a method for the preparation thereof and the use of the membrane as adsorption membrane for the purification of viruses.

The present invention relates to a sulfated cellulose hydrate membrane, a method for the preparation thereof and the use of the membrane as adsorption membrane for the purification of viruses.

The present invention provides a method for generating hydroxyl radical and removing organic pollutants in water by utilizing an organic membrane. The inventive method generates hydroxyl radical by adopting a nitrocellulose membrane as a photocatalytic material, placing the nitrocellulose membrane in water, illuminating with the sun or a sunlamp having a wavelength above 280 nm as a light source, and causing the nitrocellulose membrane to undergo a photochemical reaction at the membrane surface, and the generation rate of hydroxyl radical can be achieved by adjusting the surface area of the membrane and a light intensity. The generated hydroxyl radical can remove phenol, bisphenol A, thiamphenicol and other typical organic pollutants in water very well. Such method for generating hydroxyl radical is simple, economical and efficient, and does not need to introduce any hydroxyl radical precursor into the aqueous solution; and hydroxyl radical are generated on the surface of a solid phase membrane, bring no secondary pollution, and can be applied to sewage treatment and other fields.

The present invention provides a method for generating hydroxyl radical and removing organic pollutants in water by utilizing an organic membrane. The inventive method generates hydroxyl radical by adopting a nitrocellulose membrane as a photocatalytic material, placing the nitrocellulose membrane in water, illuminating with the sun or a sunlamp having a wavelength above 280 nm as a light source, and causing the nitrocellulose membrane to undergo a photochemical reaction at the membrane surface, and the generation rate of hydroxyl radical can be achieved by adjusting the surface area of the membrane and a light intensity. The generated hydroxyl radical can remove phenol, bisphenol A, thiamphenicol and other typical organic pollutants in water very well. Such method for generating hydroxyl radical is simple, economical and efficient, and does not need to introduce any hydroxyl radical precursor into the aqueous solution; and hydroxyl radical are generated on the surface of a solid phase membrane, bring no secondary pollution, and can be applied to sewage treatment and other fields.

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for manufacturing a continuous web of polymeric membrane and for continuous downstream processing of said web. The apparatus (10) comprises: a casting station (20) for casting the continuous web (M); a carrier (24) for carrying the web downstream; a membrane drier (30) downstream of the carrier, for drying the web; and a brushing station (40) downstream of the drier for brushing the web. Said drier is located immediately downstream of the carrier, and upstream of said brushing station. The apparatus (10) further includes an additional drying station (50) downstream of the brushing station (40). Brushing after drying retains more surfactant in the membrane which is useful for certain applications. In addition, initial drying eliminates virtually all solvents from the membrane, but leaves some non-solvent (e.g. water) within it, which in turn fixes the surfactant on the nitrocellulose fibers, which improves significantly the consistency and reproducibility of the membrane.