A carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane having improved separation characteristics for separating olefins from their corresponding paraffins is comprised of carbon with at most trace amounts of sulfur and a group 13 metal. The CMS membrane may be made by pyrolyzing a precursor polymer devoid of sulfur in which the precursor polymer has had a group 13 metal incorporated into it, wherein the metal is in a reduced state. The pyrolyzing for the precursor having the group 13 metal incorporated into it is performed in a nonoxidizing atmosphere and at a heating rate and temperature such that the metal in a reduced state (e.g., covalently bonded to carbon or nitrogen or in the metal state).

Embodiments described herein relate generally to durable graphene oxide membranes for fluid filtration. For example, the graphene oxide membranes can be durable under high temperatures non-neutral pH, and/or high pressures. One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a filtration apparatus comprising: a support substrate, and a graphene oxide membrane disposed on the support substrate. The graphene oxide membrane has a first lactose rejection rate of at least 50% with a first 1 wt % lactose solution at room temperature. The graphene oxide membrane has a second lactose rejection rate of at least 50% with a second 1 wt % lactose solution at room temperature after the graphene oxide membrane is contacted with a solution that is at least 80° C. for a period of time.

A carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane having improved separation characteristics for separating olefins from their corresponding paraffins is comprised of carbon with at most trace amounts of sulfur and a group 13 metal. The CMS membrane may be made by pyrolyzing a precursor polymer devoid of sulfur in which the precursor polymer has had a group 13 metal incorporated into it, wherein the metal is in a reduced state. The pyrolyzing for the precursor having the group 13 metal incorporated into it is performed in a nonoxidizing atmosphere and at a heating rate and temperature such that the metal in a reduced state (e.g., covalently bonded to carbon or nitrogen or in the metal state).

The invention belongs to the technical field of composite membrane, and in particular discloses a UIO-66-NH.sub.2 doped organosilicon high salinity wastewater treatment membrane and a preparation method thereof. The membrane is formed into UIO-66-NH.sub.2/organosilicon hybrid membrane on the prefabricated ceramic support surface through the dip-coating method by doping the UIO-66-NH.sub.2 metal-organic framework material into the organosilicon polymeric sol. The UIO-66-NH.sub.2/organosilicon hybrid membrane prepared by the present invention exhibits high water permeability (up to 1.6×10.sup.−10 m.sup.3/(m.sup.2 s Pa) and high salt retention (NaCl retention rate is more than 99.9. %) in the application of pervaporation desalination, and maintains stable membrane structure in the treatment process of TDS>5 wt % high salinity wastewater.

The present disclosure provides a rigid self-supporting MXene separation membrane and a preparation method and use thereof, belonging to the technical field of membranes. In the present disclosure, a MXene material is mixed with an aluminum salt powder to conduct one-step membrane formation by hot-pressing. The pressure forms the powder into a membrane and imparts rigidity, enabling a self-supporting structure; the heating breaks an ionic bond of an inorganic metal salt to reach a molten ionic state, and free metal cations react with active oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of the MXene to form new chemical bonds (such as an Al—O bond); such a chemical bond has higher energy, achieving a desirable anti-swelling effect to improve the membrane stability. The separation membrane further has excellent conductivity and hydrophilicity.

Embodiments described herein relate generally to durable graphene oxide membranes for fluid filtration. For example, the graphene oxide membranes can be durable under high temperatures non-neutral pH, and/or high pressures. One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a filtration apparatus comprising: a support substrate, and a graphene oxide membrane disposed on the support substrate. The graphene oxide membrane has a first lactose rejection rate of at least 50% with a first 1 wt % lactose solution at room temperature. The graphene oxide membrane has a second lactose rejection rate of at least 50% with a second 1 wt % lactose solution at room temperature after the graphene oxide membrane is contacted with a solution that is at least 80° C. for a period of time.

Disclosed herein are ceramic selective membranes and methods of forming the ceramic selective membranes by forming a selective silica ceramic on a porous membrane substrate.

Disclosed herein are asymmetric multilayer carbon molecular sieve (“CMS”) hollow fiber membranes and processes for preparing the membranes. The processes include simultaneously extruding a core dope containing a polymer and suitable nanoparticles, a sheath dope, and a bore fluid, followed by pyrolysis of the extruded fiber.

Prepare a carbon molecular sieve membrane from a polyimide (e.g., a 6FDA/BPDA-DAM polyimide) that has a glass transition temperature of at least 400° C. and includes a bridged phenyl compound for separation of hydrogen and ethylene from one another whether present as a pure mixture of hydrogen and ethylene or as components of a cracked gas. Preparation comprises two sequential steps a) and b). In step a), place a membrane fabricated from defect-free fibers of the polyimide in contact with an oxygen-containing atmosphere under conditions of time and temperature sufficient to produce a pre-oxidized and pre-carbonized polymeric membrane that is insoluble in hot (110 C) n-methylpyrolidone and at least substantially free of substructure collapse. In step b) pyrolyze the pre-oxidized and pre-carbonized membrane in the presence of a purge gas under conditions of time and temperature sufficient to yield a carbon molecular sieve membrane that has at least one of a hydrogen permeance and a hydrogen/ethylene selectivity greater than that of a carbon molecular sieve membrane prepared from the same membrane using only pyrolysis as in step b).

This invention discloses a method for preparing an antibacterial and dust-removal membrane. The method comprises the following steps: depositing a layer of nano-ZnO on the immersed membrane surface as the seed crystal with the atomic layer deposition instrument (ALD instrument); vertically immersing the membrane covered with nano-ZnO layer in a hydrothermal reactor filled with crystal growth solution, heating it for a period of time, taking the membrane out and cooling it to the room temperate, and removing it from the substrate; finally, heating this membrane in a drier, and purging it with nitrogen to remove the paraffin within the membrane pore to obtain the porous membrane with nano-ZnO arrays growing on the surface.