The present invention relates to an anti-fouling, semi-permeable membrane comprising a porous support layer, a thin film composite (TFC) layer formed on a surface of the support layer, and a cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) layer formed on top of the TFC layer, wherein the cross-linked PVA layer is the reaction product of PVA and a cross-linking agent, said cross-linking agent being a polybasic acid comprising three or more acid groups or precursors thereof. The obtained membrane shows a high water flux and a low roughness suitable for an effective membrane notable for feed solution having a tendency of fouling the membrane.

The disclosure relates to processes, related polyacid polymers, and related articles for functionalizing a porous membrane by contacting the membrane with a polyacid polymer at low pH to stably adsorb a polyacid layer on the membrane pore surface, in particular polyacid polymers including repeating units with a pendent metal-binding ligand or star polyacid polymers. The resulting functionalized membrane is characterized by a high density of free acid groups, resulting in a higher specific capacity for its intended application. The process allows functionalization of porous membranes in a very simple, one-step process, for example without a need to derivatize an adsorbed polyacid layer to impart metal-binding ligand functionality thereto. Such functional membranes may find multiple uses, including rapid, selective binding of proteins for their purification or immobilization.

The present disclosure relates to a method of preparing a thin film composite layer immobilizing vesicles incorporating a transmembrane protein on a porous substrate membrane, comprising providing an aqueous solution comprising the vesicles and a di-amine or tri-amine compound, covering the surface of a porous support membrane with the aqueous solution, applying a hydrophobic solution comprising an acyl halide compound, and allowing the aqueous solution and the hydrophobic solution to perform an interfacial polymerization reaction to form the thin film composite layer.

The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for the separation and removal of carbon dioxide from a liquid, for example, seawater. The systems include an extraction system that collects carbon dioxide from the seawater through a medium, and removes carbon dioxide from the medium; the extraction systems comprising a reactor and a membrane. Alternatively, the extraction system includes a reactor, a membrane and a catalyst.

A hybrid type filtration structure for filtering liquid includes a first active layer, a porous supporting layer and a permeable layer. The first active layer has a first nano pore inner wall of which a function group included compound is combined with. The porous supporting layer has a plurality of pores and is disposed under the first active layer. The permeable layer is disposed under the porous supporting layer. The porous supporting layer includes a plurality of lipid bilayers having membrane protein inside of the pore, a molecule of water selectively passes through the membrane protein. The first nano pore passes through the first active layer vertically. The first nano pore and the pore are connected with each other through which liquid flows.

Active phospholipidic membrane (200) comprising: —a double phospholipidic layer; —at least a support (201) for supporting the double phospholipidic layer thus improving the resistance of the active phospholipidic membrane (200); —a plurality of monoclonal antibodies (202) bonded to the support (201); —a plurality of predetermined molecules (203) bound to the monoclonal antibodies (202) at a transmembrane level. Said supports (201) comprises a first substrate comprising the monoclonal antibodies (202) and a second substrate comprising the double phospholipidic layer.

A method for removal of at least a portion of carbon dioxide from an aqueous fluid such as a blood fluid includes placing a first surface of at least one membrane through which carbon dioxide and at least one acid gas other than carbon dioxide can pass in fluid in contact with the fluid. The membrane limits or prevent passage of the fluid therethrough. A carrier or sweep gas including the acid gas other than carbon dioxide is passed over a second surface (which is typically opposite the first surface) of the membrane so that the acid gas other than carbon dioxide can pass through the membrane into the fluid, and carbon dioxide from the fluid can pass from the liquid, through the membrane, and into the sweep gas.

The present invention provides, inter alia, compositions including at least one pliable layer comprising a plurality of silk fibroin nanofibrils, and at least one rigid layer comprising a plurality of mineral crystals, wherein each rigid layer is associated with at least one pliable layer, as well as methods for the production and use thereof.

The present invention is directed to asymmetric membranes and methods for making such membranes, wherein the membranes have a void volume and nanoparticles located in the void volume. The membranes have a variety of applications, including blood purification, water purification, water decontamination and bioprocessing.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing of a food concentrate in which an aqueous starting solution from a foodstuff is concentrated by osmosis with a semi-permeable biomimetic membrane. In addition, the present invention relates to a food concentrate which can be produced by the process according to the invention, a food concentrate which is free of disturbing aroma components with an OAV (odour activity value)≥1 and which does not contain any solvent additives. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the food concentrates and products comprising the food concentrate according to the invention.