Project 2994
Performance Modification Via Membrane Stretching
$198,484
Principal Investigator
Douglas Lloyd
Director of Subscriber Services
Alice H Fulmer
Contractor
University of Texas at Austin
Research Impact
Improves membrane performance by controlling the aspect ratio of pores on the surface of microfiltration membranes. Establishes quantitative relationships between membrane pore size characteristics and membrane performance. Also develops and verifies a mathematical model capable of relating final membrane structure to initial membrane structure, membrane material, and membrane stretching conditions. Published in 2006.