Research Papers by Bart Van der Bruggen

In this work, novel monovalent selective cation exchange membranes (CEMs) with different mixtures of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and sulfonated PVDF (S-PVDF) were synthesized. The selected composite membranes were modified by surface polymerization of polyaniline (PANi) to improve their monovalent

In this study, a dual-layer hollow fiber nanofiltration (NF) membrane was fabricated with an inner layer of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS), and an outer layer of cellulose diacetate (CA) via non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS). The intermediate-tr

• A zero discharge process was proposed to recover acid, base and glyphosate. • A cost assessment of the recovery of glyphosate is presented. • Membrane technology is environmentally friendly to treat the glyphosate liquor. A hybrid membrane process composed of NF and RO can be used to treat the gly

The phase inversion technique was used in this study to prepare polyethersulfone membranes. After optimizing the synthesis factors, like the relative air humidity, the concentration of the polymer and the used solvent, nanoporous membranes were obtained. Characterization of these membranes indicated

The prediction of binary and multicomponent fluxes through a microporous silica membrane from the pure component fluxes through the membrane is not straightforward. Although for small concentration intervals, concentration effects are neglected they must in fact always be taken into account.

Occurrence of organic micropollutants in surface water, and thus potential drinking water supplies, raises concerns about the safety of the drinking water. Nanofiltration has been proposed as a potential technology to remove micropollutants. The removal efficiency with nanofiltration depends on the