NANOMEMBRANE
NanoMembrane is a strategic initiative by the Science & Technology of Nanosystems (STN) research programme in the Helmholtz Research Field Key Technologies under the leadership of Professor Dr Andrea Iris Schäfer that commended in mid 2016 with 10 part funded cooperative PhD projects. The initiative aims to bring together the vast materials research expertise at KIT towards nanoscale engineering of novel membrane materials of superior performance:
- significantly enhanced water permeability
- specific and effective removal of pollutants (e.g. salt, micropollutants)
- low fouling properties (biological, organic, scaling)
- controllable characteristics (e.g. switchable, regenerative, programmable, adaptable)
- nano to macro approach (materials development through to manufacturing and system scale applications)
The research themes are organised in the following structure
STN (Science and Technology of Nanosystems)
NanoMembrane Group
| PhD Candidate | PI | Intitute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altschuh, Patrick |
Prof. Dr. Britta Nestler |
IAM-CMS | |
| Berger, Tobias |
Prof. Dr. Bryce Richards |
IMT |
ALD-deposited Photocatalytic Coatings for Membranes |
| Dong, Zheqin |
Priv. Doz. Dr. Pavel Levkin |
ITG |
Functional Porous Polymer Membranes with Defined Porosity, Structure and Chemistry |
| Löffler, Frank |
Prof. Dr. Michael Hoffmann |
IAM-KWT | Quartz structures for catalytic composites |
| Lyubimenko, Roman |
Dr. Andrey Turshatov |
IMT |
Sunlight driven generation of active oxygen via membrane anchored organic photosensitizers |
|
Nguyen, Minh |
Prof. Dr. Andrea Schäfer | IFG-MT |
Functionalization of membranes with specific binding cavities for micropollutant removal |
|
Rosenbaum, Nicolai |
Prof. Dr. Stefan Bräse | IOC | |
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Tagliavini, Matteo |
Prof. Dr. Andrea Schäfer | IFG-MT | Membrane adsorber composites |
| Zhan, Xiang |
Prof. Dr. Roland Dittmeyer |
IMVT |
Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in water on activated nanofiltration membranes |
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NanoMembrane Workshop 9 March 2017
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