Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Adv Mater. 2012 Jul 17;24(27):3666-71. doi: 10.1002/adma.201201364. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
In this work, the first-ever membrane-based single unit operation that enables gravity driven, on-demand separation of various oil-water mixtures is developed. Using this methodology, the on-demand separation of free oil and water, oil-in-water emulsions, and water-in-oil emulsions is demonstrated, with ≥99.9% separation efficiency. A scaled-up apparatus to separate larger quantities (several liters) of oil-water emulsions is also developed.
在这项工作中,首次开发出了基于膜的单一单元操作,可实现重力驱动的各种油水混合物的按需分离。使用这种方法,可按需分离游离油和水、油包水乳液和水包油乳液,分离效率≥99.9%。还开发了一种可分离更大批量(数升)油水乳液的放大设备。