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Method for increasing the fouling resistance of inorganic membranes by grafting with organic moieties

Provided herein are filtration membranes for water treatment, and methods for preventing fouling of such membranes. The method described herein comprises grafting the membrane surface with an organic moiety, by reacting the surface with an organometallic reagent, a phosphonate, a phosphinate, or an organosilane.
Patent Publication Number: WO2015124784
Year filing: 2015
Year approval: 2016
Year publication: 2015
Status: Requested
Technology domains: Chemical engineering, Environmental technology
Validated for IOF-key: Yes
Attributed to: Associatie Universiteit & Hogescholen Antwerpen