Code
01D11221
Duration
01 November 2021 → 31 October 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Solid state chemistry
- Synthesis of materials
- Electrochemistry
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Engineering and technology
- Separation technologies
Keywords
porous materials
metal recovery
double selectivity
membranes
Project description
The goal of this project is to develop a 3D covalent organic framework membrane functionalised with ligands to selectively adsorb Ga and In from a stream with several metals. We will then attempt to selectively desorb Ga and In separately using an electric field.