2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of innovative forward osmosis membranes and construction of water treatment process with infinitely close to zero energy consumption

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	15H02312
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Properties in chemical engineering process/Transfer operation/Unit operation
Research Institution	Kobe University
Principal Investigator	Matsuyama Hideto 神戸大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (50181798)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	都留稔了広島大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (20201642) 比嘉充山口大学, 大学院創成科学研究科, 教授 (30241251) 吉岡朋久神戸大学, 科学技術イノベーション研究科, 教授 (50284162) 中川敬三神戸大学, 科学技術イノベーション研究科, 准教授 (60423555) 神尾英治神戸大学, 工学研究科, 助教 (30382237) 通阪栄一山口大学, 大学院創成科学研究科, 准教授 (40363543) 鈴木祐麻山口大学, 大学院創成科学研究科, 准教授 (00577489) 高橋智輝神戸大学, 工学研究科, 特命助教 (80535518) 佐伯大輔神戸大学, 工学研究科, 特命助教 (70633832) 稲田飛鳥神戸大学, 工学研究科, 学術研究員 (10803835) 三野泰志岡山大学, 自然科学研究科, 助教 (70709922) 安川政宏山口大学, 理工学研究科, 助教 (20647309)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	MIYATA Takashi 関西大学, 工学部, 教授 (50239414)
Research Collaborator	KUMANO Atsuo 東洋紡株式会社, 機能膜事業総括部, 主幹 (60574936)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Keywords	正浸透膜 / 生体機能模倣膜 / ウォーターチャネル / ロバスト膜 / ハイドロゲル膜 / 駆動溶液 / 光応答性分子 / 温度応答性分子
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In this study, innovative forward osmosis (FO) membranes and draw solutions (DSs) were developed for the purpose of construction of water treatment process with infinitely close to zero energy consumption. The water channel membrane with biomimetic property having high water permeability and high salt rejection, hydrogel membrane with micro-phase separation and electrostatic repulsion property, and robust inorganic membrane with high organic solvent resistance and high mechanical strength were successfully developed as FO membranes. In addition, photo-responsive DS and both carbon dioxide responsive and thermo-responsive DS were developed as novel regenerable DSs.
Free Research Field	化学工学、膜分離工学