2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Multiscale simulation of reverse osmosis carbon nanotube-polyamide nanocomposite membranes

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19K12001
Research Institution	Shinshu University
Principal Investigator	Cruz Rodolfo 信州大学, 先鋭材料研究所, 特任教授 (30597878)
Project Period (FY)	2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	Reverse osmosis / desalination / nanocomposite membranes / diffusion / molecular dynamics
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	We published a paper in a high-impact factor journal (Nanocomposite desalination membranes made of aromatic polyamide with cellulose nanofibers: synthesis, performance, and water diffusion study, Nanoscale 2020) and presented results in several meetings: "Study of Water Diffusion across Nanocomposite Reverse Osmosis Membranes: A Combined Molecular Dynamics and Kinetic Monte Carlo Approach", 2019 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting; "Nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes with carbon nanotubes: Experimental and theoretical studies", 2019 Asian Water Reuse Symposium; "Synthesis and Characterization of Cellulose Nanofiber Reinforced Aromatic Polyamide Membranes", 2020 Virtual MRS Spring/Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston USA; and " Quasi-2D Polyamides Reinforced with 1D Nanotubes and Nanofibers for Novel Desalination Membranes", 2021 MRS Fall Meeting.