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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Applicants:
Vito NV, Mol, BE;
Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, BE;
Inventors:
Anita Buekenhoudt, Geel, BE;
Kenny Wyns, Lommel, BE;
Ghulam Mustafa, Mol, BE;
Vera Meynen, Geel, BE;
Assignees:
Vito NV, Mol, BE;
Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 65/08 (2006.01); B01D 61/02 (2006.01); B01D 67/00 (2006.01); B01D 69/14 (2006.01); B01D 71/02 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 65/08 (2013.01); B01D 61/027 (2013.01); B01D 67/0079 (2013.01); B01D 67/0093 (2013.01); B01D 69/148 (2013.01); B01D 71/024 (2013.01); C02F 1/44 (2013.01); C02F 1/442 (2013.01); B01D 2323/38 (2013.01); C02F 1/444 (2013.01); C02F 2303/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.