Carbon dioxide (CO2 – red and grey, barbell shaped) being removed from natural gas, leaving behind methane (CH4 – grey and white)

Novel new membrane could cut CO₂ emissions and purify water

A new plastic membrane has been developed as part of an international collaboration involving researchers from Hanyang University in Korea, the University of Texas and CSIRO, through the Water for a Healthy Country Flagship. The new plastic can separate carbon dioxide from natural gas a few hundred times faster than current plastic membranes and its performance is four times better in terms of purity of the separated gas. The research, published in the October issue of Science involves researchers from CSIRO's Materials Science and Engineering Division, including Dr Anita Hill, Dr Steve Pas and Steven Mundie.

Dr Anita Hill of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering with equipment for testing water purification using hollow fibre membranes

Read the media release and watch the animation and Vodcast.

Contact:
Anita Hill, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
Email: anita.hill@csiro.au

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