Amphiphilic copolymeric membranes are ideally suited for separation of greenhouse gases and control its emission to the environment. Amphiphilic copolymers are a class of polymer that self-assemble in a nanophase domain. Amphiphilic copolymers are also useful in the pressure retarded osmosis process in which clean energy is generated from sea water which is highly essential at the current demand of clean and renewable energy demand. Mixed matrix membrane is another kind of separation process in which the pristine polymer are mixed with inorganic counterpart to prepare higher selectivity as well as permeability. Amphiphilic copolymer comes into handy again due to its synergistic effect mainly with the hydrophilic counterpart and the inorganic filler introduced into the copolymer.

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