Advances made in membrane technology have to do with either enhancing separation efficiency or improving the permeation flux. Enhancing the separation efficiency, however, inevitably led to reducing the flux, and improving the permeation flux resulted in a loss in the separation efficiency. In this presentation, we suggest multiscale porous membranes with inverse-opal structures that allow for high permeation flux without sacrificing separation efficiency. In order to create the multiscale architectured membranes, primary structure of inverse opal having macropores is first prepared. Then, secondary nanostructures are incorporated to elaborately tune the pore size, tortuosity, and interfacial properties. Finally, the constructed multiscale architectures are utilized for water-treatment or removal or organic molecules.

• 유필진(성균관대학교 화학공학과 및 성균나노과학기술원(SAINT)) | Pil Jin Yoo