Project Info


Porous Crystalline Membranes for the Removal of Chemical Warfare Agents from Water

Moises Carreon | mcarreon@mines.edu

The central goal of this project is to demonstrate the development of flexible microporous crystalline organic membranes for selective removal of chemical warfare simulants from water. A novel family of membrane compositions for this goal is proposed. Specifically, we will focus on crystalline organic microporous membranes with unimodal pore sizes in the ~3.0-4.0 Å range which are ideal candidates for molecular sieving water over the targeted simulant molecules. Fundamentally, the project may lead to the elucidation of transport and adsorption properties of chemical warfare compounds over porous crystalline membranes.

For more information:
1. Lucero, J.; Crawford, J. M.; Osuna, C.; Carreon, M. A., Solvothermal synthesis of porous organic cage CC3 in the presence of dimethylformamide as solvent. CrystEngComm 2019, 21 (34), 5039-5044.
2. Lucero, J. M.; Jasinski, J. B.; Song, M.; Li, D.; Liu, L.; Liu, J.; De Yoreo, J.; Thallapally, P. K.; Carreon, M. A., Synthesis of Porous Organic Cage CC3 via Solvent Modulated Evaporation. Inorganica Chimica Acta 2020, 119312.
3. Lucero, J.; Elsaidi, S. K.; Anderson, R.; Wu, T.; Gomez-Gualdron, D. A.; Thallapally, P. K.; Carreon, M. A., Time Dependent Structural Evolution of Porous Organic Cage CC3. Crystal Growth & Design 2018, 18 (2), 921-927.

Grand Challenge: Provide access to clean water

Student Preparation


Qualifications

Basic laboratory skills (synthesis of materials)

Time Commitment

24 hours/week

Skills/Techniques Gained

The student will develop fundamental knowledge on membrane synthesis, characterization, and performance for the removal of contaminants from water.

Mentoring Plan

Weekly individual meetings and bi-weekly individual meetings. The student will present his/her research progress at least one time per semester during the group biweekly meetings, and will present a weekly report on his/her progress.