NEW TECHNOLOGY

 A new provisional patent expands our membrane platform and opens opportunities for industry collaboration, scale-up and licensing.

Our team has filed a provisional patent for a new graphene-based ceramic membrane technology aimed at next-generation filtration and separation. Ceramic membranes are increasingly attracting industry interest because of their mechanical robustness, chemical and thermal stability, durability and suitability for demanding separation environments. The technology combines the molecular separation potential of graphene-based materials with the mechanical and chemical robustness of ceramic membrane supports, creating a platform with potential relevance to water purification, wastewater treatment, desalination and industrial liquid separations.

This public description focuses on the technology platform and its potential applications while protecting the inventive details covered by the patent filing. We are now interested in working with companies on application-specific testing, scale-up, system integration and commercialisation   

“Our focus is on translating the exceptional   separation properties of graphene-based materials into practical membrane   systems that can be evaluated under real operating conditions. Ceramic   supports provide a strong platform for developing robust technologies with   clear industry relevance.” —Rakesh Joshi 

Researchers behind the development

Dr Xiaojun Ren  Dr Tongxi Lin and PhD student Mr Adhy Wibowo carried out the experimental development, including membrane fabrication, characterisation and testing. Their work has been central to developing and evaluating this new ceramic-supported graphene membrane platform, as part of our broader research in two-dimensional materials, membrane transport and advanced separation technologies.

Building on our industry translation experience

The new patent builds on our long-standing industry-facing research in graphene membranes and environmental technologies. Previous collaborations with industry have spanned graphene-based membranes, water and wastewater purification, sensing, atmospheric water technologies, gas separation and other graphene-enabled applications.

This translational pathway has already contributed to previous intellectual property in graphene-based filtration and provides a strong foundation for taking the new ceramic membrane concept toward practical deployment.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION & LICENSING

The technology is  available for licensing and collaborative development. We welcome enquiries   from companies interested in pilot testing, scale-up, manufacturing,   integration or new application areas.

Industry enquiries

https://teamgraphene.org/ | r.joshi@unsw.edu.au