PhD Project: Membrane Adsorbers: In an era where access to safe drinking and irrigation water is of paramount importance, membrane adsorption emerges as a versatile technology for selectively removing unwanted substances or capturing valuable resources. The persistence and health risks associated with fluoride-containing compounds and PFAS in water sources underscore the urgency of their removal. Polymer membrane adsorbers, featuring hierarchical porous structures, offer a flexible approach for selectively capturing and recovering components from aqueous streams.
PhD Project: Developing High-Throughput Membrane Adsorbers via Electrospinning for Selective PFAS Removal
Summary Table:
- Position Type: PhD Scholarship
- Project Focus: Membrane Adsorbers for Selective PFAS Removal
- Scholarship Description: Develop green and sustainable membrane adsorbers via electrospinning, capable of selectively capturing PFAS and other components, while enabling resource recovery.
- Eligibility: Highly motivated students with backgrounds in chemical engineering, process engineering, chemistry, or physical chemistry.
- Required Documents: Complete applications in English submitted through the application webpage.
- How to Apply: Refer to the guidelines for applicants at https://phdpositionswetsus.eu/guide-for-applicants/.
- Last Date: Application deadline specified in the guidelines.
Study Area: This scholarship project centers around the development of green and sustainable membrane adsorbers using electrospinning technology, which can selectively capture pollutants like PFAS and facilitate resource recovery. The research focuses on the synthesis of polymer membranes with tunable properties and specific separation capabilities.
Scholarship Description: The project aims to create a green platform for membrane development through electrospinning of polymers. Researchers will explore various polymers and green solvents for electrospinning and develop porous membranes with a focus on functionality, porosity, pore size, capacity, selectivity, and adsorption-regeneration performance. The electrospun mats will be assembled into adsorption modules for evaluation, with a primary focus on removing PFAS impurities.
Eligibility: We seek highly motivated students with backgrounds in chemical engineering, process engineering, chemistry, or physical chemistry. Applicants should be capable of bridging chemical engineering with a deep understanding of physical and chemical phenomena related to adsorption and desorption kinetics.
Required Documents: To be considered eligible, applications must be complete, submitted in English, and sent through the application webpage provided in the guidelines.
How to Apply: For detailed application guidelines, please refer to the guidelines for applicants at https://phdpositionswetsus.eu/guide-for-applicants/.
Last Date: Until position filled. Make sure to submit your application before the deadline to be considered for this scholarship opportunity.
Supervisory Team:
- Prof. dr. ir. Kitty Nijmeijer (Eindhoven University of Technology)
- Dr. Zandrie Borneman (Eindhoven University of Technology)
- Jan Post (Wetsus)
Project Partners: Theme consortium focused on PFAS research.
