Chitosan based high performance filter with self-regenerating ability

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PATENT NO 9980484
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14501059

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A self-regenerating chitosan based filter medium for disinfecting and purifying organic pollutants and other pollutants in a gas or liquid is disclosed herein. Porosity and surface charge of said filter medium is manipulative/tunable by varying one or more of the following parameter(s): concentration of chitosan, crosslinking density, amount of copolymers and additives, freezing temperature, freezing profile, and/or types of crosslinker used. The present filter medium is capable of self-regenerating under exposure to ultra-violet light for sufficient time and removing over 90% of the pollutants from each influent flowing through the filter medium.

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NANO AND ADVANCED MATERIALS INSTITUTE LIMITEDUNITS 515-517 5/F LAKESIDE 1 NO 8 SCIENCE PARK WEST AVENUE HONG KONG SCIENCE PARK SHATIN NEW TERRITORIES HONG KONG

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Chan, Mui Hong Kong, HK 2 5
Chan, Wai Yan Hong Kong, HK 6 15
Ho, Yee Man Hong Kong, HK 3 1
Lee, Ka Chun Hong Kong, HK 6 4
Li, Jifan Hong Kong, HK 22 35
Yeung, Kai Ming Hong Kong, HK 3 17

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