Conventional polymers for membrane production
Sustainable membrane fabrication: contribution of biobased and/or biodegradable polymers

A wide range of polymers with different properties can be used to manufacture liquid phase separation membranes. The main polymers used are listed in Table 3, and their molecular structures are shown in Figure 4. As a result, membranes can be manufactured with a wide variety of thermomechanical properties, surface properties (hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance, surface charge), morphology and thermal and chemical resistance. The choice of membrane material then depends on the properties required by the targeted application (table 3).