Membrane technology has become an indispensable part of our daily lives.

The rapid growth of membrane technology has been breeding an unavoidable yet critical challenge — the unsustainable disposal of used membranes.

Commercial polymer membranes are fabricated from fossil-based monomers and polymers that are not biodegradable.

Hence, there is an urgent need to develop membranes that are sustainable from cradle to grave, i.e. both bio-derived and biodegradable. Our group is working to replace fossil-based membranes (polysulfone, polyimide, polyolefin) with bio-derived, biodegradable polymers