Membranes For Water Filtration

Exploring alternative forms of science communication such as virtual reality and visual art to share the impact of membranes on our lives

Somerscience Festival
Monday 6th May 2024

Learn more about this exciting collaboration between chemical engineering researchers from the University of Bath and creatives from Bath Spa University’s enterprise and innovation hub, The Studio at this year’s Somerscience Festival at Haynes Motor Museum. With a workshop and discussions throughout the day to explore how membranes can be used to purify the drinking water we take for granted.

Image credits:

  1. Image detail of: Part the Ocean by Gaz Lawrence, 2024, Acrylic on panel, 60cm x 60cm. Reference electron micrograph of graphene oxide membrane: Stable Graphene Oxide Cross-Linked Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration, Dinesh K. Mahalingam, Shaofei Wang, and Suzana P. Nunes, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2019 58 (51), 23106-23113

  2. University of Bath