PhotoBrane is a doctoral network funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) which is a part of Horizon Europe, the MSCA are the European Union’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers.
Membrane-based separations are critical for energy storage, biomedical applications, gas separation (carbon capture, hydrogen purification) and water treatment. In line with the EU’s goals to reduce methane emissions by 55% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, PhotoBrane is advancing membrane technology to drive innovation in renewable energy, sustainability and healthcare – strengthening Europe’s resilience and climate action. To achieve this, the PhotoBrane Doctoral Network will train 16 doctoral candidates in a collaborative, intersectoral and interdisciplinary environment.
Design and development of building blocks and the resulting 2D-molecular sieving membranes to be synthesized at the air-water interfaces of Langmuir troughs.
Design, synthesis, and function of photo-tunable membranes and membrane components (i.e., polymers, MOFs) that alter the membrane’s properties; Evaluation of photo-enhancement of membrane selectivity and/or permeability in a variety of separation challenges.
Evaluation of operational lifetime prolongation of the membranes developed in WP2 via photo-regeneration through various illumination protocols.
The network gathers leading experts in membrane technology, dye chemistry, photoswitches, and computational chemistry from across Europe and beyond. Doctoral researchers will receive hands-on training in molecular modeling and gain valuable experience in synthesizing photoswitchable building blocks for molecular layers and phototunable membranes. They will broaden their expertise in membrane design, MOF synthesis and 2D membrane fabrication through secondments to renowned academic and industrial partners. Our partners contribute cutting-edge knowledge in polymer and hybrid membrane systems as well as advanced spectroscopic and photophysical analysis at interfaces.
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Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
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IPHT
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Germany
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Academic
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
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CNR
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Italy
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Academic
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SciClus GmbH&Co. KG
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SCI
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Germany
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Non-Academic
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Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
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ICHO-PAN
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Poland
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Academic
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University of Zaragoza
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UNIZAR
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Spain
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Academic
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University of Calabria
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UCAL
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Italy
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Academic
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Université de Lorraine
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UL
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France
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Academic
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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FSUJ
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Germany
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Academic
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Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
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UBER
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Germany
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Academic
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Swansea University
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SWAU
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United Kingdom
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Academic
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Stanford University
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STANU
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United States of America
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Academic
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Arkema
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ARK
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France
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Non-Academic
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Carnegie Mellon University
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CMU
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United States of America
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Academic
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DeltaMem
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DELTA
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Switzerland
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Non-Academic
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Schiller& Mertens GbR
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S&M
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Germany
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Non-Academic
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Polymerlibraries GmbH
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POLLIB
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Germany
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Non-Academic
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
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CNRS
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France
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Academic
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