Functionalized Ceramic Membranes for the Separation of Organics from Raw Water and Methods of Filtration Using Functionalized Ceramic Membranes

A method for separating constituents in a multi-constituent fluid comprising the steps of:

• selecting a filtration membrane, said filtration membrane having inorganic ceramic surfaces, said ceramic surfaces being processed through steps comprising:
• oxidation of said ceramic surfaces for hydroxyl generation;
• acidification of said ceramic surfaces for increasing monolayer stability;
• and
• exposing said ceramic surfaces with one or more reactant hydrophilic molecules;
• causing said multi-constituent fluid, at a first flow pressure, to flow in at least temporary contact with an intake side of said filtration membrane, an output side of said filtration membrane being exposed to a second flow pressure that is lower than said first flow pressure.