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Xian W, Wu D, Lai Z, Wang S, Sun Q. Advancing Ion Separation: Covalent-Organic-Framework Membranes for Sustainable Energy and Water Applications. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1973-1984. [PMID: 38950424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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ConspectusMembranes are pivotal in a myriad of energy production processes and modern separation techniques. They are essential in devices for energy generation, facilities for extracting energy elements, and plants for wastewater treatment, each of which hinges on effective ion separation. While biological ion channels show exceptional permeability and selectivity, designing synthetic membranes with defined pore architecture and chemistry on the (sub)nanometer scale has been challenging. Consequently, a typical trade-off emerges: highly permeable membranes often sacrifice selectivity and vice versa. To tackle this dilemma, a comprehensive understanding and modeling of synthetic membranes across various scales is imperative. This lays the foundation for establishing design criteria for advanced membrane materials. Key attributes for such materials encompass appropriately sized pores, a narrow pore size distribution, and finely tuned interactions between desired permeants and the membrane. The advent of covalent-organic-framework (COF) membranes offers promising solutions to the challenges faced by conventional membranes in selective ion separation within the water-energy nexus. COFs are molecular Legos, facilitating the precise integration of small organic structs into extended, porous, crystalline architectures through covalent linkage. This unique molecular architecture allows for precise control over pore sizes, shapes, and distributions within the membrane. Additionally, COFs offer the flexibility to modify their pore spaces with distinct functionalities. This adaptability not only enhances their permeability but also facilitates tailored interactions with specific ions. As a result, COF membranes are positioned as prime candidates to achieve both superior permeability and selectivity in ion separation processes.In this Account, we delineate our endeavors aimed at leveraging the distinctive attributes of COFs to augment ion separation processes, tackling fundamental inquiries while identifying avenues for further exploration. Our strategies for fabricating COF membranes with enhanced ion selectivity encompass the following: (1) crafting (sub)nanoscale ion channels to enhance permselectivity, thereby amplifying energy production; (2) implementing a multivariate (MTV) synthesis method to control charge density within nanochannels, optimizing ion transport efficiency; (3) modifying the pore environment within confined mass transfer channels to establish distinct pathways for ion transport. For each strategy, we expound on its chemical foundations and offer illustrative examples that underscore fundamental principles. Our efforts have culminated in the creation of groundbreaking membrane materials that surpass traditional counterparts, propelling advancements in sustainable energy conversion, waste heat utilization, energy element extraction, and pollutant removal. These innovations are poised to redefine energy systems and industrial wastewater management practices. In conclusion, we outline future research directions and highlight key challenges that need addressing to enhance the ion/molecular recognition capabilities and practical applications of COF membranes. Looking forward, we anticipate ongoing advancements in functionalization and fabrication techniques, leading to enhanced selectivity and permeability, ultimately rivaling the capabilities of biological membranes.
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- Weipeng Xian
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Wang P, Tao W, Zhou T, Wang J, Zhao C, Zhou G, Yamauchi Y. Nanoarchitectonics in Advanced Membranes for Enhanced Osmotic Energy Harvesting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2404418. [PMID: 38973652 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Osmotic energy, often referred to as "blue energy", is the energy generated from the mixing of solutions with different salt concentrations, offering a vast, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy resource. The efficacy of osmotic power production considerably relies on the performance of the transmembrane process, which depends on ionic conductivity and the capability to differentiate between positive and negative ions. Recent advancements have led to the development of membrane materials featuring precisely tailored ion transport nanochannels, enabling high-efficiency osmotic energy harvesting. In this review, ion diffusion in confined nanochannels and the rational design and optimization of membrane architecture are explored. Furthermore, structural optimization of the membrane to mitigate transport resistance and the concentration polarization effect for enhancing osmotic energy harvesting is highlighted. Finally, an outlook on the challenges that lie ahead is provided, and the potential applications of osmotic energy conversion are outlined. This review offers a comprehensive viewpoint on the evolving prospects of osmotic energy conversion.
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- Peifang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) and School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
- Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, South Korea
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Zhang H, Xing J, Wei G, Wang X, Chen S, Quan X. Electrostatic-induced ion-confined partitioning in graphene nanolaminate membrane for breaking anion-cation co-transport to enhance desalination. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4324. [PMID: 38773152 PMCID: PMC11109394 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48681-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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Constructing nanolaminate membranes made of two-dimensional graphene oxide nanosheets has gained enormous interest in recent decades. However, a key challenge facing current graphene-based membranes is their poor rejection for monovalent salts due to the swelling-induced weak nanoconfinement and the transmembrane co-transport of anions and cations. Herein, we propose a strategy of electrostatic-induced ion-confined partitioning in a reduced graphene oxide membrane for breaking the correlation of anions and cations to suppress anion-cation co-transport, substantially improving the desalination performance. The membrane demonstrates a rejection of 95.5% for NaCl with a water permeance of 48.6 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 in pressure-driven process, and it also exhibits a salt rejection of 99.7% and a water flux of 47.0 L m-2 h-1 under osmosis-driven condition, outperforming the performance of reported graphene-based membranes. The simulation and calculation results unveil that the strong electrostatic attraction of membrane forces the hydrated Na+ to undergo dehydration and be exclusively confined in the nanochannels, strengthening the intra-nanochannel anion/cation partitioning, which refrains from the dynamical anion-cation correlations and thereby prevents anions and cations from co-transporting through the membrane. This study provides guidance for designing advanced desalination membranes and inspires the future development of membrane-based separation technologies.
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- Haiguang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
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Guo R, Zha Z, Wang J, Wang Z, Guiver MD, Zhao S. Aminal-Linked Covalent Organic Framework Membranes Achieve Superior Ion Selectivity. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308904. [PMID: 38098304 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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High-salinity wastewater treatment is perceived as a global water resource recycling challenge that must be addressed to achieve zero discharge. Monovalent/divalent salt separation using membrane technology provides a promising strategy for sulfate removal from chlor-alkali brine. However, existing desalination membranes often show low water permeance and insufficient ion selectivity. Herein, an aminal-linked covalent organic framework (COF) membrane featuring a regular long-range pore size of 7 Å and achieving superior ion selectivity is reported, in which a uniform COF layer with subnanosized channels is assembled by the chemical splicing of 1,4-phthalaldehyde (TPA)-piperazine (PZ) COF through an amidation reaction with trimesoyl chloride (TMC). The chemically spliced TPA-PZ (sTPA-PZ) membrane maintains an inherent pore structure and exhibits a water permeance of 13.1 L m-2 h-1 bar-1, a Na2SO4 rejection of 99.1%, and a Cl-/SO4 2- separation factor of 66 for mixed-salt separation, which outperforms all state-of-the-art COF-based membranes reported. Furthermore, the single-stage treatment of NaCl/Na2SO4 mixed-salt separation achieves a high NaCl purity of above 95% and a recovery rate of ≈60%, offering great potential for industrial application in monovalent/divalent salt separation and wastewater resource utilization. Therefore, the aminal-linked COF membrane developed in this work provides a new research avenue for designing smart/advanced membrane materials for angstrom-scale separations.
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- Rui Guo
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Chen X, Qin Y, Zhu Y, Pan X, Wang Y, Ma H, Wang R, Easton CD, Chen Y, Tang C, Du A, Huang A, Xie Z, Zhang X, Simon GP, Banaszak Holl MM, Lu X, Novoselov K, Wang H. Accurate prediction of solvent flux in sub-1-nm slit-pore nanosheet membranes. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadl1455. [PMID: 38669337 PMCID: PMC11051674 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl1455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Nanosheet-based membranes have shown enormous potential for energy-efficient molecular transport and separation applications, but designing these membranes for specific separations remains a great challenge due to the lack of good understanding of fluid transport mechanisms in complex nanochannels. We synthesized reduced MXene/graphene hetero-channel membranes with sub-1-nm pores for experimental measurements and theoretical modeling of their structures and fluid transport rates. Our experiments showed that upon complete rejection of salt and organic dyes, these membranes with subnanometer channels exhibit remarkably high solvent fluxes, and their solvent transport behavior is very different from their homo-structured counterparts. We proposed a subcontinuum flow model that enables accurate prediction of solvent flux in sub-1-nm slit-pore membranes by building a direct relationship between the solvent molecule-channel wall interaction and flux from the confined physical properties of a liquid and the structural parameters of the membranes. This work provides a basis for the rational design of nanosheet-based membranes for advanced separation and emerging nanofluidics.
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- Xiaofang Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
- Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215125, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
- Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215125, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
- Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215125, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
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- UQ Dow Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China
- Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215125, China
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- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Building S9, 4 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117544, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Zhao S, Zhao Z, Zhang X, Zha Z, Tong T, Wang R, Wang Z. Polyamide Membranes with Tunable Surface Charge Induced by Dipole-Dipole Interaction for Selective Ion Separation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:5174-5185. [PMID: 38451543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Nanofiltration (NF) has the potential to achieve precise ion-ion separation at the subnanometer scale, which is necessary for resource recovery and a circular water economy. Fabricating NF membranes for selective ion separation is highly desirable but represents a substantial technical challenge. Dipole-dipole interaction is a mechanism of intermolecular attractions between polar molecules with a dipole moment due to uneven charge distribution, but such an interaction has not been leveraged to tune membrane structure and selectivity. Herein, we propose a novel strategy to achieve tunable surface charge of polyamide membrane by introducing polar solvent with a large dipole moment during interfacial polymerization, in which the dipole-dipole interaction with acyl chloride groups of trimesoyl chloride (TMC) can successfully intervene in the amidation reaction to alter the density of surface carboxyl groups in the polyamide selective layer. As a result, the prepared positively charged (PEI-TMC)-NH2 and negatively charged (PEI-TMC)-COOH composite membranes, which show similarly high water permeance, demonstrate highly selective separations of cations and anions in engineering applications, respectively. Our findings, for the first time, confirm that solvent-induced dipole-dipole interactions are able to alter the charge type and density of polyamide membranes and achieve tunable surface charge for selective and efficient ion separation.
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- Song Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Membrane Technology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Mo RJ, Chen S, Huang LQ, Ding XL, Rafique S, Xia XH, Li ZQ. Regulating ion affinity and dehydration of metal-organic framework sub-nanochannels for high-precision ion separation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2145. [PMID: 38459053 PMCID: PMC10924084 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46378-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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Membrane consisting of ordered sub-nanochannels has been pursued in ion separation technology to achieve applications including desalination, environment management, and energy conversion. However, high-precision ion separation has not yet been achieved owing to the lack of deep understanding of ion transport mechanism in confined environments. Biological ion channels can conduct ions with ultrahigh permeability and selectivity, which is inseparable from the important role of channel size and "ion-channel" interaction. Here, inspired by the biological systems, we report the high-precision separation of monovalent and divalent cations in functionalized metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes (UiO-66-(X)2, X = NH2, SH, OH and OCH3). We find that the functional group (X) and size of the MOF sub-nanochannel synergistically regulate the ion binding affinity and dehydration process, which is the key in enlarging the transport activation energy difference between target and interference ions to improve the separation performance. The K+/Mg2+ selectivity of the UiO-66-(OCH3)2 membrane reaches as high as 1567.8. This work provides a gateway to the understanding of ion transport mechanism and development of high-precision ion separation membranes.
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- Ri-Jian Mo
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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Guo Q, Li W, Li X, Zhang J, Sabaghi D, Zhang J, Zhang B, Li D, Du J, Chu X, Chung S, Cho K, Nguyen NN, Liao Z, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Schneider GF, Heine T, Yu M, Feng X. Proton-selective coating enables fast-kinetics high-mass-loading cathodes for sustainable zinc batteries. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2139. [PMID: 38459016 PMCID: PMC10923785 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46464-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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The pressing demand for sustainable energy storage solutions has spurred the burgeoning development of aqueous zinc batteries. However, kinetics-sluggish Zn2+ as the dominant charge carriers in cathodes leads to suboptimal charge-storage capacity and durability of aqueous zinc batteries. Here, we discover that an ultrathin two-dimensional polyimine membrane, featured by dual ion-transport nanochannels and rich proton-conduction groups, facilitates rapid and selective proton passing. Subsequently, a distinctive electrochemistry transition shifting from sluggish Zn2+-dominated to fast-kinetics H+-dominated Faradic reactions is achieved for high-mass-loading cathodes by using the polyimine membrane as an interfacial coating. Notably, the NaV3O8·1.5H2O cathode (10 mg cm-2) with this interfacial coating exhibits an ultrahigh areal capacity of 4.5 mAh cm-2 and a state-of-the-art energy density of 33.8 Wh m-2, along with apparently enhanced cycling stability. Additionally, we showcase the applicability of the interfacial proton-selective coating to different cathodes and aqueous electrolytes, validating its universality for developing reliable aqueous batteries.
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- Quanquan Guo
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and System (IKTS), Maria-Reiche-Straße 2, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and System (IKTS), Maria-Reiche-Straße 2, Dresden, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Leipzig Research Branch, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seodaemun-gu Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) & Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Li J, Peng H, Liu K, Zhao Q. Polyester Nanofiltration Membranes for Efficient Cations Separation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309406. [PMID: 37907065 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Polyester nanofiltration membranes highlight beneficial chlorine resistance, but their loose structures and negative charge result in poor cations retention precluding advanced use in cations separation. This work designs a new monomer (TET) containing "hydroxyl-ammonium" entities that confer dense structures and positive charge to polyester nanofiltration membranes. The TET monomer undergoes efficient interfacial polymerization with the trimesoyl chloride (TMC) monomer, and the resultant TET-TMC membranes feature one of the lowest molecular weight cut-offs (389 Da) and the highest zeta potential (4 mv, pH: 7) among all polyester nanofiltration membranes. The MgCl2 rejection of the TET-TMC membrane is 95.5%, significantly higher than state-of-the-art polyester nanofiltration membranes (<50%). The Li+ /Mg2+ separation performance of TET-TMC membrane is on par with cutting-edge polyamide membranes, while additionally, the membrane is stable against NaClO though polyamide membranes readily degrade. Thus the TET-TMC is the first polyester nanofiltration membrane for efficient cations separation.
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- Jiapeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Meng QW, Zhu X, Xian W, Wang S, Zhang Z, Zheng L, Dai Z, Yin H, Ma S, Sun Q. Enhancing ion selectivity by tuning solvation abilities of covalent-organic-framework membranes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2316716121. [PMID: 38349874 PMCID: PMC10895279 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2316716121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Understanding the molecular-level mechanisms involved in transmembrane ion selectivity is essential for optimizing membrane separation performance. In this study, we reveal our observations regarding the transmembrane behavior of Li+ and Mg2+ ions as a response to the changing pore solvation abilities of the covalent-organic-framework (COF) membranes. These abilities were manipulated by adjusting the lengths of the oligoether segments attached to the pore channels. Through comparative experiments, we were able to unravel the relationships between pore solvation ability and various ion transport properties, such as partitioning, conduction, and selectivity. We also emphasize the significance of the competition between Li+ and Mg2+ with the solvating segments in modulating selectivity. We found that increasing the length of the oligoether chain facilitated ion transport; however, it was the COF membrane with oligoether chains containing two ethylene oxide units that exhibited the most pronounced discrepancy in transmembrane energy barrier between Li+ and Mg2+, resulting in the highest separation factor among all the evaluated membranes. Remarkably, under electro-driven binary-salt conditions, this specific COF membrane achieved an exceptional Li+/Mg2+ selectivity of up to 1352, making it one of the most effective membranes available for Li+/Mg2+ separation. The insights gained from this study significantly contribute to advancing our understanding of selective ion transport within confined nanospaces and provide valuable design principles for developing highly selective COF membranes.
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- Qing-Wei Meng
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin300387, China
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- Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou310018, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX76201
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310027, China
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Wang R, Lin S. Membrane Design Principles for Ion-Selective Electrodialysis: An Analysis for Li/Mg Separation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38324772 PMCID: PMC10882969 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Selective electrodialysis (ED) is a promising membrane-based process to separate Li+ from Mg2+, which is the most critical step for Li extraction from brine lakes. This study theoretically compares the ED-based Li/Mg separation performance of different monovalent selective cation exchange membranes (CEMs) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes at the coupon scale using a unified mass transport model, i.e., a solution-friction model. We demonstrated that monovalent selective CEMs with a dense surface thin film like a polyamide film are more effective in enhancing the Li/Mg separation performance than those with a loose but highly charged thin film. Polyamide film-coated CEMs when used in ED have a performance similar to that of polyamide-based NF membranes when used in NF. NF membranes, when expected to replace monovalent selective CEMs in ED for Li/Mg separation, will require a thin support layer with low tortuosity and high porosity to reduce the internal concentration polarization. The coupon-scale performance analysis and comparison provide new insights into the design of composite membranes used for ED-based selective ion-ion separation.
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- Ruoyu Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1831, United States
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Hamaguchi K, Sakamoto T, Kurahashi N, Harada Y, Kato T. Hydrogen-Bonded Structures of Water Molecules in Hydroxy-Functionalized Nanochannels of Columnar Liquid Crystalline Nanostructured Membranes Studied by Soft X-ray Emission Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:454-460. [PMID: 38189793 PMCID: PMC10801685 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Here, we report a synchrotron-based high-resolution soft X-ray emission spectroscopy study on hydrogen-bonded structures of water molecules in the self-organized, hydroxy-group-functionalized one-dimensional nanochannels of liquid crystalline nanostructured membranes. The water molecules confined in the uncharged hydroxy-functionalized nanochannels (which have a diameter of about 1.5 nm) exhibit hydrogen-bonded structures close to those of bulk liquid water, even directly interacting with diol groups. These hydrogen-bonded structures contrast with the more distorted hydrogen bonding of water molecules confined in self-organized channels with a diameter of 0.6 nm formed by an analogous nanostructured membrane with a cationic moiety, which was explained by the ability of the channel functional groups to donate and accept hydrogen bonds in a confined space and the nanochannel diameter.
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- Kazuma Hamaguchi
- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University
of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute
for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University
of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Synchrotron
Radiation Collaborative Research Organization, The University of Tokyo, 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 980-8572, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Research
Initiative for Supra-Materials Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
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Ratnasari A. Modified polymer membranes for the removal of pharmaceutical active compounds in wastewater and its mechanism-A review. Bioengineered 2023; 14:2252234. [PMID: 37712708 PMCID: PMC10506444 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2023.2252234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Membrane technology can play a suitable role in removing pharmaceutical active compounds since it requires low energy and simple operation. Even though membrane technology has progressed for wastewater applications nowadays, modifying membranes to achieve the strong desired membrane performance is still needed. Thus, this study overviews a comprehensive insight into the application of modified polymer membranes to remove pharmaceutical active compounds from wastewater. Biotoxicity of pharmaceutical active compounds is first prescribed to gain deep insight into how membranes can remove pharmaceutical active compounds from wastewater. Then, the behavior of the diffusion mechanism can be concisely determined using mass transfer factor model that represented by β and B with value up to 2.004 g h mg-1 and 1.833 mg g-1 for organic compounds including pharmaceutical active compounds. The model refers to the adsorption of solute to attach onto acceptor sites of the membrane surface, external mass transport of solute materials from the bulk liquid to the membrane surface, and internal mass transfer to diffuse a solute toward acceptor sites of the membrane surface with evidenced up to 0.999. Different pharmaceutical compounds have different solubility and relates to the membrane hydrophilicity properties and mechanisms. Ultimately, challenges and future recommendations have been presented to view the future need to enhance membrane performance regarding fouling mitigation and recovering compounds. Afterwards, the discussion of this study is projected to play a critical role in advance of better-quality membrane technologies for removing pharmaceutical active compounds from wastewater in an eco-friendly strategy and without damaging the ecosystem.
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- Anisa Ratnasari
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Planning and Geo Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
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Yue S, Nandy A, Kulik HJ. Discovering Molecular Coordination Environment Trends for Selective Ion Binding to Molecular Complexes Using Machine Learning. J Phys Chem B 2023. [PMID: 38038675 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c06416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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The design of ion-selective materials with improved separation efficacy and efficiency is paramount, as current technologies fail to meet real-world deployment challenges. Selectivity in these materials can be informed by local ion binding in confined membrane ion channels. In this study, we utilize a data-driven approach to investigate design features in small molecular complexes coordinating ions as simplified models of ion channels. We curate a data set of 563 alkali metal coordinating molecular complexes (i.e., with Li+, Na+, or K+) from the Cambridge Structural Database and calculate differential ion binding energies using density functional theory. Using this information, we probe when and why structures favor exchange with alternate ions. Our analysis reveals that energetic preferences are related to ion size but are largely due to chemical interactions rather than structural reorganization. We identify unique trends in the selectivity for Li+ over other alkali ions, including the presence of N coordination atoms, planar coordination geometry, and small coordinating ring sizes. We use machine learning models to identify the key contributions of both geometric and electronic features in predicting selective ion binding. These physical insights offer preliminary guidance into the design of optimal membranes for ion selectivity.
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- Shuwen Yue
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Zhao G, Gao H, Qu Z, Fan H, Meng H. Anhydrous interfacial polymerization of sub-1 Å sieving polyamide membrane. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7624. [PMID: 37993445 PMCID: PMC10665378 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43291-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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Highly permeable polyamide (PA) membrane capable of precise ionic sieving can be utilized for many energy-efficient chemical separations. To fulfill this target, it is crucial to innovate membrane-forming process to induce a narrow pore-size distribution. Herein, we report an anhydrous interfacial polymerization (AIP) at a solid-liquid interface where the amine layer sublimated is in direct contact with the alkane containing acyl chlorides. In such a heterophase interface, water-caused side reactions are eliminated, and the amines in compact arrangement enable an intensive and orderly IP reaction, leading to a unique PA layer with an ionic sieving accuracy of 0.5 Å. The AIP-PA membrane demonstrates excellent separation selectivities of monovalent and divalent cations such as Mg2+/Li+ (78.3) and anions such as Cl-/SO42- (29.2) together with a high water flux up to 13.6 L m-2 h-1 bar-1. Our AIP strategy may provide inspirations for engineering high-precision PA membranes available in various advanced separations.
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- Guangjin Zhao
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, PR China.
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Meng QW, Wu D, Wang S, Sun Q. Function-Led Design of Covalent-Organic-Framework Membranes for Precise Ion Separation. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302460. [PMID: 37605607 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Insufficient access to clean water and resources has emerged as one of the most pressing issues affecting people globally. Membrane-based ion separation has become a focal point of research for the generation of fresh water and the extraction of energy elements. This Review encapsulates recent advancements in the selective ion transport of covalent organic framework (COF) membranes, accomplished by strategically pairing diverse monomers to create membranes with various pore sizes and environments for specific purposes. We first discuss the merits of using COF materials as a basis for fabricating membranes for ion separation. We then explore the development of COF membranes in areas such as desalination, acid recovery, and energy element extraction, with a particular emphasis on the fundamental principles of membrane design. Lastly, we address both theoretical and practical challenges, as well as potential opportunities in the targeted design of ion-selective membranes. The goal of this Review is to stimulate future investigative efforts in this field, which is of significant scientific and strategic importance.
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- Qing-Wei Meng
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of, Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of, Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of, Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of, Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China
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Hatakeyama G, Zhou H, Kikuchi T, Nishio M, Oka K, Sadakiyo M, Nishiyama Y, Yamada T. Design of a robust and strong-acid MOF platform for selective ammonium recovery and proton conductivity. Chem Sci 2023; 14:9068-9073. [PMID: 37655037 PMCID: PMC10466313 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02743k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are potential candidates for the platform of the solid acid; however, no MOF has been reported that has both aqueous ammonium stability and a strong acid site. This manuscript reports a highly stable MOF with a cation exchange site synthesized by the reaction between zirconium and mellitic acid under a high concentration of ammonium cations (NH4+). Single-crystal XRD analysis of the MOF revealed the presence of four free carboxyl groups of the mellitic acid ligand, and the high first association constant (pKa1) of one of the carboxyl groups acts as a monovalent ion-exchanging site. NH4+ in the MOF can be reversibly exchanged with proton (H+), sodium (Na+), and potassium (K+) cations in an aqueous solution. Moreover, the uniform nanospace of the MOF provides the acid site for selective NH4+ recovery from the aqueous mixture of NH4+ and Na+, which could solve the global nitrogen cycle problem. The solid acid nature of the MOF also results in the proton conductivity reaching 1.34 × 10-3 S cm-1 at 55 °C by ion exchange from NH4+ to H+.
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- Genki Hatakeyama
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Rigaku Corporation 3-9-12 Matsubaracho Akishima Tokyo 196-8666 Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science 1-3 Kagurazaka Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8601 Japan
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- Nano-Crystallography Unit, RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, RIKEN Yokohama Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan
- JEOL RESONANCE Inc. Akishima Tokyo 196-8558 Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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Song W, Zhang X, Yang C, Yang Z, Wu L, Ge X, Xu T. Alkaline Membranes toward Electrochemical Energy Devices: Recent Development and Future Perspectives. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:1538-1557. [PMID: 37637731 PMCID: PMC10450879 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) that can selectively transport OH-, namely, alkaline membranes, are becoming increasingly crucial in a variety of electrochemical energy devices. Understanding the membrane design approaches can help to break through the constraints of undesired performance and lab-scale production. In this Outlook, the research progress of alkaline membranes in terms of backbone structures, synthesis methods, and related applications is organized and discussed. The evaluation of synthesis methods and description of membrane stability enhancement strategies provide valuable insights for structural design. Finally, to accelerate the deployment of relevant technologies in alkaline media, the future priority of alkaline membranes that needs to be addressed is presented from the perspective of science and engineering.
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- Wanjie Song
- Key
Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation
Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and
Material Science, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Key
Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation
Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and
Material Science, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Key
Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation
Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and
Material Science, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Key
Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation
Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and
Material Science, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Key
Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation
Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and
Material Science, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Key
Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation
Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and
Material Science, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Key
Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation
Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and
Material Science, University of Science
and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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Manin A, Golubenko D, Novikova S, Yaroslavtsev A. Composite Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Quaternary Ammonium-Functionalized Polystyrene and Cerium(IV) Phosphate with Improved Monovalent-Ion Selectivity and Antifouling Properties. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:624. [PMID: 37504990 PMCID: PMC10386577 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13070624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The possibility of targeted change of the properties of ion exchange membranes by incorporation of various nanoparticles into the membranes is attracting the attention of many research groups. Here we studied for the first time the influence of cerium phosphate nanoparticles on the physicochemical and transport properties of commercial anion exchange membranes based on quaternary ammonium-functionalized polystyrenes, such as heterogeneous Ralex® AM and pseudo-homogeneous Neosepta® AMX. The incorporation of cerium phosphate on one side of the membrane was performed by precipitation from absorbed cerium ammonium nitrate (CAN) anionic complex with ammonium dihydrogen phosphate or phosphoric acid. The structures of the obtained hybrid membranes and separately synthesized cerium phosphate were investigated using FTIR, P31 MAS NMR, EDX mapping, and scanning electron microscopy. The modification increased the membrane selectivity to monovalent ions in the ED desalination of an equimolar mixture of NaCl and Na2SO4. The highest selectivities of Ralex® AM and Neosepta® AMX-based hybrid membranes were 4.9 and 7.7, respectively. In addition, the modification of Neosepta® membranes also increased the resistance to a typical anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate.
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- Andrey Manin
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, Leninskii Prospekt 31, Moscow 119071, Russia
- Faculty of Chemistry, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Vavilova str., 7, Moscow 119048, Russia
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- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, Leninskii Prospekt 31, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, Leninskii Prospekt 31, Moscow 119071, Russia
- Faculty of Chemistry, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Vavilova str., 7, Moscow 119048, Russia
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- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, Leninskii Prospekt 31, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Tan R, Wang A, Ye C, Li J, Liu D, Darwich BP, Petit L, Fan Z, Wong T, Alvarez-Fernandez A, Furedi M, Guldin S, Breakwell CE, Klusener PAA, Kucernak AR, Jelfs KE, McKeown NB, Song Q. Thin Film Composite Membranes with Regulated Crossover and Water Migration for Long-Life Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2206888. [PMID: 37178400 PMCID: PMC10369228 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are promising for large-scale long-duration energy storage owing to their inherent safety, decoupled power and energy, high efficiency, and longevity. Membranes constitute an important component that affects mass transport processes in RFBs, including ion transport, redox-species crossover, and the net volumetric transfer of supporting electrolytes. Hydrophilic microporous polymers, such as polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM), are demonstrated as next-generation ion-selective membranes in RFBs. However, the crossover of redox species and water migration through membranes are remaining challenges for battery longevity. Here, a facile strategy is reported for regulating mass transport and enhancing battery cycling stability by employing thin film composite (TFC) membranes prepared from a PIM polymer with optimized selective-layer thickness. Integration of these PIM-based TFC membranes with a variety of redox chemistries allows for the screening of suitable RFB systems that display high compatibility between membrane and redox couples, affording long-life operation with minimal capacity fade. Thickness optimization of TFC membranes further improves cycling performance and significantly restricts water transfer in selected RFB systems.
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- Rui Tan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- EaStChem School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam, HW Amsterdam, Grasweg 31, 1031, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- EaStChem School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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DuChanois RM, Mazurowski L, Fan H, Verduzco R, Nir O, Elimelech M. Precise Cation Separations with Composite Cation-Exchange Membranes: Role of Base Layer Properties. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:6331-6341. [PMID: 37023347 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Separation of specific ions from water could enable recovery and reuse of essential metals and nutrients, but established membrane technologies lack the high-precision selectivity needed to facilitate a circular resource economy. In this work, we investigate whether the cation/cation selectivity of a composite cation-exchange membrane (CEM), or a thin polymer selective layer on top of a CEM, may be limited by the mass transfer resistance of the underlying CEM. In our analysis, we utilize a layer-by-layer technique to modify CEMs with a thin polymer selective layer (∼50 nm) that has previously shown high selectivity toward copper over similarly sized metals. While these composite membranes have a CuCl2/MgCl2 selectivity up to 33 times larger than unmodified CEMs in diffusion dialysis, our estimates suggest that eliminating resistance from the underlying CEM could further increase selectivity twofold. In contrast, the CEM base layer has a smaller effect on the selectivity of these composite membranes in electrodialysis, although these effects could become more pronounced for ultrathin or highly conductive selective layers. Our results highlight that base layer resistance prevents selectivity factors from being comparable across diffusion dialysis and electrodialysis, and CEMs with low resistance are necessary for providing highly precise separations with composite CEMs.
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- Ryan M DuChanois
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT), 6100 Main Street, MS 6398, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT), 6100 Main Street, MS 6398, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT), 6100 Main Street, MS 6398, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Desalination and Water Treatment, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben Gurion 8499000, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT), 6100 Main Street, MS 6398, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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De Rosa A, McGaughey S, Magrath I, Byrt C. Molecular membrane separation: plants inspire new technologies. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 238:33-54. [PMID: 36683439 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Plants draw up their surrounding soil solution to gain water and nutrients required for growth, development and reproduction. Obtaining adequate water and nutrients involves taking up both desired and undesired elements from the soil solution and separating resources from waste. Desirable and undesirable elements in the soil solution can share similar chemical properties, such as size and charge. Plants use membrane separation mechanisms to distinguish between different molecules that have similar chemical properties. Membrane separation enables distribution or retention of resources and efflux or compartmentation of waste. Plants use specialised membrane separation mechanisms to adapt to challenging soil solution compositions and distinguish between resources and waste. Coordination and regulation of these mechanisms between different tissues, cell types and subcellular membranes supports plant nutrition, environmental stress tolerance and energy management. This review considers membrane separation mechanisms in plants that contribute to specialised separation processes and highlights mechanisms of interest for engineering plants with enhanced performance in challenging conditions and for inspiring the development of novel industrial membrane separation technologies. Knowledge gained from studying plant membrane separation mechanisms can be applied to developing precision separation technologies. Separation technologies are needed for harvesting resources from industrial wastes and transitioning to a circular green economy.
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- Annamaria De Rosa
- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, 2601, ACT, Acton, Australia
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- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, 2601, ACT, Acton, Australia
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- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, 2601, ACT, Acton, Australia
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- Division of Plant Science, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, 2601, ACT, Acton, Australia
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Liu YC, Yang DY, Deng JP, Sheu SY. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of High-Performance, Dissipationless Desalination across Self-Assembled Amyloid Beta Nanotubes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205420. [PMID: 36670081 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Climate change is causing droughts and water shortages. Membrane desalination is one of the most widely employed conventional methods of creating a source of clean water, but is a very energy-intensive process. Membrane separation requires high salt selectivity across nano-channels, yet traditional techniques remain inefficient in this regard. Herein, a bioinspired, chemically robust, amyloid-fibril-based nanotube is designed, exhibiting water permeability and salt rejection properties capable of providing highly efficient desalination. Molecular dynamics simulations show that nano-dewetting facilitates the unidirectional motion of water molecules on the surface of amyloid beta (Aβ) sheets owing to the ratchet structure of the underlying potential surface and the broken detailed balance. The water inside the self-assembled Aβ nanotube (ABNT) overflows, while the passage of salts can be blocked using amphiphilic peptides. The designed nanofilter ABNT shows 100% desalination efficiency with perfect NaCl rejection. The production of ≈2.5 tons of pure water per day without any energy input, which corresponds to a water flux up to 200 times higher than those of existing commercial methods, is assessed by this simulation method. These results provide a detailed fundamental understanding of potential high-performance nanotechnologies for water treatment.
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- Yu-Cheng Liu
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, 251, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, 251, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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Current challenges and approaches for energy-efficient ion-selective two-dimensional graphene-based channelsCurrent approaches for ion selective 2D channels. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zhang Z, Fan K, Liu Y, Xia S. A review on polyester and polyester-amide thin film composite nanofiltration membranes: Synthesis, characteristics and applications. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159922. [PMID: 36336064 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been widely used in various fields including water treatment and other separation processes, while conventional thin film composite (TFC) membranes with polyamide (PA) selective layers suffer the problems of fouling and chlorine intolerance. Due to the abundant hydrophilic hydroxyl groups and ester bonds free from chlorine attack, the TFC membranes composed of polyester (PE) or polyester-amide (PEA) selective layers have been proven to possess enhanced anti-fouling properties and superior chlorine resistance. In this review, the research progress of PE and PEA nanofiltration membranes is systematically summarized according to the variety of hydroxyl-containing monomers for membrane fabrication by the interfacial polymerization (IP) reaction. The synthesis strategies as well as the mechanisms for tailoring properties and performance of PE and PEA membranes are analyzed, and the membrane application advantages are demonstrated. Moreover, current challenges and future perspectives of the development of PE and PEA nanofiltration membranes are proposed. This review can offer guidance for designing high-performance PE and PEA membranes, thereby further promoting the efficacy of nanofiltration.
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- Ziyan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Advanced Membrane Technology Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Advanced Membrane Technology Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Advanced Membrane Technology Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Advanced Membrane Technology Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, China.
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Li Y, Zhao G, Pan G, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Yu H, Du X, Zhao M, Tang G, Liu Y. Polyvinyl alcohol/attapulgite interlayer modulated interfacial polymerization on a highly porous PAN support for efficient desalination. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Lu J, Jiang G, Zhang H, Qian B, Zhu H, Gu Q, Yan Y, Liu JZ, Freeman BD, Jiang L, Wang H. An artificial sodium-selective subnanochannel. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eabq1369. [PMID: 36706186 PMCID: PMC9882983 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq1369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Single-ion selectivity with high precision has long been pursued for fundamental bioinspired engineering and applications such as in ion separation and energy conversion. However, it remains a challenge to develop artificial ion channels to achieve single-ion selectivity comparable to their biological analogs, especially for high Na+/K+ selectivity. Here, we report an artificial sodium channel by subnanoconfinement of 4'-aminobenzo-15-crown-5 ethers (15C5s) into ~6-Å-sized metal-organic framework subnanochannel (MOFSNC). The resulting 15C5-MOFSNC shows an unprecedented Na+/K+ selectivity of tens to 102 and Na+/Li+ selectivity of 103 under multicomponent permeation conditions, comparable to biological sodium channels. A co-ion-responsive single-file transport mechanism in 15C-MOFSNC is proposed for the preferential transport of Na+ over K+ due to the synergetic effects of size exclusion, charge selectivity, local hydrophobicity, and preferential binding with functional groups. This study provides an alternative strategy for developing potential single-ion selective channels and membranes for many applications.
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- Jun Lu
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Applied Physics, College of Science, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- ANSTO, Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Rd., Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Lopez KP, Wang R, Hjelvik EA, Lin S, Straub AP. Toward a universal framework for evaluating transport resistances and driving forces in membrane-based desalination processes. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eade0413. [PMID: 36598997 PMCID: PMC9812388 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade0413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Desalination technologies using salt-rejecting membranes are a highly efficient tool to provide fresh water and augment existing water supplies. In recent years, numerous studies have worked to advance a variety of membrane processes with different membrane types and driving forces, but direct quantitative comparisons of these different technologies have led to confusing and contradictory conclusions in the literature. In this Review, we critically assess different membrane-based desalination technologies and provide a universal framework for comparing various driving forces and membrane types. To accomplish this, we first quantify the thermodynamic driving forces resulting from pressure, concentration, and temperature gradients. We then examine the resistances experienced by water molecules as they traverse liquid- and air-filled membranes. Last, we quantify water fluxes in each process for differing desalination scenarios. We conclude by synthesizing results from the literature and our quantitative analyses to compare desalination processes, identifying specific scenarios where each process has fundamental advantages.
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- Kian P. Lopez
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1831, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1831, USA
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0428, USA
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Dong Q, Zhang X, Qian J, He S, Mao Y, Brozena AH, Zhang Y, Pollard TP, Borodin OA, Wang Y, Chava BS, Das S, Zavalij P, Segre CU, Zhu D, Xu L, Liang Y, Yao Y, Briber RM, Li T, Hu L. A cellulose-derived supramolecule for fast ion transport. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadd2031. [PMID: 36490337 PMCID: PMC9733924 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add2031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Supramolecular frameworks have been widely synthesized for ion transport applications. However, conventional approaches of constructing ion transport pathways in supramolecular frameworks typically require complex processes and display poor scalability, high cost, and limited sustainability. Here, we report the scalable and cost-effective synthesis of an ion-conducting (e.g., Na+) cellulose-derived supramolecule (Na-CS) that features a three-dimensional, hierarchical, and crystalline structure composed of massively aligned, one-dimensional, and ångström-scale open channels. Using wood-based Na-CS as a model material, we achieve high ionic conductivities (e.g., 0.23 S/cm in 20 wt% NaOH at 25 °C) even with a highly dense microstructure, in stark contrast to conventional membranes that typically rely on large pores (e.g., submicrometers to a few micrometers) to obtain comparable ionic conductivities. This synthesis approach can be universally applied to a variety of cellulose materials beyond wood, including cotton textiles, fibers, paper, and ink, which suggests excellent potential for a number of applications such as ion-conductive membranes, ionic cables, and ionotronic devices.
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- Qi Dong
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20783, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
- Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Battery Science Branch, Energy Science Division, Sensor and Electron Devices Directorate, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD 20783, USA
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- Battery Science Branch, Energy Science Division, Sensor and Electron Devices Directorate, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD 20783, USA
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation (CSRRI), Illinois Institute of Technology, Physics Department, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
- Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
- Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TcSUH), Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Center for Materials Innovation, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Zuo Q, Shi H, Liu C, Peng M, Zhuang X, Geng Z, He S, Sheng X, Shao P, Yang L, Luo X. Integrated adsorptive/reductive PEDOT:PSS-based composite membranes for efficient Ag(I) rejection. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Fabrication of antifouling two-dimensional MoS2 layered PVDF membrane: Experimental and density functional theory calculation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hydrophobic metal-organic framework@graphene oxide membrane with enhanced water transport for desalination. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Huo HQ, Mi YF, Yang X, Lu HH, Ji YL, Zhou Y, Gao CJ. Polyamide thin film nanocomposite membranes with in-situ integration of multiple functional nanoparticles for high performance reverse osmosis. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Mills R, Baldridge KC, Bernard M, Bhattacharyya D. Recent Advances in Responsive Membrane Functionalization Approaches and Applications. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2022; 58:1202-1236. [PMID: 37063489 PMCID: PMC10103845 DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2022.2145222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In recent years, significant advances have been made in the field of functionalized membranes. With the functionalization using various materials, such as polymers and enzymes, membranes can exhibit property changes in response to an environmental stimulation, such as heat, light, ionic strength, or pH. The resulting responsive nature allows for an increased breadth of membrane uses, due to the developed functionalization properties, such as smart-gating filtration for size-selective water contaminant removal, self-cleaning antifouling surfaces, increased scalability options, and highly sensitive molecular detection. In this review, new advances in both fabrication and applications of functionalized membranes are reported and summarized, including temperature-responsive, pH-responsive, light-responsive, enzyme-functionalized, and two-dimensional material-functionalized membranes. Specific emphasis was given to the most recent technological improvements, current limitations, advances in characterization techniques, and future directions for the field of functionalized membranes.
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- Rollie Mills
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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Iddya A, Zarzycki P, Kingsbury R, Khor CM, Ma S, Wang J, Wheeldon I, Ren ZJ, Hoek EMV, Jassby D. A reverse-selective ion exchange membrane for the selective transport of phosphates via an outer-sphere complexation-diffusion pathway. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 17:1222-1228. [PMID: 36163505 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-022-01209-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Specific-ion selectivity is a highly desirable feature for the next generation of membranes. However, existing membranes rely on differences in charge, size and hydration energy, which limits their ability to target individual ion species. Here we demonstrate a nanocomposite ion-exchange membrane material that enables a reverse-selective transport mechanism that can selectively pass a single ion species. We demonstrate this transport mechanism with phosphate ions selectively transporting across negatively charged cation exchange membranes. Selective transport is enabled by the in situ growth of hydrous manganese oxide nanoparticles throughout a cation exchange membrane that provide a diffusion pathway via phosphate-specific, reversible outer-sphere interactions. On incorporating the hydrous manganese oxide nanoparticles, the membrane's phosphate flux increased by a factor of 27 over an unmodified cation exchange membrane, and the selectivity of phosphorous over sulfate, nitrate and chloride reaches 47, 100 and 20, respectively. By pairing ion-specific outer-sphere interactions between the target ions and appropriate nanoparticles, these nanocomposite ion-exchange materials can, in principle, achieve selective transport for a range of ions.
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- Arpita Iddya
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Institute of the Environment & Sustainability and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Institute of the Environment & Sustainability and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Institute of the Environment & Sustainability and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Institute of the Environment & Sustainability and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Institute of the Environment & Sustainability and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Institute of the Environment & Sustainability and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Tuning charge density in tethered electrolyte active-layer membranes for enhanced ion-ion selectivity. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ma S, Hou Y, Hao J, Lin C, Zhao J, Sui X. Well-Defined Nanostructures by Block Copolymers and Mass Transport Applications in Energy Conversion. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14214568. [PMID: 36365562 PMCID: PMC9655174 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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With the speedy progress in the research of nanomaterials, self-assembly technology has captured the high-profile interest of researchers because of its simplicity and ease of spontaneous formation of a stable ordered aggregation system. The self-assembly of block copolymers can be precisely regulated at the nanoscale to overcome the physical limits of conventional processing techniques. This bottom-up assembly strategy is simple, easy to control, and associated with high density and high order, which is of great significance for mass transportation through membrane materials. In this review, to investigate the regulation of block copolymer self-assembly structures, we systematically explored the factors that affect the self-assembly nanostructure. After discussing the formation of nanostructures of diverse block copolymers, this review highlights block copolymer-based mass transport membranes, which play the role of “energy enhancers” in concentration cells, fuel cells, and rechargeable batteries. We firmly believe that the introduction of block copolymers can facilitate the novel energy conversion to an entirely new plateau, and the research can inform a new generation of block copolymers for more promotion and improvement in new energy applications.
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Sulfonated polymer coating enhances selective removal of calcium in membrane capacitive deionization. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhu Q, Liu Y, Zuo P, Dong Y, Yang Z, Xu T. An isoporous ion exchange membrane for selective Na+ transport. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Ye C, Tan R, Wang A, Chen J, Comesaña Gándara B, Breakwell C, Alvarez-Fernandez A, Fan Z, Weng J, Bezzu CG, Guldin S, Brandon NP, Kucernak AR, Jelfs KE, McKeown NB, Song Q. Long-Life Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries Enabled by Amidoxime-Functionalized Ion-Selective Polymer Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207580. [PMID: 35876472 PMCID: PMC9541571 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) based on aqueous organic electrolytes are a promising technology for safe and cost‐effective large‐scale electrical energy storage. Membrane separators are a key component in RFBs, allowing fast conduction of charge‐carrier ions but minimizing the cross‐over of redox‐active species. Here, we report the molecular engineering of amidoxime‐functionalized Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (AO‐PIMs) by tuning their polymer chain topology and pore architecture to optimize membrane ion transport functions. AO‐PIM membranes are integrated with three emerging aqueous organic flow battery chemistries, and the synergetic integration of ion‐selective membranes with molecular engineered organic molecules in neutral‐pH electrolytes leads to significantly enhanced cycling stability.
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- Chunchun Ye
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.,EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Wang W, Zhang Y, Tan M, Xue C, Zhou W, Bao H, Hon Lau C, Yang X, Ma J, Shao L. Recent advances in monovalent ion selective membranes towards environmental remediation and energy harvesting. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ye C, Tan R, Wang A, Chen J, Comesaña-Gándara B, Breakwell C, Alvarez-Fernandez A, Fan Z, Weng J, Bezzu G, Guldin S, Brandon N, Kucernak A, Jelfs KE, McKeown NB, Song Q. Long‐Life Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries enabled by Amidoxime‐Functionalized Ion‐Selective Polymer Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chunchun Ye
- The University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Edinburgh Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- University College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Earth Science and Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Department of Chemical Engineering South Kensington SW7 2AZ London UNITED KINGDOM
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Zheng H, Mou Z, Lim YJ, Srikanth N, Zhang W, Guo S, Wang R, Zhou K. High‐Precision and High‐Flux Separation by Rationally Designing the Nanochannels and Surface Nanostructure of Polyamide Nanofiltration Membranes. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Han Zheng
- Environmental Process Modelling Centre Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute Nanyang Technological University 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore 637141 Singapore
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme Graduate College Nanyang Technological University 61 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637553 Singapore
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- Institute for Advanced Study Chengdu University 2025 Chengluo Avenue Chengdu 610106 P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme Graduate College Nanyang Technological University 61 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637553 Singapore
- Singapore Membrane Technology Centre Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute Nanyang Technological University 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore 637141 Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute @ NTU Nanyang Technological University 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore 637141 Singapore
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 Singapore
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou 310014 P. R. China
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- Environmental Process Modelling Centre Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute Nanyang Technological University 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore 637141 Singapore
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 P. R. China
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- Singapore Membrane Technology Centre Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute Nanyang Technological University 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore 637141 Singapore
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- Environmental Process Modelling Centre Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute Nanyang Technological University 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore 637141 Singapore
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 Singapore
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Liao Z, Wu Y, Cao S, Yuan S, Fang Y, Qin J, Shi J, Shi C, Ou C, Zhu J. Facile in situ decorating polyacrylonitrile membranes using polyoxometalates for enhanced separation performance. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Shefer I, Lopez K, Straub AP, Epsztein R. Applying Transition-State Theory to Explore Transport and Selectivity in Salt-Rejecting Membranes: A Critical Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:7467-7483. [PMID: 35549171 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Membrane technologies using reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) have been widely implemented in water purification and desalination processes. Separation between species at the molecular level is achievable in RO and NF membranes due to a complex and poorly understood combination of transport mechanisms that have attracted the attention of researchers within and beyond the membrane community for many years. Minimizing existing knowledge gaps in transport through these membranes can improve the sustainability of current water-treatment processes and expand the use of RO and NF membranes to other applications that require high selectivity between species. Since its establishment in 1949, and with growing popularity in recent years, Eyring's transition-state theory (TST) for transmembrane permeation has been applied in numerous studies to mechanistically explore molecular transport in membranes including RO and NF. In this review, we critically assess TST applied to transmembrane permeation in salt-rejecting membranes, focusing on mechanistic insights into transport under confinement that can be gained from this framework and the key limitations associated with the method. We first demonstrate and discuss the limited ability of the commonly used solution-diffusion model to mechanistically explain transport and selectivity trends observed in RO and NF membranes. Next, we review important milestones in the development of TST, introduce its underlying principles and equations, and establish the connection to transmembrane permeation with a focus on molecular-level enthalpic and entropic barriers that govern water and solute transport under confinement. We then critically review the application of TST to explore transport in RO and NF membranes, analyzing trends in measured enthalpic and entropic barriers and synthesizing new data to highlight important phenomena associated with the temperature-dependent measurement of the activation parameters. We also discuss major limitations of the experimental application of TST and propose specific solutions to minimize the uncertainties surrounding the current approach. We conclude with identifying future research needs to enhance the implementation and maximize the benefit of TST application to transmembrane permeation.
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- Idit Shefer
- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0428, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0428, United States
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Shocron A, Atlas I, Suss M. Predicting ion selectivity in water purification by capacitive deionization: electric double layer models. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Uchida J, Soberats B, Gupta M, Kato T. Advanced Functional Liquid Crystals. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2109063. [PMID: 35034382 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid-crystalline materials in the fields of energy, water, photonics, actuation, sensing, and biotechnology. Here, recent advances in functional liquid crystals based on polymers, supramolecular complexes, gels, colloids, and inorganic-based hybrids are reviewed, from design strategies to functionalization of these materials and interfaces. New insights into liquid crystals provided by significant progress in advanced measurements and computational simulations, which enhance new design and functionalization of liquid-crystalline materials, are also discussed.
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- Junya Uchida
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Cra. Valldemossa Km. 7.5, Palma de Mallorca, 07122, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University, Wakasato, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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Yu W, Zhang K, Zhang J, Liang X, Ge X, Ge Z, Wei C, Song W, Xu T, Wu L. Efficient lamellar two‐dimensional proton channels derived from dipole interactions in a polyelectrolyte membrane. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Weisheng Yu
- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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Heiranian M, DuChanois RM, Ritt CL, Violet C, Elimelech M. Molecular Simulations to Elucidate Transport Phenomena in Polymeric Membranes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:3313-3323. [PMID: 35235312 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Despite decades of dominance in separation technology, progress in the design and development of high-performance polymer-based membranes has been incremental. Recent advances in materials science and chemical synthesis provide opportunities for molecular-level design of next-generation membrane materials. Such designs necessitate a fundamental understanding of transport and separation mechanisms at the molecular scale. Molecular simulations are important tools that could lead to the development of fundamental structure-property-performance relationships for advancing membrane design. In this Perspective, we assess the application and capability of molecular simulations to understand the mechanisms of ion and water transport across polymeric membranes. Additionally, we discuss the reliability of molecular models in mimicking the structure and chemistry of nanochannels and transport pathways in polymeric membranes. We conclude by providing research directions for resolving key knowledge gaps related to transport phenomena in polymeric membranes and for the construction of structure-property-performance relationships for the design of next-generation membranes.
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- Mohammad Heiranian
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8286, United States
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Kuo D, Sakamoto T, Torii S, Liu M, Katayama H, Kato T. Removal of viruses from their cocktail solution by liquid-crystalline water-treatment membranes. Polym J 2022; 54:821-825. [PMID: 35311245 PMCID: PMC8919176 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00631-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liquid-crystalline (LC) water-treatment membranes obtained by in situ photopolymerization of ionic mesogenic monomers have been shown to efficiently remove viruses. In our previous works, bicontinuous cubic (Cubbi) and smectic (Sm) LC membranes prepared from ionic taper- and rod-shaped polymerizable mesogens, respectively, were used for this purpose. Here, we report the results of virus removal by columnar (Col) LC water-treatment membranes having ionic nanochannels obtained from ionic taper-shaped mesogens. These effects are compared with those obtained for Cubbi membranes. The effects of these Col and Cubbi LC ionic membranes on the removal of several viruses from their cocktail solution are also examined. Nanostructured polymer membranes were prepared from ionic liquid-crystalline (LC) monomers with taper-shaped mesogens. The virus removal properties of the ionic 1D channels prepared from a columnar (Col) LC phase were examined. In addition, as the first approach for LC membranes, the removal of several viruses from their cocktail solution by the 1D channels of Col membrane and 3D channels of bicontinuous cubic membrane was also studied. ![]()
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