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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]
Abstract
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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Affiliation(s)
- 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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Leverant CJ, Greathouse JA, Harvey JA, Alam TM. Machine Learning Predictions of Simulated Self-Diffusion Coefficients for Bulk and Confined Pure Liquids. J Chem Theory Comput 2023. [PMID: 37192538 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.2c01040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Diffusion properties of bulk fluids have been predicted using empirical expressions and machine learning (ML) models, suggesting that predictions of diffusion also should be possible for fluids in confined environments. The ability to quickly and accurately predict diffusion in porous materials would enable new discoveries and spur development in relevant technologies such as separations, catalysis, batteries, and subsurface applications. In this work, we apply artificial neural network (ANN) models to predict the simulated self-diffusion coefficients of real liquids in both bulk and pore environments. The training data sets were generated from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of Lennard-Jones particles representing a diverse set of 14 molecules ranging from ammonia to dodecane over a range of liquid pressures and temperatures. Planar, cylindrical, and hexagonal pore models consisted of walls composed of carbon atoms. Our simple model for these liquids was primarily used to generate ANN training data, but the simulated self-diffusion coefficients of bulk liquids show excellent agreement with experimental diffusion coefficients. ANN models based on simple descriptors accurately reproduced the MD diffusion data for both bulk and confined liquids, including the trend of increased mobility in large pores relative to the corresponding bulk liquid.
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- Calen J Leverant
- Nanoscale Sciences Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Nuclear Waste Disposal Research & Analysis Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Geochemistry Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Department of Organic Materials Science, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
- ACC Consulting New Mexico, Cedar Crest, New Mexico 87008, United States
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Cnudde P, Redekop EA, Dai W, Porcaro NG, Waroquier M, Bordiga S, Hunger M, Li L, Olsbye U, Van Speybroeck V. Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the Promotional Effect of Acid Sites on the Diffusion of Alkenes through Small-Pore Zeolites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10016-10022. [PMID: 33496374 PMCID: PMC8251642 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The diffusion of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons is of fundamental importance for many zeolite‐catalyzed processes. Transport of small alkenes in the confined zeolite pores can become hindered, resulting in a significant impact on the ultimate product selectivity and separation. Herein, intracrystalline light olefin/paraffin diffusion through the 8‐ring windows of zeolite SAPO‐34 is characterized by a complementary set of first‐principle molecular dynamics simulations, PFG‐NMR experiments, and pulse‐response temporal analysis of products measurements, yielding information at different length and time scales. Our results clearly show a promotional effect of the presence of Brønsted acid sites on the diffusion rate of ethene and propene, whereas transport of alkanes is found to be insensitive to the presence of acid sites. The enhanced diffusivity of unsaturated hydrocarbons is ascribed to the formation of favorable π–H interactions with acid protons, as confirmed by IR spectroscopy measurements. The acid site distribution is proven to be an important design parameter for optimizing product distributions and separations.
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- Pieter Cnudde
- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN), Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1126 Blindern, 0318, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, NIS Centre of Excellence and INSTM Reference Center, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 10, Torino, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, NIS Centre of Excellence and INSTM Reference Center, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 10, Torino, Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Stuttgart, 70550, Stuttgart, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN), Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1126 Blindern, 0318, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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Cnudde P, Redekop EA, Dai W, Porcaro NG, Waroquier M, Bordiga S, Hunger M, Li L, Olsbye U, Van Speybroeck V. Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the Promotional Effect of Acid Sites on the Diffusion of Alkenes through Small‐Pore Zeolites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202017025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Pieter Cnudde
- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM) Ghent University Technologiepark 46 9052 Zwijnaarde Belgium
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- Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0318 Oslo Norway
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry NIS Centre of Excellence and INSTM Reference Center University of Turin Via P. Giuria 7 10125 10 Torino Italy
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM) Ghent University Technologiepark 46 9052 Zwijnaarde Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry NIS Centre of Excellence and INSTM Reference Center University of Turin Via P. Giuria 7 10125 10 Torino Italy
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- Institute of Chemical Technology University of Stuttgart 70550 Stuttgart Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
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- Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology (SMN) Department of Chemistry University of Oslo P.O. Box 1126 Blindern 0318 Oslo Norway
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