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Lyu B, Jiang J, Jiang Z. Electrostatic Repulsion Facilitated Ion Transport in Covalent-Organic Framework Membranes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2402822. [PMID: 38837540 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Covalent-organic framework (COF) membranes are increasingly used for many potential applications including ion separation, fuel cells, and ion batteries. It is of central importance to fundamentally and quantitatively understand ion transport in COF membranes. In this study, a series of COF membranes is designed with different densities and arrangements of functional groups and subsequently utilize molecular simulation to provide microscopic insights into ion transport in these membranes. The membrane with a single-sided layer exhibits the highest chloride ion (Cl-) conductivity of 77.2 mS cm-1 at 30 °C. Replacing the single-sided layer with a double-sided layer or changing layer arrangement leads to a decrease in Cl- conductivity up to 33% or 53%, respectively. It is revealed that the electrostatic repulsion between ions serves as a driving force to facilitate ion transport and the positions of functional groups determine the direction of electrostatic repulsion. Furthermore, the ordered pores generate concentrated ions and allow rapid ion transport. This study offers bottom-up inspiration on the design of new COF membranes with moderate density and proper arrangement of functional groups to achieve high ion conductivity.
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- Bohui Lyu
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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Xie Y, Huang CQ, Zhou K, Liu Y. Elucidating the transport of water and ions in the nanochannel of covalent organic frameworks by molecular dynamics. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:014708. [PMID: 38953451 DOI: 10.1063/5.0195205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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Inspired by biological channels, achieving precise separation of ion/water and ion/ion requires finely tuned pore sizes at molecular dimensions and deliberate exposure of charged groups. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a class of porous crystalline materials, offer well-defined nanoscale pores and diverse structures, making them excellent candidates for nanofluidic channels that facilitate ion and water transport. In this study, we perform molecular simulations to investigate the structure and kinetics of water and ions confined within the typical COFs with varied exposure of charged groups. The COFs exhibit vertically arrayed nanochannels, enabling diffusion coefficients of water molecules within COFs to remain within the same order of magnitude as in the bulk. The motion of water molecules manifests in two distinct modes, creating a mobile hydration layer around acid groups. The ion diffusion within COFs displays a notable disparity between monovalent (M+) and divalent (M2+) cations. As a result, the selectivity of M+/M2+ can exceed 100, while differentiation among M+ is less pronounced. In addition, our simulations indicate a high rejection (R > 98%) in COFs, indicating their potential as ideal materials for desalination. The chemical flexibility of COFs indicates that would hold significant promise as candidates for advanced artificial ion channels and separation membranes.
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- Yahui Xie
- College of Energy, SIEMIS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics and Medical Science, SV LAB, School of Aerospace, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou 311231, China
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- College of Energy, SIEMIS, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics and Medical Science, SV LAB, School of Aerospace, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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Zhang Y, Zhou K, Su S, Gao J, Liu J, Jiang L. Congener-welded crystalline carbon nitride membrane for robust and highly selective Li/Mg separation. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadm9620. [PMID: 38875338 PMCID: PMC11177944 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Extracting lithium from salt-lake brines critically relies on the separation of Li+ and Mg2+, which could combat the lithium shortage. However, designing robust sieving membrane with high Li+/Mg2+ selectivity in the long-time operation has remained highly challenging. Here, we demonstrate a bioinspired congener-welded crystalline carbon nitride membrane that can accomplish efficient and stable monovalent ion sieving over divalent Mg ion. The crystalline carbon nitrides have uniform and narrow pore size to reject the large hydrated Mg2+ and rich ligating sites to facilitate an almost barrierless Li+ transport as suggested by ab initio simulations. These crystals were then welded by vapor-deposited congeners, i.e., amorphous polymer carbon nitride, which have similar composition and chemistry with the crystals, forming intimate and compatible crystal/polymer interface. As a result, our membrane can sieve out highly dilute Li+ (0.002 M) from concentrated Mg2+ (1.0 M) with a high selectivity of 1708, and can be continuously operated for 10 days.
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- Yuanyuan Zhang
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS (SIEMIS), Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao 266101, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interface Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100090, China
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Zhao C, Feng F, Hou J, Hu J, Su Y, Liu JZ, Hill M, Freeman BD, Wang H, Zhang H. Unlocking Direct Lithium Extraction in Harsh Conditions through Thiol-Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework Subnanofluidic Membranes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:14058-14066. [PMID: 38733559 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes with high ion selectivity are highly desirable for direct lithium-ion (Li+) separation from industrial brines. However, very few MOF membranes can efficiently separate Li+ from brines of high Mg2+/Li+ concentration ratios and keep stable in ultrahigh Mg2+-concentrated brines. This work reports a type of MOF-channel membranes (MOFCMs) by growing UiO-66-(SH)2 into the nanochannels of polymer substrates to improve the efficiency of MOF membranes for challenging Li+ extraction. The resulting membranes demonstrate excellent monovalent metal ion selectivity over divalent metal ions, with Li+/Mg2+ selectivity up to 103 since Mg2+ should overcome a higher energy barrier than Li+ when transported through the MOF pores, as confirmed by molecular dynamics simulations. Under dual-ion diffusion, as the Mg2+/Li+ mole ratio of the feed solution increases from 0.2 to 30, the membrane Li+/Mg2+ selectivity decreases from 1516 to 19, corresponding to the purity of lithium products between 99.9 and 95.0%. Further research on multi-ion diffusion that involves Mg2+ and three monovalent metal ions (K+, Na+, and Li+, referred to as M+) in the feed solutions shows a significant improvement in Li+/Mg2+ separation efficiency. The Li+/Mg2+ selectivity can go up to 1114 when the Mg2+/M+ molar concentration ratio is 1:1, and it remains at 19 when the ratio is 30:1. The membrane selectivity is also stable for 30 days in a highly concentrated solution with a high Mg2+/Li+ concentration ratio. These results indicate the feasibility of the MOFCMs for direct lithium extraction from brines with Mg2+ concentrations up to 3.5 M. This study provides an alternative strategy for designing efficient MOF membranes in extracting valuable minerals in the future.
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- Chen Zhao
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, 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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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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Hou J, Zhao C, Zhang H. Bio-Inspired Subnanofluidics: Advanced Fabrication and Functionalization. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300278. [PMID: 37203269 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Biological ion channels can realize high-speed and high-selective ion transport through the protein filter with the sub-1-nanometer channel. Inspired by biological ion channels, various kinds of artificial subnanopores, subnanochannels, and subnanoslits with improved ion selectivity and permeability are recently developed for efficient separation, energy conversion, and biosensing. This review article discusses the advanced fabrication and functionalization methods for constructing subnanofluidic pores, channels, tubes, and slits, which have shown great potential for various applications. Novel fabrication methods for producing subnanofluidics, including top-down techniques such as electron beam etching, ion irradiation, and electrochemical etching, as well as bottom-up approaches starting from advanced microporous frameworks, microporous polymers, lipid bilayer embedded subnanochannels, and stacked 2D materials are well summarized. Meanwhile, the functionalization methods of subnanochannels are discussed based on the introduction of functional groups, which are classified into direct synthesis, covalent bond modifications, and functional molecule fillings. These methods have enabled the construction of subnanochannels with precise control of structure, size, and functionality. The current progress, challenges, and future directions in the field of subnanofluidic are also discussed.
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- Jue Hou
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Zhang B, Dai X, Wei N, Cui X, Fan F, Zhang J, Zhang D, Meng F, Qi W, Fu Y. Fabrication of Oriented MOF-Based Mixed Matrix Membrane via Ion-Induced Synchronous Synthesis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305688. [PMID: 37922529 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Developing a facile strategy for constructing oriented mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) with uniformly dispersed and high-loading metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is a crucial scientific challenge in probing the enhanced capability and potential applications of MOF-polymer MMMs. Herein, a novel synchronous synthetic method for constructing oriented CuBDC/poly(m-phenylenediamine) (CuBDC/PmPD) MMM with uniform MOF dispersion at high loading at the air-solution interface via the dual function of metal ions is reported. The resulting MMM exhibits excellent separation performance in ion sieving and seawater desalination due to the structural integrity of the proposed membrane and the highly interconnected channels created through the oriented distribution of MOF in a polymer matrix. Such a cutting-edge approach may provide promising insights into the development of advanced MMMs with optimized structure and superior performances.
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- Bing Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Institute of Metal Research, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, P. R. China
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- Multi-Scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Multi-Scale Porous Materials Center, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Institute of Metal Research, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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Wang X, Wang M, Chen M, Zhang Y. A Mini Review of Ceramic-Based MOF Membranes for Water Treatment. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:751. [PMID: 37755173 PMCID: PMC10537879 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13090751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Ceramic membranes have been increasingly employed in water treatment owing to their merits such as high-stability, anti-oxidation, long lifespan and environmental friendliness. The application of ceramic membranes mainly focuses on microfiltration and ultrafiltration processes, and some precise separation can be achieved by introducing novel porous materials with superior selectivity. Recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have developed a wide spectrum of applications in the fields of the environment, energy, water treatment and gas separation due to the diversity and tunable advantages of metal clusters and organic ligands. Although the issue of water stability in MOF materials inhibits the development of MOF membranes in water treatment, researchers still overcome many obstacles to advance the application of MOF membranes in water treatment processes. To the best of our knowledge, there is still a lack of a reviews on the development process and prospects of ceramic-based MOF membranes for water treatment. Therefore, in this review, we mainly summarize the fabrication method for ceramic-based MOF membranes and their application in water treatment, such as water/salt separation, pollutant separation, heavy metal separation, etc. Following this, based on the high structural, thermal and chemical stability of ceramic substrates, and the high controllability of MOF materials, the superiority and insufficient use of ceramic-based MOF membranes in the field of water treatment are critically discussed.
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- Xueling Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (X.W.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (X.W.)
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- Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (X.W.)
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Zhao J, Fan R, Xiang S, Hu J, Zheng X. Preparation and Lithium-Ion Separation Property of ZIF-8 Membrane with Excellent Flexibility. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:membranes13050500. [PMID: 37233561 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13050500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes exhibit immense potential for separation applications due to their regular pore channels and scalable pore sizes. However, structuring a flexible and high-quality MOF membrane remains a challenge due to its brittleness, which severely restricts its practical application. This paper presents a simple and effective method in which continuous, uniform, defect-free ZIF-8 film layers of tunable thickness are constructed on the surface of inert microporous polypropylene membranes (MPPM). To provide heterogeneous nucleation sites for ZIF-8 growth, an extensive amount of hydroxyl and amine groups were introduced on the MPPM surface using the dopamine-assisted co-deposition technique. Subsequently, ZIF-8 crystals were grown in-situ on the MPPM surface using the solvothermal method. The resultant ZIF-8/MPPM exhibited a lithium-ion permeation flux of 0.151 mol m-2 h-1 and a high selectivity of Li+/Na+ = 1.93, Li+/Mg2+ = 11.50. Notably, ZIF-8/MPPM has good flexibility, and the lithium-ion permeation flux and selectivity remain unchanged at a bending curvature of 348 m-1. These excellent mechanical characteristics are crucial for the practical applications of MOF membranes.
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- Jun Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350001, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology of Fujian Province University, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology of Fujian Province University, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology of Fujian Province University, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Industrial Green Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology of Fujian Province University, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China
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Xu T, Wu B, Li Y, Zhu Y, Sheng F, Ge L, Li X, Xu T. Insight into Ion Transport in Discrete Frameworks of Porous Organic Cage Membranes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Tingting Xu
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei230601, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, China
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UiO-66-(COONa)2 membrane with programmable ionic channels for lithium ion-selective transport. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121312] [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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Raggam S, Mohammad M, Choo Y, Danasamy G, Zargar M, Kyong Shon H, Razmjou A. Advances in metal organic framework (MOF) – based membranes and adsorbents for Lithium-ion extraction. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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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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Zhang W, Huang Q, Liu S, Zhang M, Liu G, Ma Z, Jin W. Graphene oxide membrane regulated by surface charges and interlayer channels for selective transport of monovalent ions over divalent ions. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Xu T, Wu B, Hou L, Zhu Y, Sheng F, Zhao Z, Dong Y, Liu J, Ye B, Li X, Ge L, Wang H, Xu T. Highly Ion-Permselective Porous Organic Cage Membranes with Hierarchical Channels. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10220-10229. [PMID: 35586909 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Membranes of high ion permselectivity are significant for the separation of ion species at the subnanometer scale. Here, we report porous organic cage (i.e., CC3) membranes with hierarchical channels including discrete internal cavities and cage-aligned external cavities connected by subnanometer-sized windows. The windows of CC3 sieve monovalent ions from divalent ones and the dual nanometer-sized cavities provide pathways for fast ion transport with a flux of 1.0 mol m-2 h-1 and a mono-/divalent ion selectivity (e.g., K+/Mg2+) up to 103, several orders of magnitude higher than the permselectivities of reported membranes. Molecular dynamics simulations illustrate the ion transport trajectory from the external to internal cavity via the CC3 window, where ions migrate in diverse hydration states following the energy barrier sequence of K+ < Na+ < Li+ ≪ Mg2+. This work sheds light on ion transport properties in porous organic cage channels of discrete frameworks and offers guidelines for developing membranes with hierarchical channels for efficient ion separation.
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- Tingting Xu
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Functional Membrane Materials and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Zhang H, Li X, Hou J, Jiang L, Wang H. Angstrom-scale ion channels towards single-ion selectivity. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:2224-2254. [PMID: 35225300 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00582k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Artificial ion channels with ion permeability and selectivity comparable to their biological counterparts are highly desired for efficient separation, biosensing, and energy conversion technologies. In the past two decades, both nanoscale and sub-nanoscale ion channels have been successfully fabricated to mimic biological ion channels. Although nanoscale ion channels have achieved intelligent gating and rectification properties, they cannot realize high ion selectivity, especially single-ion selectivity. Artificial angstrom-sized ion channels with narrow pore sizes <1 nm and well-defined pore structures mimicking biological channels have accomplished high ion conductivity and single-ion selectivity. This review comprehensively summarizes the research progress in the rational design and synthesis of artificial subnanometer-sized ion channels with zero-dimensional to three-dimensional pore structures. Then we discuss cation/anion, mono-/di-valent cation, mono-/di-valent anion, and single-ion selectivities of the synthetic ion channels and highlight their potential applications in high-efficiency ion separation, energy conversion, and biological therapeutics. The gaps of single-ion selectivity between artificial and natural channels and the connections between ion selectivity and permeability of synthetic ion channels are covered. Finally, the challenges that need to be addressed in this research field and the perspective of angstrom-scale ion channels are discussed.
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- Huacheng Zhang
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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- Manufacturing, CSIRO, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Pan X, Qin Y, Deng J, Wang S, Gao Q, Zhu Y, Yang Z, Lu X. Molecular insights on Ca2+/Na+ separation via graphene-based nanopores: The role of electrostatic interactions to ionic dehydration. Chin J Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang X, Wu B, Afsar NU, Zhu Y, Xu T, Zhao Z, Li X, Ge L, Xu T. Soluble polymeric metal-organic frameworks toward crystalline membranes for efficient cation separation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Preparation of monovalent cation perm-selective membranes by controlling surface hydration energy barrier. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Zhao Y, Wu M, Guo Y, Mamrol N, Yang X, Gao C, Van der Bruggen B. Metal-organic framework based membranes for selective separation of target ions. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Semrau AL, Fischer RA. High-Quality Thin Films of UiO-66-NH 2 by Coordination Modulated Layer-by-Layer Liquid Phase Epitaxy. Chemistry 2021; 27:8509-8516. [PMID: 33830544 PMCID: PMC8251636 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We report the fabrication of macroscopically and microscopically homogeneous, crack-free metal-organic framework (MOF) UiO-66-NH2 (UiO: Universitetet i Oslo; [Zr6 O4 (OH)4 (bdc-NH2 )6 ]; bdc-NH2 2- : 2-amino-1,4-benzene dicarboxylate) thin films on silicon oxide surfaces. A DMF-free, low-temperature coordination modulated (CM), layer-by-layer liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) using the controlled secondary building block approach (CSA). Efficient substrate activation was determined as a key factor to obtain dense and smooth coatings by comparing UiO-66-NH2 thin films grown on ozone and piranha acid-activated substrates. Films of 2.60 μm thickness with a minimal surface roughness of 2 nm and a high sorption capacity of 3.53 mmol g-1 MeOH (at 25 °C) were typically obtained in an 80-cycle experiment at mild conditions (70 °C, ambient pressure).
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- A. Lisa Semrau
- Department of Chemistry Inorganic and Metal-Organic ChemistryLichtenbergstraße 485787Garching
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- Department of Chemistry Inorganic and Metal-Organic ChemistryLichtenbergstraße 485787Garching
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Le T, Chen X, Dong H, Tarpeh W, Perea-Cachero A, Coronas J, Martin SM, Mohammad M, Razmjou A, Esfahani AR, Koutahzadeh N, Cheng P, Kidambi PR, Esfahani MR. An Evolving Insight into Metal Organic Framework-Functionalized Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Tin Le
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-6104, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-6104, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-6104, United States
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50018, Spain
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50018, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50018, Spain
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50018, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
- UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0002, United States
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- Environmental Health & Safety, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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Ruan H, Pan N, Wang C, Yu L, Liao J, Shen J. Functional UiO-66 Series Membranes with High Perm Selectivity of Monovalent and Bivalent Anions for Electrodialysis Applications. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Huimin Ruan
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Long Q, Chen J, Wang Z, Zhang Z, Qi G, Liu ZQ. Vein-supported porous membranes with enhanced superhydrophilicity and mechanical strength for oil-water separation. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hou J, Wang H, Zhang H. Zirconium Metal–Organic Framework Materials for Efficient Ion Adsorption and Sieving. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jue Hou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Manufacturing, CSIRO, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Xu T, Shehzad MA, Wang X, Wu B, Ge L, Xu T. Engineering Leaf-Like UiO-66-SO 3H Membranes for Selective Transport of Cations. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2020; 12:51. [PMID: 34138245 PMCID: PMC7770750 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-0386-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with angstrom-sized pores are promising functional nanomaterials for the fabrication of cation permselective membranes (MOF-CPMs). However, only a few research reports show successful preparation of the MOF-CPMs with good cation separation performance due to several inherent problems in MOFs, such as arduous self-assembly, poor water resistance, and tedious fabrication strategies. Besides, low cation permeation flux due to the absence of the cation permeation assisting functionalities in MOFs is another big issue, which limits their widespread use in membrane technology. Therefore, it is necessary to fabricate functional MOF-CPMs using simplistic strategies to improve cation permeation. In this context, we report a facile in situ smart growth strategy to successfully produce ultrathin (< 600 nm) and leaf-like UiO-66-SO3H membranes at the surface of anodic alumina oxide. The physicochemical characterizations confirm that sulfonated angstrom-sized ion transport channels exist in the as-prepared UiO-66-SO3H membranes, which accelerate the cation permeation (~ 3× faster than non-functionalized UiO-66 membrane) and achieve a high ion selectivity (Na+/Mg2+ > 140). The outstanding cation separation performance validates the importance of introducing sulfonic acid groups in MOF-CPMs.
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- Tingting Xu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iCHEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iCHEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iCHEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iCHEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, iCHEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
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Sun Y, Song C, Guo X, Liu Y. Concurrent Manipulation of Out-of-Plane and Regional In-Plane Orientations of NH 2-UiO-66 Membranes with Significantly Reduced Anisotropic Grain Boundary and Superior H 2/CO 2 Separation Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:4494-4500. [PMID: 31873001 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Preferred orientation has proven to exert a significant impact on the gas separation performance of metal-organic framework membranes. Nevertheless, realizing three-dimensional orientation control remains a challenging issue. In this study, well-intergrown NH2-UiO-66 membranes with both (111) out-of-plane and regional in-plane orientations were prepared by combining oriented deposition of seeds and solvothermal epitaxial growth. Dynamic air-liquid interface-assisted self-assembly method was employed to organize uniform octahedral-shaped NH2-UiO-66 seeds into closely packed monolayers with (111) out-of-plane and regional in-plane orientations, whereas the use of ZrS2 as the zirconium precursor during the solvothermal epitaxial growth was found indispensible for sealing the intercrystalline gaps while preserving the preferred orientation inherited from seed layers. In addition, compared with solvothermal heating, employing microwave heating led to poor intergrowth between neighboring NH2-UiO-66 crystals because of a lower dielectric loss factor of the reaction medium. Gas permeation results indicated that the prepared NH2-UiO-66 membranes exhibited H2/CO2 selectivity up to 5.5 times higher than their counterparts with random and/or mere out-of-plane orientations as well as H2 permeability 14.5 times higher than NH2-MIL-125(Ti) membranes with mere out-of-plane orientation under similar operating conditions.
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- Yanwei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Centre for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116023 , PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Centre for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116023 , PR China
- EMS Energy Institute, Departments of Energy and Mineral Engineering and of Chemical Engineering . The Pennsylvania State University , University Park , Pennsylvania 16802 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Centre for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116023 , PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Centre for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116023 , PR China
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