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Zhang G, Lin W, Huang F, Sessler J, Khashab NM. Industrial Separation Challenges: How Does Supramolecular Chemistry Help? J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19143-19163. [PMID: 37624708 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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The chemical industry and the chemical processes underscoring it are under intense scrutiny as the demands for the transition to more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices are increasing. Traditional industrial separation systems, such as thermally driven distillation for hydrocarbon purification, are energy intensive. The development of more energy efficient separation technologies is thus emerging as a critical need, as is the creation of new materials that may permit a transition away from classic distillation-based separations. In this Perspective, we focus on porous organic cages and macrocycles that can adsorb guest molecules selectively through various host-guest interactions and permit molecular sieving behavior at the molecular level. Specifically, we summarize the recent advances where receptor-based adsorbent materials have been shown to be effective for industrially relevant hydrocarbon separations, highlighting the underlying host-guest interactions that impart selectivity and permit the observed separations. This approach to sustainable separations is currently in its infancy. Nevertheless, several receptor-based adsorbent materials with extrinsic/intrinsic voids or special functional groups have been reported in recent years that can selectively capture various targeted guest molecules. We believe that the understanding of the interactions that drive selectivity at a molecular level accruing from these initial systems will permit an ever-more-effective "bottom-up" design of tailored molecular sieves that, in due course, will allow adsorbent material-based approaches to separations to transition from the laboratory into an industrial setting.
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- Gengwu Zhang
- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Chemistry Program, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Chemistry Program, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311215, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Chemistry Program, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Aluru NR, Aydin F, Bazant MZ, Blankschtein D, Brozena AH, de Souza JP, Elimelech M, Faucher S, Fourkas JT, Koman VB, Kuehne M, Kulik HJ, Li HK, Li Y, Li Z, Majumdar A, Martis J, Misra RP, Noy A, Pham TA, Qu H, Rayabharam A, Reed MA, Ritt CL, Schwegler E, Siwy Z, Strano MS, Wang Y, Yao YC, Zhan C, Zhang Z. Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2737-2831. [PMID: 36898130 PMCID: PMC10037271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important natural systems and industrial applications. Existing theories often fail to predict the exotic effects observed in the narrowest of such pores, called single-digit nanopores (SDNs), which have diameters or conduit widths of less than 10 nm, and have only recently become accessible for experimental measurements. What SDNs reveal has been surprising, including a rapidly increasing number of examples such as extraordinarily fast water transport, distorted fluid-phase boundaries, strong ion-correlation and quantum effects, and dielectric anomalies that are not observed in larger pores. Exploiting these effects presents myriad opportunities in both basic and applied research that stand to impact a host of new technologies at the water-energy nexus, from new membranes for precise separations and water purification to new gas permeable materials for water electrolyzers and energy-storage devices. SDNs also present unique opportunities to achieve ultrasensitive and selective chemical sensing at the single-ion and single-molecule limit. In this review article, we summarize the progress on nanofluidics of SDNs, with a focus on the confinement effects that arise in these extremely narrow nanopores. The recent development of precision model systems, transformative experimental tools, and multiscale theories that have played enabling roles in advancing this frontier are reviewed. We also identify new knowledge gaps in our understanding of nanofluidic transport and provide an outlook for the future challenges and opportunities at this rapidly advancing frontier.
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- Narayana R Aluru
- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712TexasUnited States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut06520-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- Maryland NanoCenter, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California95344, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712TexasUnited States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 15 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut06520, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut06520-8286, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
- Maryland NanoCenter, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland20742, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California95344, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California94305, United States
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Preactivated zeolite nanosheet plate-tiled membrane on porous PVDF film: Synthesis and study of proton-selective ion conduction. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Wang X, Hinkle KR, Jameson CJ, Murad S. Using Molecular Simulations to Facilitate Design and Operation of Membrane-Based and Chiral Separation Processes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xiaoyu Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio 45469
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, United States
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As a scarce natural resource, the preservation of water quality is of fundamental importance to guarantee its availability for future generations. Due to the increasing industrial activity, effluents are generated with a series of chemical compounds, such as nitrogenous, phosphoric, and organic compounds, heavy metals, and dyes which, if improperly disposed of, contribute to contamination, followed by significant environmental impacts, in addition to the damage to human health. The adsorption technique is an effective approach for removing contaminants from effluents, showing high versatility, due to the use of various materials as adsorbents. Belonging to a wide variety of materials, zeolites reveal to be a promising adsorbent. Zeolites are minerals found in nature or which can be synthesized from industrial residues, standing out in the treatment of contaminated effluents. Zeolite removal efficiency depends on the contaminant to be removed and can reach up to 96% for heavy metals, 90% for phosphoric compounds, 96% for dyes, 80% for nitrogen compounds, and 89% for organics. Aiming at the identification of the more relevant findings and research gaps to advance the use of zeolites in the large-scale treatment of industrial effluents, a review on the recent application of zeolites is needed. This paper presents a global view of zeolites, and a review is conducted on several recent studies using zeolites as adsorbents for the contaminants considered, indicating the main characteristics of the various adsorption systems, demonstrating the particularities of each process, and aiming to reveal useful information to provide future research, in addition to identifying points that need further investigation.
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Two-Dimensional MFI Zeolite Nanosheets Exfoliated by Surfactant Assisted Solution Process. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11092327. [PMID: 34578643 PMCID: PMC8472291 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Two-dimensional (2D) zeolite nanosheets are important for the synthesis of high flux zeolite membranes due to their lateral size in a preferred orientation. A way to obtain 2D zeolite nanosheets is to exfoliate interlocked structures generated during the hydrothermal synthesis. The mechanical and polymer assisted exfoliation process leads to mechanical damage in nanosheets and short lateral size. In the present study, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was introduced as an exfoliation agent and dispersant, so that multilamellar interlocked silicalite-1 zeolite nanosheets successfully exfoliated into a large lateral size (individual nanosheets 500~1200 nm). The good exfoliation behavior was due to the strong penetration of PVP into multilamellar nanosheets. Sonication assisted by mild milling helps PVP molecules to penetrate through the lamellar structure, contributing to the expansion of the distance between adjacent layers and thus decreasing the interactions between each layer. In addition, the stability of exfoliated nanosheets was evaluated with a series of organic solvents. The exfoliated nanosheets were well dispersed in n-butanol and stable for 30 days. Therefore, the PVP-assisted solution-based exfoliation process provides high aspect ratio MFI zeolite nanosheets in organic solvents for a long period.
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Zhou Z, Guo D, Shinde DB, Cao L, Li Z, Li X, Lu D, Lai Z. Precise Sub-Angstrom Ion Separation Using Conjugated Microporous Polymer Membranes. ACS NANO 2021; 15:11970-11980. [PMID: 34185517 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Polymer membranes typically possess a broad pore-size distribution that leads to much lower selectivity in ion separation when compared to membranes made of crystalline porous materials; however, they are highly desirable because of their easy processability and low cost. Herein, we demonstrate the fabrication of ion-sieving membranes based on a polycarbazole-type conjugated microporous polymer using an easy to scale-up electropolymerization strategy. The membranes exhibited high uniform sub-nanometer pores and a precisely tunable membrane thickness, yielding a high ion-sieving performance with a sub-1 Å size precision. Both experimental results and molecular simulations suggested that the impressive ion-sieving performance of the CMP membranes originates from their uniform and narrow pore-size distribution.
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- Zongyao Zhou
- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Han S, Liu P, Ma Y, Wu Q, Meng X, Xiao FS. Calcination-Free Fabrication of Highly b-Oriented Silicalite-1 Zeolite Films by Secondary Growth in the Absence of Organic Structure-Directing Agents. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shichao Han
- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Key Lab of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Key Lab of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Zhou J, Liu Y, Zuo P, Li Y, Dong Y, Wu L, Yang Z, Xu T. Highly conductive and vanadium sieving Microporous Tröger's Base Membranes for vanadium redox flow battery. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Michel MM, Reczek L, Papciak D, Włodarczyk-Makuła M, Siwiec T, Trach Y. Mineral Materials Coated with and Consisting of MnO x-Characteristics and Application of Filter Media for Groundwater Treatment: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E2232. [PMID: 32413999 PMCID: PMC7287796 DOI: 10.3390/ma13102232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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For groundwater treatment, the technologies involving oxidation on MnOx filter bed are beneficial, common, and effectively used. The presence of MnOx is the mutual feature of filter media, both MnOx-coated mineral materials like quartz sand and gravel, chalcedonite, diatomite, glauconite, zeolite, or anthracite along with consisting of MnOx manganese ores. This review is based on the analysis of research and review papers, commercial data sheets, and standards. The paper aimed to provide new suggestions and useful information for further investigation of MnOx filter media for groundwater treatment. The presented compilations are based on the characteristics of coatings, methods, and conditions of its obtaining and type of filter media. The relationship between the properties of MnOx amendments and the obtained purification effects as well as the commonly used commercial products, their features, and applications have been discussed. The paper concludes by mentioning about improving catalytic/adsorption properties of non-reactive siliceous media opposed to ion-exchange minerals and about possible significance of birnessite type manganese oxide for water treatment. Research needs related to the assessment of the use MnOx filter media to heavy metals removal from groundwater in field operations and to standardize methodology of testing MnOx filter media for water treatment were identified.
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- Magdalena M. Michel
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 166 Nowoursynowska st., 02-787 Warsaw, Poland; (L.R.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 166 Nowoursynowska st., 02-787 Warsaw, Poland; (L.R.); (T.S.)
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, 6 Powstańców Warszawy Ave., 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland;
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- Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment, Czestochowa University of Technology, 69 Dąbrowskiego st., 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland;
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, 166 Nowoursynowska st., 02-787 Warsaw, Poland; (L.R.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Water Supply, Water Disposal and Drilling Engineering, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, 11 Soborna st., 33028 Rivne, Ukraine;
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Lu X, Yang Y, Zhang J, Yan Y, Wang Z. Solvent-Free Secondary Growth of Highly b-Oriented MFI Zeolite Films from Anhydrous Synthetic Powder. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:2916-2919. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xiaofei Lu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, 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 310027, 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 310027, 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 310027, P. R. China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE19716, United States
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
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Cao Z, Zeng S, Xu Z, Arvanitis A, Yang S, Gu X, Dong J. Ultrathin ZSM-5 zeolite nanosheet laminated membrane for high-flux desalination of concentrated brines. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2018; 4:eaau8634. [PMID: 30480094 PMCID: PMC6251719 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau8634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The tremendous potential of zeolite membranes for efficient molecular separation via size-exclusion effects is highly desired by the energy and chemical industries, but its practical realization has been hindered by nonselective permeation through intercrystalline spaces and high resistance to intracrystalline diffusion in the conventional zeolite membranes of randomly oriented polycrystalline structures. Here, we report the synthesis of ZSM-5 zeolite nanosheets with very large aspect ratios and nanometer-scale thickness in the preferred straight channel direction. We used these ZSM-5 nanosheets to fabricate ultrathin (<500 nm) laminated membranes on macroporous alumina substrates by a simple dip-coating process and subsequent consolidation via vapor-phase crystallization. This ultrathin b-oriented ZSM-5 membrane has demonstrated extraordinary water flux combined with high salt rejection in pervaporation desalination for brines containing up to 24 weight % of dissolved NaCl. The ZSM-5 nanosheets may also offer opportunities to developing high-performance battery ion separators, catalysts, adsorbents, and thin-film sensors.
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- Zishu Cao
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Ji M, Gao X, Wang X, Zhang Y, Jiang J, Gu X. An ensemble synthesis strategy for fabrication of hollow fiber T-type zeolite membrane modules. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Triclinic AlPO-34 zeolite synthesized with nicotine and its proton conduction properties. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ursino C, Castro-Muñoz R, Drioli E, Gzara L, Albeirutty MH, Figoli A. Progress of Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment. MEMBRANES 2018; 8:E18. [PMID: 29614045 PMCID: PMC6027241 DOI: 10.3390/membranes8020018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The use of membrane-based technologies has been applied for water treatment applications; however, the limitations of conventional polymeric membranes have led to the addition of inorganic fillers to enhance their performance. In recent years, nanocomposite membranes have greatly attracted the attention of scientists for water treatment applications such as wastewater treatment, water purification, removal of microorganisms, chemical compounds, heavy metals, etc. The incorporation of different nanofillers, such as carbon nanotubes, zinc oxide, graphene oxide, silver and copper nanoparticles, titanium dioxide, 2D materials, and some other novel nano-scale materials into polymeric membranes have provided great advances, e.g., enhancing on hydrophilicity, suppressing the accumulation of pollutants and foulants, enhancing rejection efficiencies and improving mechanical properties and thermal stabilities. Thereby, the aim of this work is to provide up-to-date information related to those novel nanocomposite membranes and their contribution for water treatment applications.
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- Claudia Ursino
- Institute on Membrane Technology National Research Council, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci 17/C, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (C.U.); (R.C.-M.); (E.D.)
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- Institute on Membrane Technology National Research Council, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci 17/C, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (C.U.); (R.C.-M.); (E.D.)
- Department of Inorganic Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute on Membrane Technology National Research Council, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci 17/C, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (C.U.); (R.C.-M.); (E.D.)
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- Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
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- Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
- Mechanical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute on Membrane Technology National Research Council, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci 17/C, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (C.U.); (R.C.-M.); (E.D.)
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Wang Y, Zou X, Sun L, Rong H, Zhu G. A zeolite-like aluminophosphate membrane with molecular-sieving property for water desalination. Chem Sci 2018; 9:2533-2539. [PMID: 29732131 PMCID: PMC5909670 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc04974a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
A fascinating membrane material composed of polycrystalline zeolite-like aluminophosphate with narrow pore and high water uptake is well developed, which exhibits superior desalination performance in terms of excellent ion rejection and record water flux.
Membrane desalination has been proposed as a promising strategy to address the worldwide challenge of water scarcity. The development of membrane desalination is impeded by the limited availability of membrane materials, thus, selective membranes with high water fluxes are in high demand. Therefore, the synthesis of a zeolite-like aluminophosphate membrane for water desalination is reported herein. An AlPO4-18 membrane without visible cracks was prepared on stainless steel nets via a seeded approach. The specific adsorption and diffusion properties of the AlPO4-18 membrane toward water were simultaneously investigated by vapor adsorption measurements and molecular simulation. A large adsorption capacity indicates the excellent water affinity of the AlPO4-18 membrane, and water gathering around other water molecules suggests stronger water–water interactions than framework–water interactions. Meanwhile, water molecules transport rapidly through the pores, assisted by a built-in pathway and directed diffusion. The as-synthesized membranes are further evaluated for water desalination. The desalination tests of seawater containing both single and multi-component ions demonstrate that the AlPO4-18 membrane is very selective for water transport, evidenced by very high rejection degrees for cations (>99%). Moreover, the AlPO4-18 membrane exhibits unprecedented high water fluxes (2.14 kg m–2 h–1 in average). The superior performances of good selectivity, high water permeability and high stability ensure the potential application of supported aluminophosphate membranes in desalination.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yanju Wang
- Faculty of Chemistry , Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024 , P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry , Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023 , P. R. China .
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- Faculty of Chemistry , Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024 , P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry , Northeast Normal University , Changchun 130024 , P. R. China
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Wang X, Jiang J, Liu D, Xue Y, Zhang C, Gu X. Evaluation of hollow fiber T-type zeolite membrane modules for ethanol dehydration. Chin J Chem Eng 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2016.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Das R, Vecitis CD, Schulze A, Cao B, Ismail AF, Lu X, Chen J, Ramakrishna S. Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:6946-7020. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00921b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 353] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nanomaterials (NMs) for adsorption, catalysis, separation, and disinfection are scrutinized. NMs-based sensor technologies and environmental transformations of NMs are highlighted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rasel Das
- Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification
- D-04318 Leipzig
- Germany
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Harvard University
- Cambridge
- USA
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- Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification
- D-04318 Leipzig
- Germany
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- 81310 Johor
- Malaysia
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Dalian 116023
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Dalian 116023
- China
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- Centre for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
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Narayanaswamy Venkatesan P, Dharmalingam S. Effect of zeolite on SPEEK /zeolite hybrid membrane as electrolyte for microbial fuel cell applications. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra14701h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A zeolite (H-faujasite) incorporated SPEEK membrane was demonstrated as an effective proton exchange membrane for Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) application.
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