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Hu Y, Hu T, Zhang Y, Huang H, Pei Y, Yang Y, Wu Y, Hu H, Liang G, Cheng HM. Initiating a composite membrane with a localized high iodine concentration layer based on adduct chemistry to enable highly reversible zinc-iodine flow batteries. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04206a. [PMID: 39149215 PMCID: PMC11322898 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04206a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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The issue of polyiodide crossover at an iodine cathode significantly diminishes the efficiency and practicality of aqueous zinc-iodine flow batteries (ZIFBs). To address this challenge, we have introduced a localized high iodine concentration (LHIC) coating layer onto a porous polyolefin membrane, which featured strong chemical adsorption by exploiting adduct chemistry between the iodine species and a series of low-cost oxides, e.g., MgO, CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2, and Al2O3. Leveraging the LHIC based on the potent iodine adsorption capability, the as-fabricated MgO-LHIC composite membrane effectively mitigates iodine crossover via Donnan repulsion and concentration gradient effects. At a high volumetric capacity of 17.8 Ah L-1, ZIFBs utilizing a MgO-LHIC composite membrane exhibited improved coulombic efficiency (CE) and energy efficiency (EE) of 96.3% and 68.6%, respectively, along with long-term cycling stability of 170 cycles. These results significantly outperform those of ZIFBs based on a blank polyolefin membrane (78.2%/61.9% after 60 cycles) and the widely used commercial Nafion N117 (67.8%/53.0% after 23 cycles). Even under high-temperature conditions (60 °C), the LHIC-based battery still demonstrates superior CE/EE of 95.1%/67.5% compared to those of the blank polyolefin membrane (CE/EE: 61.1%/46.8%). Our pioneering research showcases enormous prospects for developing high-efficiency and low-cost composite membranes based on adduct chemistry for large-scale energy storage applications.
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- Yichan Hu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University Hefei 230601 China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University Changsha 410000 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University Hefei 230601 China
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- Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University Changsha 410000 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University Hefei 230601 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University Hefei 230601 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
- Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
- Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shenzhen 518055 China
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Zhang S, Wang J, Yaroshchuk A, Du Q, Xin P, Bruening ML, Xia F. Addressing Challenges in Ion-Selectivity Characterization in Nanopores. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 38606686 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Ion selectivity is the basis for designing smart nanopore/channel-based devices, e.g., ion separators and biosensors. Quantitative characterization of ion selectivities in nanopores often employs the Nernst or Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz (GHK) equation to interpret transmembrane potentials. However, the direction of the measured transmembrane potential drop is not specified in these equations, and selectivity values calculated using absolute values of transmembrane potentials do not directly reveal the ion for which the membrane is selective. Moreover, researchers arbitrarily choose whether to use the Nernst or GHK equation and overlook the significant differences between them, leading to ineffective quantitative comparisons between studies. This work addresses these challenges through (a) specifying the transmembrane potential (sign) and salt concentrations in terms of working and reference electrodes and the solutions in which they reside when using the Nernst and GHK equations, (b) reporting of both Nernst-selectivity and GHK-selectivity along with solution compositions and transmembrane potentials when comparing different nanopores/channels, and (c) performing simulations to define an ideal selectivity for nanochannels. Experimental and modeling studies provide significant insight into these fundamental equations and guidelines for the development of nanopore/channel-based devices.
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- Shouwei Zhang
- National Local Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Processing and Clean Production, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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- National Local Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Processing and Clean Production, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia-Barcelona Tech, Avenida Diagonal 647, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- ICREA, pg.L.Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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Chen JS, Wang J, Zhang JH, Guo ZY, Zhang PP, Guo XF, Liu J, Ji ZY. Electronanofiltration Membranes with a Bilayer Charged Structure Enable High Li +/Mg 2+ Selectivity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:6632-6643. [PMID: 38272023 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Achieving separation of lithium and magnesium with similar radii is crucial for the current lithium extraction technology from salt lakes, which usually possess a high lithium-to-magnesium ratio. Herein, we proposed the facile sequential interfacial polymerization (SIP) approach to construct electronanofiltration membranes (ENFMs) with a bilayer charged structure consisting of a high positively charged surface and a negatively charged sublayer. The trimesoyl chloride (TMC) concentration was adjusted to enhance the -COOH content and negative charge of the polyamide sublayer to promote Li+ migration, and then the quaternized polyethylenimine was introduced to the membrane surface by the SIP process to increase the positive charge density on the surface of the ENFMs, which would block the migration of Mg2+ and enhance the Li+/Mg2+ selectivity of the ENFMs. The optimal quaternary-modified ENFMs achieved outstanding selectivity for Li+/Mg2+ (49.85) and high Li+ flux (4.10 × 10-8 mol cm-2 s-1) at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Moreover, in simulated brines with low lithium concentration and high Mg2+/Li+ ratio, the optimal ENFMs also displayed elevated Li+/Mg2+ selectivity (>45), highlighting the substantial promise of the membranes for practical applications.
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- Jia-Shuai Chen
- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
- Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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Chen Q, Hao J, Zhang S, Tian Z, Davey K, Qiao SZ. High-Reversibility Sulfur Anode for Advanced Aqueous Battery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309038. [PMID: 37970742 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Despite being extensively explored as cathodes in batteries, sulfur (S) can function as a low-potential anode by changing charge carriers in electrolytes. Here, a highly reversible S anode that fully converts from S8 0 to S2- in static aqueous S-I2 batteries by using Na+ as the charge carrier is reported. This S anode exhibits a low potential of -0.5 V (vs standard hydrogen electrode) and a near-to-theoretical capacity of 1404 mA h g-1 . Importantly, it shows significant advantages over the widely used Zn anode in aqueous media by obviating dendrite formation and H2 evolution. To suppress "shuttle effects" faced by both S and I2 electrodes, a scalable sulfonated polysulfone (SPSF) membrane is proposed, which is superior to commercial Nafion in cost (US$1.82 m-2 vs $3500 m-2 ) and environmental benignity. Because of its ultra-high selectivity in blocking polysulfides/iodides, the battery with SPSF displays excellent cycling stability. Even under 100% depth of discharge, the battery demonstrates high capacity retention of 87.6% over 500 cycles, outperforming Zn-I2 batteries with 3.1% capacity under the same conditions. These findings broaden anode options beyond metals for high-energy, low-cost, and fast-chargeable batteries.
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- Qianru Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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Lithium-ion extraction using electro-driven freestanding graphene oxide composite membranes. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Wang T, Jin Y, Mu T, Wang T, Yang J. Tröger's base polymer blended with poly(ether ketone cardo) for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell applications. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pai MH, Hu CC, Liou GS. Enhancement of Electrochromic Switching Properties with Tröger's Base-Derived Intrinsic Microporous Polyamide Films. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2100492. [PMID: 34553802 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The formation of Tröger's Base (TB) configuration is a useful approach to synthesize polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM). Herein, the V-shaped TB scaffold is incorporated to prepare electrochromic (EC) polyamide with electroactive triphenylamine (TPA) moiety. The presence of intrinsic microporosity derived from inefficient packing of TB scaffolds can facilitate the counterions diffusion between electroactive species and electrolytes. Consequently, the resulting TB-based polyamide exhibits enhanced EC behaviors, such as a lower driving potential, reduced the difference of redox potentials ΔE, and shorter switching response time compared to the corresponding EC counterpart polyamide.
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- Min-Hao Pai
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, 4th Sec., Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No.43, Keelung Rd., Sec.4, Da'an Dist., Taipei, 106335, Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, 4th Sec., Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Yang S, Yu S, Yu L, Liu Y, Liao J, Shen J, Gao C. Cation Exchange Membranes Coated with Polyethyleneimine and Crown Ether to Improve Monovalent Cation Electrodialytic Selectivity. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11050351. [PMID: 34068766 PMCID: PMC8151526 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11050351] [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: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Developing monovalent cation permselective membranes (MCPMs) with high-efficient permselectivity is the core concern in specific industrial applications. In this work, we have fabricated a series of novel cation exchange membranes (CEMs) based on sulfonated polysulfone (SPSF) surface modification by polyethyleneimine (PEI) and 4′-aminobenzo-12-crown-4 (12C4) codeposited with dopamine (DA) successively, which was followed by the cross-linking of glutaraldehyde (GA). The as-prepared membranes before and after modification were systematically characterized with regard to their structures as well as their physicochemical and electrochemical properties. Particularly, the codeposition sequence of modified ingredients was investigated on galvanostatic permselectivity to cations. The modified membrane (M-12C4-0.50-PEI) exhibits significantly prominent selectivity to Li+ ions (PMg2+Li+ = 5.23) and K+ ions (PMg2+K+ = 13.56) in Li+/Mg2+ and K+/Mg2+ systems in electrodialysis (ED), which is far superior to the pristine membrane (M-0, PMg2+Li+ = 0.46, PMg2+K+ = 1.23) at a constant current density of 5.0 mA·cm−2. It possibly arises from the synergistic effects of electrostatic repulsion (positively charged PEI), pore-size sieving (distribution of modified ingredients), and specific interaction effect (12C4 ~Li+). This facile strategy may provide new insights into developing selective CEMs in the separation of specific cations by ED.
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- Shanshan Yang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (S.Y.); (S.Y.); (L.Y.); (J.L.)
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (S.Y.); (S.Y.); (L.Y.); (J.L.)
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (S.Y.); (S.Y.); (L.Y.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Safety, Binzhou University, Binzhou 256600, China;
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (S.Y.); (S.Y.); (L.Y.); (J.L.)
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; (S.Y.); (S.Y.); (L.Y.); (J.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China;
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