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Liu H, Liang L, Tian F, Xi X, Zhang Y, Zhang P, Cao X, Bai Y, Zhang C, Dong L. Scalable Preparation of Ultraselective and Highly Permeable Fully Aromatic Polyamide Nanofiltration Membranes for Antibiotic Desalination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402509. [PMID: 38588046 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Membranes are important in the pharmaceutical industry for the separation of antibiotics and salts. However, its widespread adoption has been hindered by limited control of the membrane microstructure (pore architecture and free-volume elements), separation threshold, scalability, and operational stability. In this study, 4,4',4'',4'''-methanetetrayltetrakis(benzene-1,2-diamine) (MTLB) as prepared as a molecular building block for fabricating thin-film composite membranes (TFCMs) via interfacial polymerization. The relatively large molecular size and rigid molecular structure of MTLB, along with its non-coplanar and distorted conformation, produced thin and defect-free selective layers (~27 nm) with ideal microporosities for antibiotic desalination. These structural advantages yielded an unprecedented high performance with a water permeance of 45.2 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 and efficient antibiotic desalination (NaCl/adriamycin selectivity of 422). We demonstrated the feasibility of the industrial scaling of the membrane into a spiral-wound module (with an effective area of 2.0 m2). This module exhibited long-term stability and performance that surpassed those of state-of-the-art membranes used for antibiotic desalination. This study provides a scientific reference for the development of high-performance TFCMs for water purification and desalination in the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Haohao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- College of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, 310018, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- College of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, 310018, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, P. R. China
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Wang E, Lv X, Liu S, Dong Q, Li J, Li H, Su B. A Selective Separation Mechanism for Mono/divalent Cations and Properties of a Hollow-Fiber Composite Nanofiltration Membrane Having a Positively Charged Surface. MEMBRANES 2023; 14:1. [PMID: 38276314 PMCID: PMC10818550 DOI: 10.3390/membranes14010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Positively charged nanofiltration (NF) technology is considered a green and low-cost method for mono/divalent cation separation. Nevertheless, the separation rejection mechanisms of these NF membranes have yet to be extensively investigated. In this work, we fabricated a thin-film composite (TFC) hollow-fiber (HF) NF membrane with a positively charged surface via modification of the nascent interfacial polymerization layer using a branched polyethyleneimine (BPEI)/ethanol solution. Then, we extensively investigated its selective separation mechanism for mono/divalent cations. We proposed and proved that there exists a double-charged layer near the membrane surface, which helps to repel the divalent cations selectively via Donnan exclusion while promoting the fast penetration of monovalent cations. Meanwhile, the membrane skin layer is loose and hydrophilic due to the loose BPEI structure and the abundance of amine groups, as well as the changed fabrication conditions. In this way, we achieved very good mono/divalent cation selectivity and relatively high water permeance for the as-prepared HF NF membrane. We also obtained good anti-fouling, anti-scaling, and acid resistance, and long-term stability as well, which are urgently needed during practical application. Furthermore, we successfully amplified this HF NF membrane and proved that it has broad application prospects in mono/divalent cation separation.
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- Enlin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 238 Songling Road, Qingdao 266100, China; (E.W.); (X.L.); (S.L.); (Q.D.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 238 Songling Road, Qingdao 266100, China; (E.W.); (X.L.); (S.L.); (Q.D.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 238 Songling Road, Qingdao 266100, China; (E.W.); (X.L.); (S.L.); (Q.D.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 238 Songling Road, Qingdao 266100, China; (E.W.); (X.L.); (S.L.); (Q.D.); (J.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 238 Songling Road, Qingdao 266100, China; (E.W.); (X.L.); (S.L.); (Q.D.); (J.L.)
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266045, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 238 Songling Road, Qingdao 266100, China; (E.W.); (X.L.); (S.L.); (Q.D.); (J.L.)
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Peng H, Liu X, Su Y, Li J, Zhao Q. Advanced Lithium Extraction Membranes Derived from Tagged-Modification of Polyamide Networks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312795. [PMID: 37796136 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Efficient Mg2+ /Li+ separation is crucial to combating the lithium shortage worldwide, yet current nanofiltration membranes suffer from low efficacy and/or poor scalability, because desirable properties of membranes are entangled and there is a trade-off. This work reports a "tagged-modification" approach to tackle the challenge. A mixture of 3-bromo-trimethylpropan-1-aminium bromide (E1 ) and 3-aminopropyltrimethylazanium (E2 ) was designed to modify polyethylenimine - trimesoyl chloride (PEI-TMC) membranes. E1 and E2 reacted with the PEI and TMC, respectively, and thus, the membrane properties (hydrophilicity, pore sizes, charge) were untangled and intensified simultaneously. The permeance (34.3 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 ) and Mg2+ /Li+ selectivity (23.2) of the modified membranes are about 4 times and 2 times higher than the pristine membrane, and they remain stable in a 30-days test. The permeance is the highest among all analogous nanofiltration membranes. The tagged-modification method enables the preparation of large-area membranes and modules that produce high-purity lithium carbonate (Li2 CO3 ) from simulated brine.
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- Huawen Peng
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China
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Guo X, Xiang L, Sun M, Wang S, Ji Z, Bi J, Zhao Y. Selective electrodialysis process for the recovery of potassium from multicomponent solution systems. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2023; 88:1317-1331. [PMID: 37771229 PMCID: wst_2023_269 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Selective electrodialysis is a promising approach to recovering K+ from complex coexisting ionic systems. In this study, the effects of current density, the concentration of K+ and Mg2+, as well as the operating temperature on the separation process of K+ and Mg2+ were explored to investigate the competitive migration of mono- and multivalent ions, offering a guide for the design of selective electrodialysis process, and therefore obtain the desired aqueous solutions containing K+ and Mg2+. The results show that ion concentration played a critical role in determining the selectivity of separation between K+ and Mg2+. High concentrations of K+ and Mg2+ led to a decrease in selectivity but the effect of concentration of K+ on selectivity was more pronounced. Although higher current density increased the flux of ions, their impact on separation selectivity was minimal. Furthermore, higher temperature increased the flux of ions but resulted in a decrease of K+ proportion in the solution. Overall, this study provides good guidance for studying the competitive migration of mono- and multivalent ions and the high-value recycling of potassium resources.
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- Xiaofu Guo
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China E-mail:
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No. 8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, Tianjin 300130, China
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Zhang Z, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Du X, Hao X, An X, Guan G, Li J, Liu Z. Cross-linked PVDF-b-PAA composite binder enhanced LiMn2O4/C film based electrode for selective extraction of lithium from brine with a high Mg/Li ratio. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Peng H, Hu Y, Li S, Rao J, Zhao Q. Sulfonium-polyamide membranes for high flux Mg2+/Li+ separation. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Foo ZH, Rehman D, Bouma AT, Monsalvo S, Lienhard JH. Lithium Concentration from Salt-Lake Brine by Donnan-Enhanced Nanofiltration. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:6320-6330. [PMID: 37027336 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Membranes offer a scalable and cost-effective approach to ion separations for lithium recovery. In the case of salt-lake brines, however, the high feed salinity and low pH of the post-treated feed have an uncertain impact on nanofiltration's selectivity. Here, we adopt experimental and computational approaches to analyze the effect of pH and feed salinity and elucidate key selectivity mechanisms. Our data set comprises over 750 original ion rejection measurements, spanning five salinities and two pH levels, collected using brine solutions that model three salt-lake compositions. Our results demonstrate that the Li+/Mg2+ selectivity of polyamide membranes can be enhanced by 13 times with acid-pretreated feed solutions. This selectivity enhancement is attributed to the amplified Donnan potential from the ionization of carboxyl and amino moieties under low solution pH. As feed salinities increase from 10 to 250 g L-1, the Li+/Mg2+ selectivity decreases by ∼43%, a consequence of weakening exclusion mechanisms. Further, our analysis accentuates the importance of measuring separation factors using representative solution compositions to replicate the ion-transport behaviors with salt-lake brine. Consequently, our results reveal that predictions of ion rejection and Li+/Mg2+ separation factors can be improved by up to 80% when feed solutions with the appropriate Cl-/SO42- molar ratios are used.
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- Zi Hao Foo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Center for Computational Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Center for Computational Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Li Q, Liu Y, Jia Y, Ji Y, Yan F, Li J, Mohammad Y, He B. High performance Li+/Mg2+ separation membrane by grafted short chain amino-rich monomers. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Setiawan O, Huang YH, Abdi ZG, Hung WS, Chung TS. pH-tunable and pH-responsive polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration membranes for Li+/Mg2+ separation. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 membrane electrodialysis for lithium enrichment. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Liu Y, Li Q, Wang S, Liang M, Ji Y, Cui Z, Younas M, Li J, He B. A nanofiltration membrane with positively and negatively charged groups by grafted p-aminosalicylic acid-Fe(III) chelation for Li+/Mg2+ efficient separation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Improving Mg2+/Li+ separation performance of polyamide nanofiltration membrane by swelling-embedding-shrinking strategy. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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High-permeance Mg2+/Li+ separation nanofiltration membranes intensified by quadruple imidazolium salts. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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