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Sun Y, Liu Y. Oriented Metal-Organic Framework Membranes for Molecular Separations. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304162. [PMID: 38695867 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes, which are recognized as state-of-the-art platforms applied in various separation processes, have attracted widespread attention. Nonetheless, to overcome the trade-off between permeability and selectivity, which is crucial for achieving efficient separation, it is important to rationally design and manipulate MOF membrane structure. Given remarkable advances in the past decade, a timely summary of recent advancement in this field has become indispensable. This review introduces major strategies for fabricating oriented MOF membranes, including in situ growth, contra-diffusion method, interface-assisted approach, and laminated nanosheet assembly. New insights into their updated progress and potential are elucidated. Of particular note, recent development and emerging applications of oriented MOF membranes, illustrating their potential to address environmental and energy challenges, are highlighted. Finally, remaining challenges facing their bath production and practical applications are discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yanwei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
- Dalian Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Liu Q, Miao Y, Villalobos LF, Li S, Chi HY, Chen C, Vahdat MT, Song S, Babu DJ, Hao J, Han Y, Tsapatsis M, Agrawal KV. Unit-cell-thick zeolitic imidazolate framework films for membrane application. NATURE MATERIALS 2023; 22:1387-1393. [PMID: 37735526 PMCID: PMC10627807 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01669-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are a subset of metal-organic frameworks with more than 200 characterized crystalline and amorphous networks made of divalent transition metal centres (for example, Zn2+ and Co2+) linked by imidazolate linkers. ZIF thin films have been intensively pursued, motivated by the desire to prepare membranes for selective gas and liquid separations. To achieve membranes with high throughput, as in ångström-scale biological channels with nanometre-scale path lengths, ZIF films with the minimum possible thickness-down to just one unit cell-are highly desired. However, the state-of-the-art methods yield membranes where ZIF films have thickness exceeding 50 nm. Here we report a crystallization method from ultradilute precursor mixtures, which exploits registry with the underlying crystalline substrate, yielding (within minutes) crystalline ZIF films with thickness down to that of a single structural building unit (2 nm). The film crystallized on graphene has a rigid aperture made of a six-membered zinc imidazolate coordination ring, enabling high-permselective H2 separation performance. The method reported here will probably accelerate the development of two-dimensional metal-organic framework films for efficient membrane separation.
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- Qi Liu
- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
- Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Advanced Separations, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Sion, Switzerland.
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Khatri M, Francis L, Hilal N. Modified Electrospun Membranes Using Different Nanomaterials for Membrane Distillation. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:338. [PMID: 36984725 PMCID: PMC10059126 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13030338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Obtaining fresh drinking water is a challenge directly related to the change in agricultural, industrial, and societal demands and pressure. Therefore, the sustainable treatment of saline water to get clean water is a major requirement for human survival. In this review, we have detailed the use of electrospun nanofiber-based membranes (ENMs) for water reclamation improvements with respect to physical and chemical modifications. Although membrane distillation (MD) has been considered a low-cost water reclamation process, especially with the availability of low-grade waste heat sources, significant improvements are still required in terms of preparing efficient membranes with enhanced water flux, anti-fouling, and anti-scaling characteristics. In particular, different types of nanomaterials have been explored as guest molecules for electrospinning with different polymers. Nanomaterials such as metallic organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, dioxides, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), etc., have opened unprecedented perspectives for the implementation of the MD process. The integration of nanofillers gives appropriate characteristics to the MD membranes by changing their chemical and physical properties, which significantly enhances energy efficiency without impacting the economic costs. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art status, the opportunities, open challenges, and pitfalls of the emerging field of modified ENMs using different nanomaterials for desalination applications.
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Sun Y, Yan J, Gao Y, Ji T, Chen S, Wang C, Lu P, Li Y, Liu Y. Fabrication of Highly Oriented Ultrathin Zirconium Metal-Organic Framework Membrane from Nanosheets towards Unprecedented Gas Separation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216697. [PMID: 36790362 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Concurrent regulation of crystallographic orientation and thickness of zirconium metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF) membranes is challenging but promising for their performance enhancement. In this study, we pioneered the fabrication of uniform triangular-shaped, 40 nm thick UiO-66 nanosheet (NS) seeds by employing an anisotropic etching strategy. Through innovating confined counter-diffusion-assisted epitaxial growth, highly (111)-oriented 165 nm-thick UiO-66 membrane was prepared. The significant reduction in thickness and diffusion barrier in the framework endowed the membrane with unprecedented CO2 permeance (2070 GPU) as well as high CO2 /N2 selectivity (35.4), which surpassed the performance limits of state-of-the-art polycrystalline MOF membranes. In addition, highly (111)-oriented 180 nm-thick NH2 -UiO-66 membrane showing superb H2 /CO2 separation performance with H2 permeance of 1230 GPU and H2 /CO2 selectivity of 41.3, was prepared with the above synthetic procedure.
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- Yanwei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 315211, Ningbo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 315211, Ningbo, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China.,School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 315211, Ningbo, China.,Dalian Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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Xu X, Hartanto Y, Zheng J, Luis P. Recent Advances in Continuous MOF Membranes for Gas Separation and Pervaporation. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1205. [PMID: 36557112 PMCID: PMC9785445 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12121205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a sub-group of porous crystalline materials, have been receiving increasing attention for gas separation and pervaporation because of their high thermal and chemical stability, narrow window sizes, as well as tuneable structural, physical, and chemical properties. In this review, we comprehensively discuss developments in the formation of continuous MOF membranes for gas separation and pervaporation. Additionally, the application performance of continuous MOF membranes in gas separation and pervaporation are analysed. Lastly, some perspectives for the future application of continuous MOF membranes for gas separation and pervaporation are given.
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- Xiao Xu
- Materials and Process Engineering (iMMC-IMAP), UCLouvain, Place Sainte Barbe 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Research and Innovation Centre for Process Engineering (ReCIPE), Place Sainte Barbe 2, bte L5.02.02, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Materials and Process Engineering (iMMC-IMAP), UCLouvain, Place Sainte Barbe 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Research and Innovation Centre for Process Engineering (ReCIPE), Place Sainte Barbe 2, bte L5.02.02, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, No. 55 Daxuecheng South Rd., Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Materials and Process Engineering (iMMC-IMAP), UCLouvain, Place Sainte Barbe 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Research and Innovation Centre for Process Engineering (ReCIPE), Place Sainte Barbe 2, bte L5.02.02, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Highly-selective MOF-303 membrane for alcohol dehydration. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Contra-diffusion synthesis of metal-organic framework separation membranes: A review. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lau HS, Lau SK, Soh LS, Hong SU, Gok XY, Yi S, Yong WF. State-of-the-Art Organic- and Inorganic-Based Hollow Fiber Membranes in Liquid and Gas Applications: Looking Back and Beyond. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:539. [PMID: 35629866 PMCID: PMC9144028 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12050539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aggravation of environmental problems such as water scarcity and air pollution has called upon the need for a sustainable solution globally. Membrane technology, owing to its simplicity, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness, has emerged as one of the favorable technologies for water and air purification. Among all of the membrane configurations, hollow fiber membranes hold promise due to their outstanding packing density and ease of module assembly. Herein, this review systematically outlines the fundamentals of hollow fiber membranes, which comprise the structural analyses and phase inversion mechanism. Furthermore, illustrations of the latest advances in the fabrication of organic, inorganic, and composite hollow fiber membranes are presented. Key findings on the utilization of hollow fiber membranes in microfiltration (MF), nanofiltration (NF), reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis (FO), pervaporation, gas and vapor separation, membrane distillation, and membrane contactor are also reported. Moreover, the applications in nuclear waste treatment and biomedical fields such as hemodialysis and drug delivery are emphasized. Subsequently, the emerging R&D areas, precisely on green fabrication and modification techniques as well as sustainable materials for hollow fiber membranes, are highlighted. Last but not least, this review offers invigorating perspectives on the future directions for the design of next-generation hollow fiber membranes for various applications. As such, the comprehensive and critical insights gained in this review are anticipated to provide a new research doorway to stimulate the future development and optimization of hollow fiber membranes.
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- Hui Shen Lau
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang 43900, Selangor, Malaysia; (H.S.L.); (S.K.L.); (L.S.S.); (S.U.H.); (X.Y.G.)
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang 43900, Selangor, Malaysia; (H.S.L.); (S.K.L.); (L.S.S.); (S.U.H.); (X.Y.G.)
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang 43900, Selangor, Malaysia; (H.S.L.); (S.K.L.); (L.S.S.); (S.U.H.); (X.Y.G.)
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang 43900, Selangor, Malaysia; (H.S.L.); (S.K.L.); (L.S.S.); (S.U.H.); (X.Y.G.)
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang 43900, Selangor, Malaysia; (H.S.L.); (S.K.L.); (L.S.S.); (S.U.H.); (X.Y.G.)
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- U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA;
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang 43900, Selangor, Malaysia; (H.S.L.); (S.K.L.); (L.S.S.); (S.U.H.); (X.Y.G.)
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Lakshmy KS, Lal D, Nair A, Babu A, Das H, Govind N, Dmitrenko M, Kuzminova A, Korniak A, Penkova A, Tharayil A, Thomas S. Pervaporation as a Successful Tool in the Treatment of Industrial Liquid Mixtures. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14081604. [PMID: 35458354 PMCID: PMC9029804 DOI: 10.3390/polym14081604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Pervaporation is one of the most active topics in membrane research, and it has time and again proven to be an essential component for chemical separation. It has been employed in the removal of impurities from raw materials, separation of products and by-products after reaction, and separation of pollutants from water. Given the global problem of water pollution, this approach is efficient in removing hazardous substances from water bodies. Conventional processes are based on thermodynamic equilibria involving a phase transition such as distillation and liquid-liquid extraction. These techniques have a relatively low efficacy and nowadays they are not recommended because it is not sustainable in terms of energy consumption and/or waste generation. Pervaporation emerged in the 1980s and is now becoming a popular membrane separation technology because of its intrinsic features such as low energy requirements, cheap separation costs, and good quality product output. The focus of this review is on current developments in pervaporation, mass transport in membranes, material selection, fabrication and characterization techniques, and applications of various membranes in the separation of chemicals from water.
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- Kadavil Subhash Lakshmy
- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.D.); (A.K.); (A.K.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.D.); (A.K.); (A.K.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.D.); (A.K.); (A.K.)
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.D.); (A.K.); (A.K.)
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (A.T.)
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- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (A.T.)
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- School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, Kerala, India; (K.S.L.); (D.L.); (A.N.); (A.B.); (H.D.); (N.G.); (S.T.)
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Lee DT, Corkery P, Park S, Jeong HK, Tsapatsis M. Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Membranes: Novel Synthesis Methods and Progress Toward Industrial Use. Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 2022; 13:529-555. [PMID: 35417198 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-092320-120148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In the last decade, zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) have been studied extensively for their potential as selective separation membranes. In this review, we highlight unique structural properties of ZIFs that allow them to achieve certain important separations, like that of propylene from propane, and summarize the state of the art in ZIF thin-film deposition on porous substrates and their modification by postsynthesis treatments. We also review the reported membrane performance for representative membrane synthesis approaches and attempt to rank the synthesis methods with respect to potential for scalability. To compare the dependence of membrane performance on membrane synthesis methods and operating conditions, we map out fluxes and separation factors of selected ZIF-8 membranes for propylene/propane separation. Finally, we provide future directions considering the importance of further improvements in scalability, cost effectiveness, and stable performance under industrially relevant conditions. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Volume 13 is October 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Dennis T Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA;
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; .,Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Texas, USA
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Anchoring metal organic frameworks on nanofibers via etching-assisted strategy: Toward water-in-oil emulsion separation membranes. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mao H, Li SH, Xu LH, Wang S, Liu WM, Lv MY, Lv J, Zhao ZP. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks in mixed matrix membranes for boosting phenol/water separation: Crystal evolution and preferential orientation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Song Y, He M, Zhao J, Jin W. Structural manipulation of ZIF-8-based membranes for high-efficiency molecular separation. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Peng P, Lan Y, Liang L, Jia K. Membranes for bioethanol production by pervaporation. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:10. [PMID: 33413629 PMCID: PMC7791809 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01857-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bioethanol as a renewable energy resource plays an important role in alleviating energy crisis and environmental protection. Pervaporation has achieved increasing attention because of its potential to be a useful way to separate ethanol from the biomass fermentation process. RESULTS This overview of ethanol separation via pervaporation primarily concentrates on transport mechanisms, fabrication methods, and membrane materials. The research and development of polymeric, inorganic, and mixed matrix membranes are reviewed from the perspective of membrane materials as well as modification methods. The recovery performance of the existing pervaporation membranes for ethanol solutions is compared, and the approaches to further improve the pervaporation performance are also discussed. CONCLUSIONS Overall, exploring the possibility and limitation of the separation performance of PV membranes for ethanol extraction is a long-standing topic. Collectively, the quest is to break the trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity. Based on the facilitated transport mechanism, further exploration of ethanol-selective membranes may focus on constructing a well-designed microstructure, providing active sites for facilitating the fast transport of ethanol molecules, hence achieving both high selectivity and permeability simultaneously. Finally, it is expected that more and more successful research could be realized into commercial products and this separation process will be deployed in industrial practices in the near future.
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- Ping Peng
- Laboratory of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Resource and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China
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- Laboratory of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Resource and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China.
- Key Laboratory of Biobased Material Science & Technology (Education Ministry), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
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- Laboratory of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Resource and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China
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- Laboratory of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Resource and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, 365004, Fujian, China
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Zhai L, Yu X, Wang Y, Zhang J, Ying Y, Cheng Y, Peh SB, Liu G, Wang X, Cai Y, Zhao D. Polycrystalline rare-earth metal-organic framework membranes with in-situ healing ability for efficient alcohol dehydration. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Qian Q, Asinger PA, Lee MJ, Han G, Mizrahi Rodriguez K, Lin S, Benedetti FM, Wu AX, Chi WS, Smith ZP. MOF-Based Membranes for Gas Separations. Chem Rev 2020; 120:8161-8266. [PMID: 32608973 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 438] [Impact Index Per Article: 109.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent the largest known class of porous crystalline materials ever synthesized. Their narrow pore windows and nearly unlimited structural and chemical features have made these materials of significant interest for membrane-based gas separations. In this comprehensive review, we discuss opportunities and challenges related to the formation of pure MOF films and mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs). Common and emerging separation applications are identified, and membrane transport theory for MOFs is described and contextualized relative to the governing principles that describe transport in polymers. Additionally, cross-cutting research opportunities using advanced metrologies and computational techniques are reviewed. To quantify membrane performance, we introduce a simple membrane performance score that has been tabulated for all of the literature data compiled in this review. These data are reported on upper bound plots, revealing classes of MOF materials that consistently demonstrate promising separation performance. Recommendations are provided with the intent of identifying the most promising materials and directions for the field in terms of fundamental science and eventual deployment of MOF materials for commercial membrane-based gas separations.
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- Qihui Qian
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Fang M, Montoro C, Semsarilar M. Metal and Covalent Organic Frameworks for Membrane Applications. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:E107. [PMID: 32455983 PMCID: PMC7281687 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10050107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Better and more efficient membranes are needed to face imminent and future scientific, technological and societal challenges. New materials endowed with enhanced properties are required for the preparation of such membranes. Metal and Covalent Organic Frameworks (MOFs and COFs) are a new class of crystalline porous materials with large surface area, tuneable pore size, structure, and functionality, making them a perfect candidate for membrane applications. In recent years an enormous number of articles have been published on the use of MOFs and COFs in preparation of membranes for various applications. This review gathers the work reported on the synthesis and preparation of membranes containing MOFs and COFs in the last 10 years. Here we give an overview on membranes and their use in separation technology, discussing the essential factors in their synthesis as well as their limitations. A full detailed summary of the preparation and characterization methods used for MOF and COF membranes is given. Finally, applications of these membranes in gas and liquid separation as well as fuel cells are discussed. This review is aimed at both experts in the field and newcomers, including students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, who would like to learn about preparation of membranes from crystalline porous materials.
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- Institut Européen des Membranes—IEM UMR 5635, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095 Montpellier, France;
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Ban Y, Cao N, Yang W. Metal-Organic Framework Membranes and Membrane Reactors: Versatile Separations and Intensified Processes. RESEARCH 2020; 2020:1583451. [PMID: 32510055 PMCID: PMC7240783 DOI: 10.34133/2020/1583451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Metal-organic frameworks are an emerging and fascinating category of porous solids that can be self-assembled with metal-based cations linked by organic molecules. The unique features of MOFs in porosity (or surface areas), together with their diversity for chemical components and architectures, make MOFs attractive candidates in many applications. MOF membranes represent a long-term endeavor to convert MOF crystals in the lab to potentially industry-available commodities, which, as a promising alternative to distillation, provide a bright future for energy-efficient separation technologies closely related with chemicals, the environment, and energy. The membrane reactor shows a typical intensified process strategy by combining the catalytic reaction with the membrane separation in one unit. This review highlights the recent process of MOF-based membranes and the importance of MOF-based membrane reactors in relative intensified chemical processes.
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- Yujie Ban
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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Yin H, Cay-Durgun P, Lai T, Zhu G, Engebretson K, Setiadji R, Green MD, Lind ML. Effect of ZIF-71 ligand-exchange surface modification on biofuel recovery through pervaporation. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Guo L, Liang M, Wang X, Kong R, Chen G, Xia L, Qu F. The role of l-histidine as molecular tongs: a strategy of grasping Tb 3+ using ZIF-8 to design sensors for monitoring an anthrax biomarker on-the-spot. Chem Sci 2020; 11:2407-2413. [PMID: 34084404 PMCID: PMC8157567 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00030b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In this study, a novel lanthanide-doped nanoprobe for monitoring dipicolinic acid (DPA), a unique biomarker of Bacillus anthracis, was constructed by coordination of Tb3+ with l-histidine (His) functionalized ZIF-8 (His@ZIF-8). After being functionalized with His, the resultant His@ZIF-8 had abundant carboxyl and amino groups, which like tongs help His@ZIF-8 "grasp" Tb3+ firmly to form a stable lanthanide-doped nanoparticle (His@ZIF-8/Tb3+). Owing to the unsaturated coordination of Tb3+ with the amino acid group, the resultant His@ZIF-8/Tb3+ showed reserved response sites of Tb3+ to DPA because of its unique molecular structure. After the His@ZIF-8/Tb3+ coordination with DPA, the intrinsic fluorescence emission of the Tb3+ ions was triggered through energy transfer, leading to bright yellow green luminescence owing to the antenna role of DPA. Benefitting from the His functionalization and the characteristics of ZIF-8, especially the high porosity and large surface area, the developed His@ZIF-8/Tb3+ sensing platform exhibited attractive features as a fluorescent sensor for monitoring DPA such as fast response kinetics (10 s), high sensitivity and selectivity, and being portable, easy to operate, economical and secure. This sensor platform showed a satisfactory linear relationship (R 2 = 0.999) ranging from 0.08 to 10 μmol L-1 and an ultralow limit of detection (LOD) of 0.02 μmol L-1. This strategy for the design of functionalized MOFs to construct sensing probes and the resultant His@ZIF-8/Tb3+ would provide a potential strategy for the exploitation of other functionalized materials used in other research fields and promising fluorescence platforms for the detection of other targets.
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- Lan Guo
- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University Qufu 273165 China
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- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University Qufu 273165 China
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- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University Qufu 273165 China
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- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University Qufu 273165 China
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- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University Qufu 273165 China
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- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University Qufu 273165 China
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- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University Qufu 273165 China
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Ma D, Han G, Gao ZF, Chen SB. Continuous UiO-66-Type Metal-Organic Framework Thin Film on Polymeric Support for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:45290-45300. [PMID: 31722178 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b16332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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For the first time, continuous polycrystalline UiO-66-NH2 thin film supported by a cross-linked Matrimid substrate was successfully fabricated via in situ solvothermal synthesis at room temperature for organic solvent nanofiltration. The integrated structure of the formed UiO-66-NH2 selective layer was inferred by various characterizations including X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We have demonstrated that pretreatment of the substrate by an organic ligand, the number of solvothermal synthesis cycles, and the reaction time play important roles in MOF film formation. The newly developed UiO-66-NH2 membrane possesses high surface hydrophobicity and mean pore size of 0.89 nm in diameter. It shows an exceptional rejection of 96.33% to Rose Bengal with moderate ethanol permeance of 0.88 L m-2 h-1 bar-1. Benefiting from the extraordinary chemical stability of Zr-MOF crystals, the UiO-66-NH2 membrane shows excellent stability in different solvents, implying their great potential for real applications. This work provides useful insights into the fabrication of continuous UiO-66-type MOF membranes on polymeric substrates, which are very promising in practical separations involving organic solvents.
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- Dangchen Ma
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117585 , Singapore
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Yu B, Ye G, Chen J, Ma S. Membrane-supported 1D MOF hollow superstructure array prepared by polydopamine-regulated contra-diffusion synthesis for uranium entrapment. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 253:39-48. [PMID: 31302401 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work reports the architecture of a novel class of membrane-supported 1D MOF hollow superstructures, by using the bio-inspired polydopamine (PDA) mediated contra-diffusion synthetic strategy, for facile and efficient separation of uranium in a flow-through mode. PDA chemistry was firstly employed to modify the inner surfaces of the cylindrical pore channels of polycarbonate track-etched membrane (PCTM), thereby regulating the heterogeneous nucleation and interfacial growth of ZIF-8 crystals. ZIF-8 hollow superstructures embedded in membrane matrix with well-defined 1D channels were obtained. These membrane-supported MOF hollow superstructures then, for the first time, served as integrated chromatographic micro-column arrays for effective entrapment of uranium from aqueous solutions. It is highlighted that the PCTM supported ZIF-8 superstructures exhibited outstanding uranium entrapment ability in both traditional batch mode (capacity 62.3 mg/g) and fast flow-through mode (removal rate over 90% for 3 level). Moreover, new insights into the interaction between ZIF-8 and uranyl ions were obtained, suggesting that an ion-exchange mechanism involved synergistic effect was responsible for uranium binding, especially in a long-term exposure. The membrane-supported 1D MOF hollow superstructures developed in this work represent a new category of organic-inorganic composite membrane. And, it is envisioned that the methodology established in this work would be versatile for preparing more MOF superstructures with deployable form for separation applications. In summary, a novel class of membrane-supported ZIF-8 hollow superstructure was fabricated for effective separation of uranyl ions.
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- Boxuan Yu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Beijing Key Lab of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Beijing Key Lab of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, United States
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Nian P, Ma C, Liu H, Qiu J, Zhang X. High-Performance Co-Based ZIF-67 Tubular Membrane Achieved by ZnO-Induced Synthesis for Highly Efficient Pervaporation Separation of Methanol/Methyl tert-Butyl Ether Mixture. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Pei Nian
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Wen Q, Sun T, Wang Q, Huang W, Liu Y. Unique thiophilic affinity MOFs as specific sorbent for disulfide bond-containing compounds capture. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-0799-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Su P, Zhang X, Li Y, Chen H, Meng Q, Zhang G. Distillation of alcohol/water solution in hybrid metal–organic framework hollow fibers. AIChE J 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.16693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Pengcheng Su
- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis TechnologyZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis TechnologyZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis TechnologyZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis TechnologyZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis TechnologyZhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou People's Republic of China
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The potential of pervaporation for biofuel recovery from fermentation: An energy consumption point of view. Chin J Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liu Y, Ban Y, Yang W. Microstructural Engineering and Architectural Design of Metal-Organic Framework Membranes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1606949. [PMID: 28628252 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201606949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In the past decade, a huge development in rational design, synthesis, and application of molecular sieve membranes, which typically included zeolites, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and graphene oxides, has been witnessed. Owing to high flexibility in both pore apertures and functionality, MOFs in the form of membranes have offered unprecedented opportunities for energy-efficient gas separations. Reports on the fabrication of well-intergrown MOF membranes first appeared in 2009. Since then there has been tremendous growth in this area along with an exponential increase of MOF-membrane-related publications. In order to compete with other separation and purification technologies, like cryogenic distillation, pressure swing adsorption, and chemical absorption, separation performance (including permeability, selectivity, and long-term stability) of molecular sieve membranes must be further improved in an attempt to reach an economically attractive region. Therefore, microstructural engineering and architectural design of MOF membranes at mesoscopic and microscopic levels become indispensable. This review summarizes some intriguing research that may potentially contribute to large-scale applications of MOF membranes in the future.
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- Yi Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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Zeolite imidazolate framework hybrid nanofiltration (NF) membranes with enhanced permselectivity for dye removal. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Friebe S, Mundstock A, Schneider D, Caro J. An Untrodden Path: Versatile Fabrication of Self-Supporting Polymer-Stabilized Percolation Membranes (PSPMs) for Gas Separation. Chemistry 2017; 23:6522-6526. [PMID: 28345810 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The preparation and scalability of zeolite or metal organic framework (MOF) membranes remains a major challenge, and thus prevents the application of these materials in large-scale gas separation. Additionally, several zeolite or MOF materials are quite difficult or nearly impossible to grow as defect-free layers, and require expensive macroporous ceramic or polymer supports. Here, we present new self-supporting zeolite and MOF composite membranes, called Polymer-Stabilized Percolation Membranes (PSPMs), consisting of a pressed gas selective percolation network (in our case ZIF-8, NaX and MIL-140) and a gas-impermeable infiltrated epoxy resin for cohesion. We demonstrate the performance of these PSPMs by separating binary mixtures of H2 /CO2 and H2 /CH4 . We report the brickwork-like architecture featuring selective percolation pathways and the polymer as a stabilizer, compare the mechanical stability of said membranes with competing materials, and give an outlook on how economic these membranes may become.
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- Sebastian Friebe
- Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Callinstraße 3A, 30167, Hanover, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Callinstraße 3A, 30167, Hanover, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Geoscience, University Leipzig, Linnéstraße 5, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Callinstraße 3A, 30167, Hanover, Germany
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Friebe S, Geppert B, Steinbach F, Caro J. Metal-Organic Framework UiO-66 Layer: A Highly Oriented Membrane with Good Selectivity and Hydrogen Permeance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:12878-12885. [PMID: 28319660 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b02105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The 3D metal-organic framework (MOF) structure UiO-66 [Zr6O4(OH)4(bdc)6], featuring triangular pores of approximately 6 Å, has been successfully prepared as a thin supported membrane layer with high crystallographic orientation on ceramic α-Al2O3 supports. The adhesion of the MOF layer to the ceramic support was investigated in different taxing conditions. Furthermore, by coating this UiO-66 membrane with a thin polyimide (Matrimid) top layer, we prepared a multilayer composite. Said membranes have been evaluated in the separation of hydrogen (H2) from different binary mixtures at room temperature. H2 as the smallest molecule (2.9 Å) should pass the UiO-66 membrane preferably since the kinetic diameters of all the other gases under study are larger. The gas mixture separation factors for the neat UiO-66 membrane were indeed found to be H2/CO2 = 5.1, H2/N2 = 4.7, H2/CH4 = 12.9, H2/C2H6 = 22.4, and H2/C3H8 = 28.5. The coating with Matrimid led to a sharp cutoff for gases with kinetic diameters greater than 3.7 Å, resulting in increased separation performance.
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- Sebastian Friebe
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstraße 3A, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstraße 3A, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstraße 3A, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstraße 3A, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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Miyamoto M, Hori K, Goshima T, Takaya N, Oumi Y, Uemiya S. An Organoselective Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic-Framework UiO-66 Membrane for Pervaporation. Eur J Inorg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Manabu Miyamoto
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science; Gifu University; 1-1 Yanagido 501-1193 Gifu Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology; Gifu University; 1-1 Yanagido 501-1193 Gifu Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology; Gifu University; 1-1 Yanagido 501-1193 Gifu Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology; Gifu University; 1-1 Yanagido 501-1193 Gifu Japan
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- Division of Instrument Analysis; Life Science Research Center; Gifu University; 1-1 Yanagido 501-1193 Gifu Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science; Gifu University; 1-1 Yanagido 501-1193 Gifu Japan
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Marti AM, Wickramanayake W, Dahe G, Sekizkardes A, Bank TL, Hopkinson DP, Venna SR. Continuous Flow Processing of ZIF-8 Membranes on Polymeric Porous Hollow Fiber Supports for CO 2 Capture. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:5678-5682. [PMID: 28177225 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b16297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We have utilized an environmentally friendly synthesis approach for the accelerated growth of a selective inorganic membrane on a polymeric hollow fiber support for postcombustion carbon capture. Specifically, continuous defect-free ZIF-8 thin films were grown and anchored using continuous flow synthesis on the outer surface of porous supports using water as solvent. These membranes demonstrated CO2 permeance of 22 GPU and the highest reported CO2/N2 selectivity of 52 for a continuous flow synthesized ZIF-8 membrane.
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- Anne M Marti
- DOE National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
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- DOE National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
- AECOM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
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- DOE National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
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- DOE National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
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- DOE National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
- AECOM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
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- DOE National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
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- DOE National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
- AECOM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, United States
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Ying Y, Liu D, Zhang W, Ma J, Huang H, Yang Q, Zhong C. High-Flux Graphene Oxide Membranes Intercalated by Metal-Organic Framework with Highly Selective Separation of Aqueous Organic Solution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:1710-1718. [PMID: 28001352 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) membranes assembled by single-atom thick GO nanosheets have displayed huge potential application both in gas and liquid separation processes due to its facile and large-scale preparation resulting from various functional groups, such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, and epoxide groups. Taking advantage of these characters, GO membranes intercalated by superhydrophilic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as strengthening separation fillers were prepared on modified polyacrylonitrile (PAN) support by a novel pressure-assisted self-assembly (PASA) filtration technique instead of traditional vacuum filtration method for the first time. The synthesized MOF@GO membranes were characterized with several spectroscopic techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Compared with GO membrane, these MOF@GO membranes combine the unique properties of MOF and GO and thus have significant enhancements of pervaporation (PV) permeation flux and separation factor simultaneously for ethyl acetate/water mixtures (98/2, w/w) through the PV process, which are also superior to the reported other kinds of membranes. Especially, for MOF@GO-0.3 membrane (corresponding MOF loading: 23.08 wt %), the increments are 159% and 244%, respectively, at 303 K, and the permeate water content can reach as high as 99.5 wt % (corresponding separation factor, 9751) with a high permeation flux of 2423 g m-2 h-1. Moreover, the procedures of both the synthesis of MOF and membranes preparation are environmentally friendly that only water was used as solvent. Such a nanosized MOF-intercalating approach may be also extended to other laminated membranes, providing valuable insights in designing and developing of advanced membranes for effective separation of aqueous organic solution through nanostructure manipulation of the nanomaterials.
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- Yunpan Ying
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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Eum K, Ma C, Rownaghi A, Jones CW, Nair S. ZIF-8 Membranes via Interfacial Microfluidic Processing in Polymeric Hollow Fibers: Efficient Propylene Separation at Elevated Pressures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:25337-42. [PMID: 27602800 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b08801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Propylene/propane (C3H6/C3H8) separations are performed on a large scale by energy-intensive distillation processes. Membranes based on metal-organic framework (MOF) molecular sieves, such as zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), offer the potential to perform these separations at considerably lower cost. However, the fabrication of scalable ZIF-8 membranes with high performance at elevated pressures and temperatures is challenging. We report the fabrication of high-quality ZIF-8 hollow fiber membranes in engineered polymeric hollow fibers via the interfacial microfluidic membrane processing (IMMP) technique. Control of fiber microstructure, as well as optimization of IMMP conditions, allow us to achieve a C3H6/C3H8 separation factor of 180 (at 1 bar and 25 °C), which remains high (60) at 120 °C. Furthermore, high-pressure operation of these membranes was investigated. Detailed permeation measurements indicate excellent suppression of defects at higher pressures up to 9.5 bar, allowing a C3H6/C3H8 separation factor of 90 at 9.5 bar. The membranes also display a 4-fold increase in flux at 9.5 bar as compared to operation at 1 bar. The long-term stability of the ZIF-8 hollow fiber membranes is demonstrated by continuous operation over a month without loss of C3H6 permeance or selectivity.
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- Kiwon Eum
- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Cao Y, Wang M, Xu ZL, Ma XH, Xue SM. A Novel Seeding Method of Interfacial Polymerization-Assisted Dip Coating for the Preparation of Zeolite NaA Membranes on Ceramic Hollow Fiber Supports. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:25386-25395. [PMID: 27603411 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b08092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A novel seeding method combining interfacial polymerization (IP) technique with dip-coating operation was designed for directly coating nanosized NaA seed crystals (150 nm) onto the micrometer-sized α-Al2O3 hollow fiber support, in which the polyamide (PA) produced by IP acted as an effective medium to freeze and fix seed crystals at the proper position so that the controlled seed layer could be accomplished. While a coating suspension with only 0.5 wt % seed content was used, a very thin seed layer with high quality and good adhesion was achieved through dip coating twice without drying between, and the whole seeding process was operated at ambient conditions. The resulting zeolite NaA membranes not only exhibited high pervaporation (PV) performance with an average separation factor above 10000 and flux nearly 9.0 kg/m(2)·h in dehydration of 90 wt % ethanol aqueous solution at 348 K but also demonstrated great reproducibility by testing more than eight batches of zeolite membranes. In addition, this seeding strategy could be readily extended to the preparation of other supported zeolite membranes for a wide range of separation applications.
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- Yue Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Wang N, Li X, Wang L, Zhang L, Zhang G, Ji S. Nanoconfined Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Membranes with Composite Layers of Nearly Zero Thickness. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:21979-21983. [PMID: 27525352 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b08581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The key to preparing dense composite membranes is reducing the thickness of the composite layer with stable separation performance. Herein, we report a nanoconfined composite membrane prepared by in situ growth of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF) nanocrystals in the nanoporous layer of the substrate via a fine-tuning contra-diffusion method. The thickness of the composite layer on the membrane surface was nearly zero. The formed ZIF nanoconfined composite membranes showed state-of-art flux and high stability in removing dyes from water. This new strategy is expected to offer great opportunities for the potential practical application of polymer-supported metal-organic framework (MOF) composite membranes.
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- Naixin Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing, China
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Wang L, Fang M, Liu J, He J, Li J, Lei J. Layer-by-Layer Fabrication of High-Performance Polyamide/ZIF-8 Nanocomposite Membrane for Nanofiltration Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:24082-24093. [PMID: 26485228 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The conventional blending fabrication for thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes is to disperse porous fillers in aqueous/organic phases prior to interfacial polymerization, and the aggregation of fillers may lead to the significant decrease in membrane performance. To overcome this limitation, we proposed a novel layer-by-layer (LBL) fabrication to prepare a polyamide (PA)/ZIF-8 nanocomposite membrane with a multilayer structure: a porous substrate, a ZIF-8 interlayer, and a PA coating layer. The PA/ZIF-8 (LBL) membrane for nanofiltration applications was prepared by growing an interlayer of ZIF-8 nanoparticles on an ultrafiltration membrane through in situ growth and then coating it with an ultrathin PA layer through interfacial polymerization. The obtained PA/ZIF-8 (LBL) membrane exhibited both better permeance and selectivity than did the conventional PA/ZIF-8 TFN membrane because of the ZIF-8 in situ growth producing a ZIF-8 interlayer with more ZIF-8 nanoparticles but fewer aggregates. Compared with the pure PA membrane (the flux of 11.2 kg/m(2)/h and rejection of 99.6%) for dye removal, the obtained PA/ZIF-8 (LBL) membranes achieved a significant improvement in membrane permeance and selectivity. (Flux was up to 27.1 kg/m(2)/h, and the rejection reaches 99.8%.) This LBL fabrication is a promising methodology for other polymer nanocomposite membranes simultaneously having high permeance and good selectivity.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, PR China
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