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Zhai X, Wang YL, Dai R, Li X, Wang Z. Roles of Anion-Cation Coupling Transport and Dehydration-Induced Ion-Membrane Interaction in Precise Separation of Ions by Nanofiltration Membranes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:14069-14079. [PMID: 36126287 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nanofiltration (NF) membranes are playing increasingly crucial roles in addressing emerging environmental challenges by precise separation, yet understanding of the selective transport mechanism is still limited. In this work, the underlying mechanisms governing precise selectivity of the polyamide NF membrane were elucidated using a series of monovalent cations with minor hydrated radius difference. The observed selectivity of a single cation was neither correlated with the hydrated radius nor hydration energy, which could not be explained by the widely accepted NF model or ion dehydration theory. Herein, we employed an Arrhenius approach combined with Monte Carlo simulation to unravel that the transmembrane process of the cation would be dominated by its pairing anion, if the anion has a greater transmembrane energy barrier, due to the constraint of anion-cation coupling transport. Molecular dynamics simulations further revealed that the distinct hydration structure was the primary origin of the energy barrier difference of cations. The cation having a larger incompressible structure after partial dehydration through subnanopores would induce a more significant ion-membrane interaction and consequently a higher energy barrier. Moreover, to validate our proposed mechanisms, a membrane grafting modification toward enlarging the energy barrier difference of dominant ions achieved a 3-fold enhancement in ion separation efficiency. Our work provides insights into the precise separation of ionic species by NF membranes.
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- Xiaohu Zhai
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Huang T, He G, Xue J, Otoo O, He X, Jiang H, Zhang J, Yin Y, Jiang Z, Douglin JC, Dekel DR, Guiver MD. Self-crosslinked blend alkaline anion exchange membranes with bi-continuous phase separated morphology to enhance ion conductivity. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dong D, Wei X, Hooper JB, Pan H, Bedrov D. Role of cationic groups on structural and dynamical correlations in hydrated quaternary ammonium-functionalized poly(p-phenylene oxide)-based anion exchange membranes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:19350-19362. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02211a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Extensive atomistic molecular dynamics simulations were conducted using a polarizable force field to study hydroxide and water dynamics in anion exchange membranes.
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- Dengpan Dong
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering
- University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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Tetraalkylammonium Cations Conduction through a Single Nanofluidic Diode: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.08.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lu J, Miller C, Molinero V. Parameterization of a coarse-grained model with short-ranged interactions for modeling fuel cell membranes with controlled water uptake. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:17698-17707. [PMID: 28653074 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02281f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The coarse-grained model FFpvap reproduces the experimental activity coefficient of water in tetramethylammonium chloride solutions over a wide range of concentrations, with a hundred-fold gain in computing efficiency with respect to atomistic models.
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- Jibao Lu
- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Utah
- Salt Lake City
- USA
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Lu J, Jacobson LC, Perez Sirkin YA, Molinero V. High-Resolution Coarse-Grained Model of Hydrated Anion-Exchange Membranes that Accounts for Hydrophobic and Ionic Interactions through Short-Ranged Potentials. J Chem Theory Comput 2016; 13:245-264. [PMID: 28068769 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b00874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jibao Lu
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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- Departamento
de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química
Física, and INQUIMAE, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, Argentina
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0850, United States
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Yu YS, Zhang TT, Wu XM, Mu DL, Zhang ZX, Wang GGX. Exploiting an Alternative CO2 Absorption Process by Efficient Solvent Mixture. Ind Eng Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b01113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yun S. Yu
- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China
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- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an 710049, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- School
of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Sunda AP, Mondal A, Balasubramanian S. Atomistic simulations of ammonium-based protic ionic liquids: steric effects on structure, low frequency vibrational modes and electrical conductivity. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:4625-33. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05353b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Structural correlations and signature of cation–anion hydrogen bonding in ammonium triflate protic ionic liquids at varying length of the alkyl tail.
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- Anurag Prakash Sunda
- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- Bangalore 560064
- India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- Bangalore 560064
- India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- Bangalore 560064
- India
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Aeshala LM, Uppaluri R, Verma A. Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to fuels: tuning of the reaction zone using suitable functional groups in a solid polymer electrolyte. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:17588-94. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp02389g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The electrochemical reduction of gaseous CO2 is studied for the first time using sterically hindered bulky quaternary ammonium ions in a solid polymer matrix at room temperature and atmospheric pressure in a developed electrochemical reactor.
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- Leela Manohar Aeshala
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati, India
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