Nanopores: synergy from DNA sequencing to industrial filtration–small holes with big impact

ZS Siwy, ML Bruening, S Howorka - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanopores in thin membranes play important roles in science and industry. Single
nanopores have provided a step-change in portable DNA sequencing and understanding …

Solution-processable amorphous microporous polymers for membrane applications

Q Zhu, H Li, W Wu, J Fang, P Zuo, Z Yang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The adsorption and transport of molecules or ions in the confined space of microporous
materials often reveal properties not seen in either dense bulk or microporous materials. The …

Machine learning enables interpretable discovery of innovative polymers for gas separation membranes

J Yang, L Tao, J He, JR McCutcheon, Y Li - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Polymer membranes perform innumerable separations with far-reaching environmental
implications. Despite decades of research, design of new membrane materials remains a …

The role of free volume, hydrogen bonds, and crosslinks on physical aging in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs)

T Joo, KM Rodriguez, H Lee, D Acharya… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Physical aging is a slow structural relaxation process characteristic of glassy polymers that
results in reduced membrane permeabilities. In this study, PIM-1, the archetypal polymer of …

Recent advances in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) membranes: Delving into the intrinsic microstructure for carbon capture and arduous industrial …

HS Lau, A Eugenia, Y Weng, WF Yong - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are unique polymers known for their intrinsic micro-
scale porosity contributed by bulky and rigid contortion sites in the polymer backbone …

Cross-linked polymer membranes for energy-efficient gas separation: innovations and perspectives

M Liu, A Seeger, R Guo - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymeric membranes for gas separations have experienced rapid growth over the past few
decades, and extensive research has been performed to develop high-performance polymer …

Significantly enhanced gas separation properties of microporous membranes by precisely tailoring their ultra-microporosity through bromination/debromination

C Ye, C Luo, W Ji, Y Weng, J Li, S Yi, X Ma - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Tailoring the ultra-microporosity of polymer and carbon molecular sieve membranes
(CMSM) is vital to their gas separation properties. Herein, we adopted a simple novel …

Chemical topology molecular engineering of CO2-philic membranes toward highly efficient carbon capture

B Zhu, Y Yang, K Wang, X He, BH Yin… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane gas separation processes represent a crucial platform for achieving carbon
neutral climate goals. CO 2-philic membranes offer excellent solubility selectivity due to their …

Finely tuning the microporosity in phosphoric acid doped triptycene-containing polybenzimidazole membranes for highly permselective helium and hydrogen recovery

Y Jiao, M Liu, Q Wu, P Zheng, W Xu, B Ye… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-performance polymer membranes with well-defined microporosity and size-sieving
ability are especially attractive for helium and hydrogen recovery. Here we report novel …

Dibenzomethanopentacene‐based polymers of intrinsic microporosity for use in gas‐separation membranes

J Chen, M Longo, A Fuoco, E Esposito… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dibenzomethanopentacene (DBMP) is shown to be a useful structural component for
making Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) with promise for making efficient …