MOF-based membranes for gas separations

Q Qian, PA Asinger, MJ Lee, G Han… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) represent the largest known class of porous crystalline
materials ever synthesized. Their narrow pore windows and nearly unlimited structural and …

Polymeric membranes for CO2 separation and capture

Y Han, WSW Ho - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, CO 2 separation and capture have become the new bandwagon for
polymer science and membrane research. This review presents the fundamentals of CO …

Boosting membrane carbon capture via multifaceted polyphenol-mediated soldering

B Zhu, S He, Y Yang, S Li, CH Lau, S Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Advances in membrane technologies are significant for mitigating global climate change
because of their low cost and easy operation. Although mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) …

Poly (fluorenyl aryl piperidinium) membranes and ionomers for anion exchange membrane fuel cells

N Chen, HH Wang, SP Kim, HM Kim, WH Lee… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Low-cost anion exchange membrane fuel cells have been investigated as a promising
alternative to proton exchange membrane fuel cells for the last decade. The major barriers to …

Microstructure optimization of bioderived polyester nanofilms for antibiotic desalination via nanofiltration

Y Bai, B Liu, J Li, M Li, Z Yao, L Dong, D Rao… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The successful implementation of thin-film composite membranes (TFCM) for challenging
solute-solute separations in the pharmaceutical industry requires a fine control over the …

Direct construction of isomeric benzobisoxazole–vinylene-linked covalent organic frameworks with distinct photocatalytic properties

S Li, R Ma, S Xu, T Zheng, G Fu, Y Wu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Vinylene/olefin-linked two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (v-2D-COFs) have
emerged as advanced semiconducting materials with excellent in-plane conjugation, high …

Symbiosis-inspired de novo synthesis of ultrahigh MOF growth mixed matrix membranes for sustainable carbon capture

S He, B Zhu, X Jiang, G Han, S Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) are one of the most promising solutions for energy-
efficient gas separation. However, conventional MMM synthesis methods inevitably lead to …

Metal–organic cages for molecular separations

D Zhang, TK Ronson, YQ Zou, JR Nitschke - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Separation technology is central to industries as diverse as petroleum, pharmaceuticals,
mining and life sciences. Metal–organic cages, a class of molecular containers formed via …

Redefining the Robeson upper bounds for CO 2/CH 4 and CO 2/N 2 separations using a series of ultrapermeable benzotriptycene-based polymers of intrinsic …

B Comesaña-Gándara, J Chen, CG Bezzu… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Membranes composed of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) have the potential for
energy efficient industrial gas separations. Here we report the synthesis and gas …

Current challenges and routes forward for nonaqueous lithium–air batteries

T Liu, JP Vivek, EW Zhao, J Lei, N Garcia-Araez… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nonaqueous lithium–air batteries have garnered considerable research interest over the
past decade due to their extremely high theoretical energy densities and potentially low cost …