Organic molecular sieve membranes for chemical separations

H Wang, M Wang, X Liang, J Yuan, H Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular separations that enable selective transport of target molecules from gas and liquid
molecular mixtures, such as CO2 capture, olefin/paraffin separations, and organic solvent …

Evolution of functional nanochannel membranes

ML Liu, CX Zhang, MJ Tang, SP Sun, W Xing… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Small molecules and ions pass through molecular separation membranes with channels at
the nanometer scale. These nanochannel membranes are playing an increasingly important …

Ultrafast water permeation through nanochannels with a densely fluorous interior surface

Y Itoh, S Chen, R Hirahara, T Konda, T Aoki, T Ueda… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Ultrafast water permeation in aquaporins is promoted by their hydrophobic interior surface.
Polytetrafluoroethylene has a dense fluorine surface, leading to its strong water repellence …

Engineering multifunctional collaborative catalytic interface enabling efficient hydrogen evolution in all pH range and seawater

X Wu, S Zhou, Z Wang, J Liu, W Pei… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Developing electrocatalysts with high compatibility to the reaction systems with complicated
chemical properties represents an important frontier of catalyst design. Herein, a strategy by …

Vibrational signature of hydrated protons confined in MXene interlayers

M Lounasvuori, Y Sun, TS Mathis, L Puskar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The hydration structure of protons has been studied for decades in bulk water and
protonated clusters due to its importance but has remained elusive in planar confined …

Extremely black vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays for solar steam generation

Z Yin, H Wang, M Jian, Y Li, K Xia… - … Applied Materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The unique structure of a vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) array makes it
behave most similarly to a blackbody. It is reported that the optical absorptivity of an …

Silica–Polypyrrole Hybrids as High‐Performance Metal‐Free Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Neutral Media

JX Feng, H Xu, SH Ye, G Ouyang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing inorganic–organic hybrids with superior properties in terms of water adsorption
and activation will lead to catalysts with significantly enhanced electrocatalytic activity in the …

Confined water: structure, dynamics, and thermodynamics

S Chakraborty, H Kumar, C Dasgupta… - Accounts of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Understanding the properties of strongly confined water is important for a
variety of applications such as fast flow and desalination devices, voltage generation, flow …

Record-setting sorbents for reversible water uptake by systematic anion exchanges in metal–organic frameworks

AJ Rieth, AM Wright, G Skorupskii… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The reversible capture of water vapor at low humidity can enable transformative applications
such as atmospheric water harvesting and heat transfer that uses water as a refrigerant …

Fast water transport through subnanometer diameter vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes

DC Yang, RJ Castellano, RP Silvy, SK Lageshetty… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Small-diameter carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have outstanding mass-transport properties,
especially enhanced water flow. Here, we report on water transport through the first …