Realizing decarbonization and sustainable energy supply by the integration of variable
renewable energies has become an important direction for energy development. Flow …

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 …

Polymer membranes are widely used in separation processes including desalination,
organic solvent nanofiltration, and crude oil fractionation,. Nevertheless, direct evidence of …

Synthetic polymer membranes are enabling components in key technologies at the water–
energy nexus, including desalination and energy conversion, because of their high …

Hydrocarbon separation relies on energy-intensive distillation. Membrane technology can
offer an energy-efficient alternative but requires selective differentiation of crude oil …

Nanofiltration (NF) membranes with ultrahigh permeance and high rejection are highly
beneficial for efficient desalination and wastewater treatment. Improving water permeance …

The development of interfacial polymerization (IP) technique has revolutionarily changed
our methods for water treatment and desalination. Over decades, researchers have devoted …

Thin-film composite (TFC) structured membranes based on polyamide (PA) chemistry is the
gold standard of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis-based technologies for water …

Thin‐film composite membranes comprising a polyamide nanofilm separating layer on a
support material are state of the art for desalination by reverse osmosis. Nanofilm thickness …

Membranes with unprecedented solvent permeance and high retention of dissolved solutes
are needed to reduce the energy consumed by separations in organic liquids. We used …