Nanofluidics for osmotic energy conversion

Z Zhang, L Wen, L Jiang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
The osmotic pressure difference between river water and seawater is a promising source of
renewable energy. However, current osmotic energy conversion processes show limited …

Harvesting blue energy based on salinity and temperature gradient: challenges, solutions, and opportunities

M Rastgar, K Moradi, C Burroughs, A Hemmati… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with power generation from fossil fuel combustion
account for 25% of global emissions and, thus, contribute greatly to climate change …

Giant osmotic energy conversion through vertical-aligned ion-permselective nanochannels in covalent organic framework membranes

L Cao, IC Chen, C Chen, DB Shinde, X Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanofluidic membranes have been demonstrated as promising candidates for osmotic
energy harvesting. However, it remains a long-standing challenge to fabricate high …

Bioinspired Ti3C2Tx MXene‐Based Ionic Diode Membrane for High‐Efficient Osmotic Energy Conversion

L Ding, M Zheng, D Xiao, Z Zhao, J Xue… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinspired asymmetric nanofluidic ion channels with ionic diode behavior that can boost
the osmotic energy (so‐called blue energy) conversion are highly desirable, especially if …

Highly selective and high-performance osmotic power generators in subnanochannel membranes enabled by metal-organic frameworks

YC Liu, LH Yeh, MJ Zheng, KCW Wu - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
The electric organs of electric eels are able to convert ionic gradients into high-efficiency
electricity because their electrocytes contain numerous “subnanoscale” protein ion channels …

Cation-selective two-dimensional polyimine membranes for high-performance osmotic energy conversion

Z Zhang, P Bhauriyal, H Sahabudeen, Z Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) membranes are emerging candidates for osmotic energy
conversion. However, the trade-off between ion selectivity and conductivity remains the key …

Metallic Two-Dimensional MoS2 Composites as High-Performance Osmotic Energy Conversion Membranes

C Zhu, P Liu, B Niu, Y Liu, W Xin, W Chen… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has shown large promise in harvesting osmotic energy.
However, the current investigations generally focus on proof-of-concept nanoscale single …

Boosting osmotic energy conversion of graphene oxide membranes via self-exfoliation behavior in nano-confinement spaces

Y Qian, D Liu, G Yang, L Wang, Y Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Introducing alien intercalations to sub-nanometer scale nanochannels is one desirable
strategy to optimize the ion transportation of two-dimensional nanomaterial membranes for …

Two-dimensional nanofluidic membranes toward harvesting salinity gradient power

W Xin, L Jiang, L Wen - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The salinity gradient between seawater and river water has been identified as a
promising, clean, renewable, and sustainable energy source that can be converted into …

Selective ion transport in two‐dimensional lamellar nanochannel membranes

J Wang, H Zhou, S Li, L Wang - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precise and ultrafast ion sieving is highly desirable for many applications in environment‐,
energy‐, and resource‐related fields. The development of a permselective lamellar …