Porous organic cages (POCs) are a relatively new class of low-density crystalline materials
that have emerged as a versatile platform for investigating molecular recognition, gas …

Zeolites have been widely used as catalysts, ion exchangers, and adsorbents since their
industrial breakthrough in the 1950s and continue to be state-of the-art adsorbents in many …

Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Cage compounds offer unique binding pockets similar to enzyme-binding sites, which can
be customized in terms of size, shape, and functional groups to point toward the cavity and …

The discovery of a method to separate isotopologues, molecular entities that differ in only
isotopic composition, is fundamentally and technologically essential but remains …

Mass transport at the sub-nanometre scale, including selective transport of gases, liquids
and ions, plays a key role in systems such as catalysis, energy generation and storage …

Membranes with high selectivity offer an attractive route to molecular separations, where
technologies such as distillation and chromatography are energy intensive. However, it …

Hydrocarbon separation is an important process in the field of petrochemical industry, which
provides a variety of raw materials for industrial production and a strong support for the …

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 …

The ability to capture radioactive iodine species is crucial for nuclear accident preparedness
and nuclear waste treatment; however, it remains a challenge. Here we report a new readily …