Polymers of intrinsic microporosity for membrane-based precise separations

X Feng, J Zhu, J **, Y Wang, Y Zhang… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer materials have been extensively utilized in diverse separation fields, especially in
membrane-based nanotechnologies for gas and liquid separations. The membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane technology for challenging separations: Removal of CO2, SO2 and NOx from flue and waste gases

M Pasichnyk, P Stanovsky, P Polezhaev, B Zach… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The major gaseous pollutants emitted during the combustion of fossil fuels, during energy-
intensive production of materials, and during waste processing are CO 2, SO 2, and NO X …

Dual-phase microporous polymer nanofilms by interfacial polymerization for ultrafast molecular separation

TH Lee, M Balcik, WN Wu, I Pinnau, ZP Smith - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Fine-tuning microporosity in polymers with a scalable method has great potential for energy-
efficient molecular separations. Here, we report a dual-phase molecular engineering …

PolyMOF nanoparticles constructed from intrinsically microporous polymer ligand towards scalable composite membranes for CO2 separation

TH Lee, BK Lee, SY Yoo, H Lee, WN Wu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Integrating different modification strategies into a single step to achieve the desired
properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has been very synthetically challenging …

Fine-tuning ultramicroporosity in PIM-1 membranes by aldehyde functionalization for efficient hydrogen separation

TH Lee, T Joo, P Jean-Baptiste, PA Dean… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) have shown great potential for membrane-based
hydrogen separations. The archetypal PIM, PIM-1, features hydrogen permeability that is 2 …

Effect of Temperature-Induced Aging on the Gas Permeation Behavior of Thin Film Composite Membranes of PIM-1 and Carboxylated PIM-1

M Yu, AB Foster, M Alshurafa, CA Scholes… - Industrial & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are a class of promising gas separation materials
due to their high membrane permeabilities and reasonable selectivities. When processed …

A microporous poly (arylene ether) platform for membrane‐based gas separation

S Guo, JY Yeo, FM Benedetti, D Syar… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane‐based gas separations are crucial for an energy‐efficient future. However, it is
difficult to develop membrane materials that are high‐performing, scalable, and …

Exploring physical aging in PIM-1 using molecular dynamics

M Balcik, W Ogieglo, Y Wang, I Pinnau - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This comprehensive study explored the aging process of PIM-1, a ladder polymer of intrinsic
microporosity (PIM), by applying molecular dynamics simulations for the first time. Through …

[HTML][HTML] 6FDA-polyimide thin-film composite hollow fiber membranes for hydrofluorocarbons and CO2 separations

SV Gutiérrez-Hernández, S Rico-Martínez… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, high molecular weight fluorinated aromatic polyimides were assessed for the first
time to recover difluoromethane (R-32) from its blends with other hydrofluorocarbons and …

Anomalous Structural Changes and Gas Transport Properties in Ultrathin Films of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity

TH Lee, JK Jang, BK Lee, WN Wu, ZP Smith… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) have been explored as a
next-generation material for the synthesis of CO2 capture membranes. Herein, we highlight …