Industrial Separation Challenges: How Does Supramolecular Chemistry Help?

G Zhang, W Lin, F Huang, J Sessler… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The chemical industry and the chemical processes underscoring it are under intense
scrutiny as the demands for the transition to more sustainable and environmentally friendly …

Metal-organic frameworks for C6–C8 hydrocarbon separations

Z Zhang, SB Peh, C Kang, K Chai, D Zhao - EnergyChem, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbon separations are crucial to the chemical industry for the production of valuable
feedstocks. However, their structural and chemical similarities have proven daunting …

Water-soluble self-assembled cage with triangular metal–metal-bonded units enabling the sequential selective separation of alkanes and isomeric molecules

LJ Wang, S Bai, YF Han - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The selective separation of structurally similar aliphatic/aromatic hydrocarbons is an
essential goal in industrial processes. In this study, we report the synthesis of a water …

Double‐Cavity NorSeco‐Cucurbit[10]uril Enables Efficient and Rapid Separation of Pyridine from Mixtures of Toluene, Benzene, and Pyridine

M Liu, R Cen, J Li, Q Li, Z Tao, X ** new stationary phases to meet the requirements for the separation of
positional isomers that have similar physicochemical properties is still an urgent topic in …

Intrinsically porous molecular materials (IPMs) for natural gas and benzene derivatives separations

G Zhang, B Hua, A Dey, M Ghosh… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Separating and purifying chemicals without heat would go a long way toward
reducing the overall energy consumption and the harmful environmental footprint of the …

Acid/Base-Tunable Unimolecular Chirality Switching of a Pillar[5]azacrown Pseudo[1]Catenane

H Liang, B Hua, F Xu, LS Gan, L Shao… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive unimolecular chirality switching is a highly intriguing topic because the
molecular structure as well as its function can be adjusted simultaneously by a switching …

Stereoisomeric engineering of aggregation-induced emission photosensitizers towards fungal killing

W Zhu, Y Li, S Guo, WJ Guo, T Peng, H Li, B Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Fungal infection poses and increased risk to human health. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) as
an alternative antifungal approach garners much interest due to its minimal side effects and …