The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Covalent organic framework for rechargeable batteries: mechanisms and properties of ionic conduction

Y Cao, M Wang, H Wang, C Han… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic conduction plays a critical role in the process of electrode reactions and the charge
transfer kinetics in a rechargeable battery. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have …

Conversion of CO2 to multicarbon products in strong acid by controlling the catalyst microenvironment

Y Zhao, L Hao, A Ozden, S Liu, RK Miao, P Ou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrosynthesis of multicarbon products from the reduction of CO2 in acidic electrolytes is a
promising approach to overcoming CO2 reactant loss in alkaline and neutral electrolytes; …

Ultrafast seawater desalination with covalent organic framework membranes

M Wang, P Zhang, X Liang, J Zhao, Y Liu, Y Cao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The lack of access to clean water for billions of people represents a fundamental global
sustainability challenge that must be addressed. Seawater desalination using membrane …

Bottom-up synthesis of 8-connected three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks for highly efficient ethylene/ethane separation

F **, E Lin, T Wang, S Geng, T Wang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Develo** cost-/energy-efficient separation techniques for purifying ethylene from an
ethylene/ethane mixture is highly important but very challenging in the industrial process …

Highly ion-permselective porous organic cage membranes with hierarchical channels

T Xu, B Wu, L Hou, Y Zhu, F Sheng… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membranes of high ion permselectivity are significant for the separation of ion species at the
subnanometer scale. Here, we report porous organic cage (ie, CC3) membranes with …

Assembling covalent organic framework membranes with superior ion exchange capacity

X Wang, B Shi, H Yang, J Guan, X Liang, C Fan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ionic covalent organic framework membranes (iCOFMs) hold great promise in ion
conduction-relevant applications because the high content and monodispersed ionic groups …

Advanced stimuli-responsive membranes for smart separation

T Huang, Z Su, K Hou, J Zeng, H Zhou… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Membranes have been extensively studied and applied in various fields owing to their high
energy efficiency and small environmental impact. Further conferring membranes with …

Electrospun porous engineered nanofiber materials: A versatile medium for energy and environmental applications

F Zhang, Y Si, J Yu, B Ding - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy shortage and environmental deterioration have become two intractable global
issues with the eruptive evolution of industry and technology. Porous-engineered …

Ultrathin ionic COF Membrane via Polyelectrolyte‐Mediated Assembly for Efficient CO2 Separation

S Wang, Y Yang, X Liang, Y Ren, H Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fabricating ultrathin covalent organic framework (COF) membranes toward high‐permeance
molecular separations is highly desired yet challenging. Herein, a polyelectrolyte‐mediated …