BACKGROUND Synthetic membranes are used for desalination, dialysis, sterile filtration,
food processing, dehydration of air and other industrial, medical, and environmental …

Two-dimensional (2D) metal–organic framework (MOF) nanosheets are attracting increasing
research attention due to their unique properties originating from their ultrathin thickness …

The controllable incorporation of multiple immiscible elements into a single nanoparticle
merits untold scientific and technological potential, yet remains a challenge using …

Graphene oxide membranes—partially oxidized, stacked sheets of graphene—can provide
ultrathin, high-flux and energy-efficient membranes for precise ionic and molecular sieving …

The robustness of carbon nanomaterials and their potential for ultrahigh permeability has
drawn substantial interest for separation processes. However, graphene oxide membranes …

Thanks to the unique properties of graphite oxides and graphene oxide (GO), this material
has become one of the most promising materials that are widely studied. Graphene oxide is …

Gas separation with membrane technology is attractive because of its high efficiency, low
energy consumption, and simple operation. Molecular sieving membranes with sufficient …

2D transition metal carbides or nitrides, known as MXenes, are a new family of 2D materials
with close to 30 members experimentally synthesized and dozens more theoretically …

By creating nanoscale pores in a layer of graphene, it could be used as an effective
separation membrane due to its chemical and mechanical stability, its flexibility and, most …

Because it is able to produce desalinated water directly using solar energy with minimum
carbon footprint, solar steam generation and desalination is considered one of the most …