Mono-/multivalent ion-selective separation has become a common requirement at the water-
energy nexus, including energy storage and conversion, water purification, and sustainable …

Ion imprinting is an extension of molecular imprinting in which target ions are used as
templates to prepare ion-imprinted polymers (IIPs) with specific ion recognition. IIPs have …

Fabricating 2D/2D heterojunction with vacancy is more favorable to the spatial separation
and transfer of charge owing to the matching of unique 2D structure and vacancy …

The pollution of heavy metals such as copper ions to water body is still serious, and the
discharge of sewage containing heavy metals into the environment will cause damage to …

The development of aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) active nanoprobes
without any synthetic complication for solution-state and organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) …

Surface-pattern engineering, as a key strategy to fabricate high-performance Nafion
membranes for fuel cells, plays an important role in surface functionalization of the …

Ion separations are important for resource recovery, water treatment, and energy production
and storage. Techniques such as chemical precipitation, selective adsorption, and solvent …

Molecularly imprinted composite membrane (MIM) for selective separation of specific
compound has broad applications for wastewater treatments. Herein, a multilayered …

Extensive efforts have been made for research on the development of selective separation
membranes, however, the simultaneous promotion of stable selectivity and high …

Lithium plays a vital role in energy storage which is crucial for the transition to renewable
energy, where it enables a stable and continuous release of the harvested energy from …