Nanofluidics

T Emmerich, N Ronceray, KV Agrawal… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Fluid transport at the nanoscale is ubiquitous in nature. However, rigorous study of fluid flow
and structure in artificial nanopores only emerged relatively recently. Termed nanofluidics …

Ion separation with graphene oxide nanofluidic membranes: A review

D Pang, L Liu, X Zhang, C Guo, J Jia, C Liu, M Zhang - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Ion separation plays a vital role in physiological activities as well as in industrial processes
such as desalination, resource utilization and energy conversion. Substantial progress has …

A critical review on graphene-based membrane for ion separation: Mechanisms, research status, and development prospects

M Cheng, K Mi, S Han, Y Su, J Li, Y Zhao… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The shortage of freshwater and energy has proposed more stringent requirements for ion
separation technology. Fortunately, membrane separation technology, based on graphene …

Intrinsic roles of nanosheet characteristics in two-dimensional montmorillonite membranes for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation

X Jiang, L Zhang, Y Miao, L Chen, J Liu, T Zhang… - Water Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Stacking two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets into lamellar membranes holds great
promise in the selective separation of Li+ and Mg 2+ from salt-lake brines, but revealing the …

Refinement of cesium ion separation via sub-angstrom precision vacancy of lamellar thiostannate

J Wang, J Zhang, Q Meng, J Wang, C Chen, J Shi… - Desalination, 2025 - Elsevier
The targeted recovery of cesium from high-salinity brines or radioactive wastewater is
becoming increasingly vital due to its crucial function in cutting-edge technologies and …

Optimizing localized electron and structural properties of angstrom-scale ion channels in metal sulfides for enhanced cesium selectivity

J Wang, J Zhang, Q Meng, C Chen, H Liu… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The recovery of 137 Cs is a key part of the treatment of radioactive wastewater and
environmental remediation. Metal sulfides have been widely studied due to their excellent …

Water permeation through single sub-micron pores in single layer graphene measured by a micro-particle image velocimetry technique

SFDJ Gómez, MSH Boutilier - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Graphene holds potential as a high permeance membrane material for separation
applications owing to its single atom thickness. Transport rates through graphene pores …

Molecular Manipulation of Polyamide Nanostructures Reconciles the Permeance–Selectivity Threshold for Precise Ion Separation

G Han, Y Lei, T Yan, F Zheng, Y Liao, J Zhan, T Zhang… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Membrane nanofiltration (NF) has emerged as a prominent energy-efficient separation
technology for widespread applications related to the water‒energy nexus. However, state …