Confined conversion of hydrogen-bonded organic framework into carbon molecular sieve-interlocked-substrate membrane for efficient CO2/CH4 separation
June 2026
Carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membranes, derived from the crystalline porous and solution-processed hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), possess narrow pore size distributions for efficient gas...
Enhanced stability of pyridine-containing poly(arylene ether) membranes for vanadium redox flow battery: influence of backbone structure
March 2026
Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are emerging as large-scale energy storage devices to solve volatility in the utilization of renewable energy. As key components of VRFBs, membranes still suffer...
Poly(arylpiperidine) anion-exchange membranes utilizing varied side-chain cross-linking for enhanced electrodialytic ion separation in alkaline waste treatment
March 2026
Electrodialysis with anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) is effective for reclaiming alkaline substances from industrial effluents, but conventional AEMs suffer from active group degradation under harsh...
Synergizing peroxymonosulfate-activated advanced oxidation processes with underwater superoleophobicity in composite membranes for enhanced anti-fouling in oily wastewater purification
March 2026
Underwater superoleophobic characteristics of the membranes have been developed to defeat fouling caused by organic solvents and oils with low viscosity and high volatility in oily wastewater treatment....
Emerging trends in fouling mitigation for membrane distillation and pervaporation: Implications for desalination and wastewater treatment
March 2026
Thermally driven membrane separation processes, such as membrane distillation (MD) and pervaporation (PV), are emerging technologies for desalination and water treatment applications. While both processes...
Flux melting of UiO-67 family metal-organic frameworks: the thin film processing and nanofiltration property
March 2026
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been demonstrated to be the perfect candidates of function materials for special specie separation. Although numerous MOFs, nearly 100,000 unique ones, have been...
Osmotic energy harvesting from produced water and boiler blowdown water by sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone)-based mixed matrix membranes
March 2026
The salinity gradient between produced water and boiler blowdown water – both significant waste streams in the petroleum industry – represents an emerging, clean, and sustainable energy source. This...
Poly (ether block amide) membranes with hyper-crosslinked polymer fillers for enhanced pervaporation of phenol aqueous solutions
March 2026
Pervaporation (PV) is considered one of the most industrially potential phenol wastewater treatment technologies because of its advantages such as high efficiency and without regeneration. PV membrane...
Fluorinated polyamide-based ion-solvating membranes for long-cycle quasi-solid-state lithium batteries
March 2026
Membrane-based solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have emerged as promising candidates for enhancing the energy density and safety of lithium metal battery (LMBs), owing to their superior Li-salt dissociation...
Enhanced antifouling performance of anion exchange membrane via in-situ constructed interfacial polymerization modified layer within electrodialysis stack
March 2026
Organic fouling of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) severely limits the large-scale application of electrodialysis (ED) in industrial wastewater resource recovery, primarily due to the compromised engineering...
Gas separation performance of soluble PMDA-polyimides controlled by diamine isomerism and copolymerization
March 2026
Two series of soluble polyimides based on pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) were synthesized and investigated for gas separation applications. The first series was prepared by reacting PMDA with 5(6)-1-(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,3′-trimethylindane...
Ultra-stable Ni-overdoped yttria-stabilized zirconia oxygen separation membranes for methane partial oxidation
March 2026
Ceramic oxygen separation membranes have advantages over cryogenic distillation and pressure swing adsorption in terms of oxygen production. However, the application of ceramic membranes is restricted...
Intrinsic chiral microporous polymer membranes by interfacial polymerization for precise enantioseparation
March 2026
Enantiomers of chiral drugs frequently exhibit distinct pharmacological activities, metabolic pathways, rates of metabolism, and toxicological profiles. Consequently, the large-scale production of single...
A novel homogeneous amphipathic PTFE/β-FeOOH nanofiber membrane for emulsion separation and photocatalytic degradation in harsh environments
March 2026
The efficient separation of emulsion and the simultaneous degradation of organic pollutants remain critical challenges in wastewater treatment, particularly under harsh environments. In this work, a...
High temperature resistant thin film composite polyamide membrane constructed via 3,3′-diamine-Tröger base COFs for enhancing reverse osmosis separation performances
March 2026
High temperature resistant thin-film composite polyamide (TFC PA) membranes are notable across various applications. However, the pursuit of efficient separation at elevated temperatures was hindered...
Hydrazone-linked covalent organic frameworks for membrane separation
March 2026
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), which are porous crystalline materials built using reticular and dynamic covalent chemistry, are attracting significant interest in advanced membrane separations....
Robust methoxy-based covalent organic frameworks membranes enable efficient near-molecular-weight selectivity
2025
Uniform pore size is essential for molecular sieving in separation membranes. Traditional nanofiltration (NF) polymer membranes struggle with precise structure control due to random chain packing and...
Preparation of COF-based membranes via chiral induction for efficient enantioselective resolution
2025
Efficient chiral resolution is highly important in the food, pharmaceutical and agriculture industries because of the distinctive biological or pharmaceutical properties of enantiomers. Membrane-assisted...
Porous organic cage separation membranes: Exploratory journey from preparation to application
2025
Porous organic cages (POCs) represent a novel class of low-density crystalline materials that exhibit distinctive pores comparable to those observed in three-dimensional extended network materials,...
Hybrid energy harvesting enabled by a covalent organic framework membrane
2025
The integration of water and thermal energy harvesting presents a promising solution to the intermittency issues associated with individual energy sources. In this study, we show a covalent organic...
Membranes with hollow bowl-shaped window for CO2 removal from natural gas
2025
Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) are crucial for CO2 separation and offer a potential solution to overcome conventional gas separation. Nevertheless, MMMs face challenges due to interfacial defects in...
Incorporating polyvinylpyrrolidone modified HOF-101 into Pebax membranes for efficient toluene/N2 separation
2025
Hybrid membranes hold great promise in the recovery of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF), a class of hydrogen-bonded crystalline porous materials with high affinity...
EVOH functionalized PE battery separator as the porous substrate for TFC organic solvent nanofiltration membranes
2025
Scholarly discourse surrounding the thin film composite organic solvent nanofiltration (TFC OSN) membrane field has largely been dominated by focusing on the optimization of the selective layer. However,...
Robust positively charged polyurea nanofiltration membranes with acid resistance for efficient lithium extraction and recovery
2025
Given the growing demand for lithium in energy storage and electric vehicle industries, the development of acid-resistant membranes for efficient lithium extraction from brine and recycling of spent...
Sandwich-like composite membrane for advanced radiative cooling applications
2025
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) offers an energy-efficient method of cooling by reflecting sunlight and emitting heat to the cold outer space through the atmospheric transparent window (ATW)....