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....
Valorisation of biodiesel byproduct glycerol for hydrogen production via self-catalytic nickel membrane reactor
Available online 10 March 2026
As a plentiful byproduct of biodiesel production, crude glycerol is difficult to purify and utilise efficiently. Its conversion to hydrogen represents an effective approach toward sustainable energy...
Recent advances in polyamide nanofiltration membranes for antibiotic removal
Available online 13 February 2026
Emerging as a new class of micropollutants in the last several decades, antibiotics are difficult to remove through conventional technologies and therefore can persist long-term in natural aquatic environments....
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...
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...
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...
Preparation of high-performance pervaporation membranes for ethanol dehydration using a layer-by-layer self-assembly method
2025
To achieve fuel-grade purity (≥99.5 wt%), raw bioethanol needs to be purified. Adopting pervaporation membrane for bioethanol enrichment can greatly reduce the energy consumption compared with distillation....
Accurate separation and recovery of humic substances from landfill leachate concentrate by triethanolamine-based loose nanofiltration membranes
2025
The treatment of landfill leachate concentrate poses significant environmental challenges, particularly in the separation and recovery of valuable humic substances from high salt concentrations. In...
Vapor permeation (VP) of water (H2O)/ acetic acid (AcOH) mixtures via bis(triethoxysily)ethane (BTESE) membranes
2025
Bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTESE)-derived organosilica membranes prepared using sol-gel processing, were used in vapor permeation (VP) to dehydrate aqueous acetic acid (AcOH) solutions. It was discovered...
Cellulose-based separation membranes: A sustainable evolution or fleeting trend?
2025
Cellulose-based separation membranes are promising for sustainable membrane technology due to their renewable raw materials and biodegradability. Their excellent resistance to fouling, minimal protein...
Highly stable cation-exchange membranes for lithium recovery from acidic lithium ore leachate
2025
Electrodialysis technology is widely deployed in the field of separation due to its simplicity of operation and sustainability, where ion-exchange membranes are the most critical components in this...
Imidazole-functionalized siloxane cross-linked poly(aryl ether sulfone) anion exchange membranes for monovalent anion separation via electrodialysis
2025
A siloxane cross-linked, amino-long-chain modified poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PPH-ImSiO-NH2-X) anion exchange membrane (AEM) has been synthesized. The results demonstrated that the perm-selectivity (PSO42−Cl−)...
Anchoring metal ions in iCOF to enhance the charge density for boosting CO2 separation in mixed matrix membranes
2025
Ionic covalent organic frameworks (iCOFs), with electrostatic microenvironment suitable for CO2 separation, are regarded as ideal materials for gas membrane separation. However, the improvement of CO2/CH4...