Separation mechanism, selectivity enhancement strategies and advanced materials for mono-/multivalent ion-selective nanofiltration membrane
2022
Mono-/multivalent ion-selective separation has become a common requirement at the water-energy nexus, including energy storage and conversion, water purification, and sustainable industrial processes....
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...
Advances in MOF membrane strategies for selective lithium extraction from salt lake brine
2025
Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes have emerged as a promising solution for lithium extraction from salt lake brines due to their tunable pore structures and high specific surface areas. Their...
Research progress and challenges in polyimide and polyimide-derived gas separation membranes: A review
2025
Polyimide (PI) has been widely regarded as an ideal material for high-performance gas separation membranes due to its exceptional mechanical strength, thermal and chemical stability, excellent film-forming...
Polymer membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration: Recent progress, challenges and perspectives
2023
The development of polymer materials and polymer membrane fabrication techniques in recent years greatly elevates the importance and feasibility of organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) technology, while...
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...
Development and emerging application of membrane degassing technology
2023
With the development of membrane separation technology, some traditional separation and purification methods have been replaced by membrane technology. Compared to traditional method, the membrane method...
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...
Electro-desalination: State-of-the-art and prospective
2023
Desalination as a vital technology for removing salts from saline water, is widely employed in municipal water supply, wastewater treatment, saltwater desalination, and chemical purification. The membrane-based...
Hybrid CO2 capture processes consisting of membranes: A technical and techno-economic review
2023
Because of the greenhouse effect, there is a pressing need to restrict and reduce CO2 emissions. Post-combustion capture technology is a type of widely used technologies for CO2 capture. Compared to...
Membrane technology for sterilization and virus elimination of biopharmaceuticals: Fouling matters
2025
Membrane-based sterilization and virus removal have become an essential approach for Quality Control and Quality Assurance in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, offering significant advantages over traditional...
Advanced bipolar membranes with earth-abundant water dissociation catalysts for durable ampere-level water electrolysis
2025
Green hydrogen production via water electrolysis is a crucial pathway for sustainable energy generation. Bipolar membrane water electrolysis (BPMWE) offers several advantages, including kinetically...
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,...
Electrospun nanofiber membrane of Piper beetle loaded PVDF/PAN for medical mask applications: psychochemical characteristics, antibacterial and air filter test
2025
Face masks are designed to protect the wearer from environmental hazards, such as volatile organic contaminants and suspended particulate matter (PM), which can cause asthma and anemia and affect the...
Mechanically robust and chemically stable poly(aryl piperidinium)-SBS copolymer anion exchange membranes for 3000-h durable alkaline water electrolyzers
2025
Anion exchange membrane (AEM) is a core component of potentially more efficient and cost-effective anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWEs), which combine the advantages of traditional alkaline...
Insights into the role of aromatic cationic surfactants in tailoring interfacial polymerization for high-performance reverse osmosis membranes
2025
Surfactant-mediated interfacial polymerization (IP) has been recognized as a promising strategy for accurately modulation of the structure and performance of polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes....
Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks for advanced membrane separations
2024
Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (3D COFs) have emerged as a promising class of crystalline materials due to large surface areas, interconnected porosity, and accessible active sites. Their...
3D printing for precision construction of ceramic membranes: Current status, challenges, and prospects
2023
3D printing of ceramic materials has gained tremendous attention in recent years due to its high efficiency and competitive prices in the fabrication of advanced ceramics with complex geometric structures....
Facilitated transport membranes for CO2/CH4 separation - State of the art
2022
Membrane separation is a promising alternative for gas purification. Facilitated transport (FT) membranes, with reversible reactions to promote CO2 transport, can simultaneously obtain high CO2 permeability...
Combining zeolite with MOF glass to construct crystal-glass composite membranes for improved hydrogen separation
2025
Metal-organic framework glasses (MOF-ag), formed through melt-quenching crystalline MOFs, have emerged as promising membrane materials owing to their processability and retained porosity. While MOF-ag...
Recent advances and future challenges of polyamide-based chlorine-resistant membrane
2023
Polyamide (PA) membrane is extensively used in various membrane separation processes due to its easy preparation, high selectivity and good acid-base stability. However, the PA material is vulnerable...
Integration of oxidation processes and ceramic membrane filtration for advanced water treatment: A review of foulant-membrane interactions
2025
Membrane filtration technology emerges as a robust and efficient solution in the global effort to alleviate water scarcity, offering a reliable means to deliver clean and safe drinking water. However,...
Ultrathin mineral interlayers regulate interfacial polymerization of polyamide nanofiltration membranes via multiple non-covalent and coordination bonding for rapid molecular separation
2025
Polyamide (PA) nanofiltration membranes have raised considerable interest in the realm of water purification. However, balancing permeability and rejection remains a critical challenge in membrane science...
Engineering silica membranes for separation performance, hydrothermal stability, and production scalability
2023
Silica membranes have been successfully practiced for solvent dehydration and emerged as an exciting platform for gas separations (such as H2/CO2) due to their unique porous structures for molecular...
Electrospun amphiphilic sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone) (SPEEK) membranes for thin-layer crude oil spill cleanup
2025
Oil spills and the release of oily wastewater have caused serious damage to the environment and human health. Effective removal of oil spills and separation of oil/water mixtures have become a crucial...