MXene molecular sieving membranes for highly efficient gas separation

Li Ding; Yanying Wei; Libo Li; Tao Zhang; Haihui Wang; Jian Xue; Liang-Xin Ding; Suqing Wang; Jürgen Caro; Yury Gogotsi

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02529-6

Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

MXene molecular sieving membranes for highly efficient gas separation

Li Ding,
Yanying Wei,
Libo Li,
Tao Zhang,
Haihui Wang,
Jian Xue,
Liang-Xin Ding,
Suqing Wang,
Jürgen Caro,
Yury Gogotsi

Affiliations

Li Ding: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Yanying Wei: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Libo Li: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Tao Zhang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Haihui Wang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Jian Xue: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Liang-Xin Ding: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Suqing Wang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Jürgen Caro: Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University of Hannover
Yury Gogotsi: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02529-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Two-dimensional materials show great potential for membrane technologies, but their disordered channels hinder their molecular sieving performance. Here, Wang, Gogotsi and colleagues design a MXene membrane with ordered nanochannels that exhibits an excellent H2/CO2 gas separation performance.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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