Molecularly-porous ultrathin membranes for highly selective organic solvent nanofiltration

Tiefan Huang; Basem A. Moosa; Phuong Hoang; Jiangtao Liu; Stefan Chisca; Gengwu Zhang; Mram AlYami; Niveen M. Khashab; Suzana P. Nunes

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19404-6

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Molecularly-porous ultrathin membranes for highly selective organic solvent nanofiltration

Tiefan Huang,
Basem A. Moosa,
Phuong Hoang,
Jiangtao Liu,
Stefan Chisca,
Gengwu Zhang,
Mram AlYami,
Niveen M. Khashab,
Suzana P. Nunes

Affiliations

Tiefan Huang: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Basem A. Moosa: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Phuong Hoang: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Jiangtao Liu: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Stefan Chisca: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Gengwu Zhang: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Mram AlYami: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Niveen M. Khashab: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Suzana P. Nunes: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19404-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Engineering thin membranes for molecular separation with well tailored nanoporosity and which can withstand harsh conditions is still a big challenge. Here, the authors introduce a trianglamine macrocycle as a molecular building block for cross-linked membranes, prepared by facile interfacial polymerization, for high performance selective separations.

Published in Nature Communications

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