Molecularly tunable thin-film nanocomposite membranes with enhanced molecular sieving for organic solvent forward osmosis

Bofan Li; Susilo Japip; Tai-Shung Chung

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15070-w

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Molecularly tunable thin-film nanocomposite membranes with enhanced molecular sieving for organic solvent forward osmosis

Bofan Li,
Susilo Japip,
Tai-Shung Chung

Affiliations

Bofan Li: Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Susilo Japip: Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Tai-Shung Chung: Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15070-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Thin-film nanocomposites (TFN) nanomaterials have been employed to tailor permeability and selectivity in membranes, but achieving effective separation at large flux retains challenging. Here, the authors use calix[4]arene derivatives which are ionically bonded to a polyamide network to engineer the molecular-sieving properties of TFN membranes for organic solvent forward osmosis (OSFO).

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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