Polyamide-based membranes with structural homogeneity for ultrafast molecular sieving

Liang Shen; Ruihuan Cheng; Ming Yi; Wei-Song Hung; Susilo Japip; Lian Tian; Xuan Zhang; Shudong Jiang; Song Li; Yan Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28183-1

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Polyamide-based membranes with structural homogeneity for ultrafast molecular sieving

Liang Shen,
Ruihuan Cheng,
Ming Yi,
Wei-Song Hung,
Susilo Japip,
Lian Tian,
Xuan Zhang,
Shudong Jiang,
Song Li,
Yan Wang

Affiliations

Liang Shen: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education
Ruihuan Cheng: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Ming Yi: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education
Wei-Song Hung: Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Susilo Japip: Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
Lian Tian: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education
Xuan Zhang: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education
Shudong Jiang: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University
Song Li: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Yan Wang: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28183-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Thin-film composite membranes formed by conventional interfacial polymerization generally suffer from depth heterogeneity of the polyamide layer. Here, authors investigate salt-mediated polymerization approaches to achieve membranes with tuneable structural homogeneity.

Published in Nature Communications

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