Robust ultrathin nanoporous MOF membrane with intra-crystalline defects for fast water transport

Xueling Wang; Qiang Lyu; Tiezheng Tong; Kuo Sun; Li-Chiang Lin; Chuyang Y. Tang; Fenglin Yang; Michael D. Guiver; Xie Quan; Yingchao Dong

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27873-6

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Robust ultrathin nanoporous MOF membrane with intra-crystalline defects for fast water transport

Xueling Wang,
Qiang Lyu,
Tiezheng Tong,
Kuo Sun,
Li-Chiang Lin,
Chuyang Y. Tang,
Fenglin Yang,
Michael D. Guiver,
Xie Quan,
Yingchao Dong

Affiliations

Xueling Wang: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Qiang Lyu: William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University
Tiezheng Tong: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University
Kuo Sun: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Li-Chiang Lin: William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University
Chuyang Y. Tang: Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
Fenglin Yang: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Michael D. Guiver: State Key Laboratory of Engines, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University
Xie Quan: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology
Yingchao Dong: Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27873-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

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The development of highly water-permeable membranes is key for the treatment of high salinity waters. Here the authors enhance the water permeability of a metal-organic framework nanoporous membrane via an intra-crystalline defect engineering strategy.

Published in Nature Communications

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