Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a new type of crystalline porous polymers known
for chemical stability, excellent structural regularity, robust framework, and inherent porosity …

Mass transport at the sub-nanometre scale, including selective transport of gases, liquids
and ions, plays a key role in systems such as catalysis, energy generation and storage …

The lack of access to clean water for billions of people represents a fundamental global
sustainability challenge that must be addressed. Seawater desalination using membrane …

Fast permeation and effective solute-solute separation provide the opportunities for
sustainable water treatment, but they are hindered by ineffective membranes. We present …

Existing polyamide (PA) membrane synthesis protocols are underpinned by controlling
diffusion-dominant liquid-phase reactions that yield subpar spatial architectures and …

The weak interlamellar interaction of covalent organic framework (COF) nanocrystals inhibit
the construction of highly efficient ion/molecular sieving membranes owing to the inferior …

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are an emerging class of crystalline porous polymers
with highly tuneable structures and functionalities. COFs have been proposed as ideal …

At its core, reticular chemistry has translated the precision and expertise of organic and
inorganic synthesis to the solid state. While initial excitement over metal–organic …

Membranes of sub‐2‐nanometer channels show high ion transport rates, but it remains a
great challenge to design such membranes with desirable ion selectivities for ion separation …

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are promising materials for advanced molecular-
separation membranes, but their wide nanometer-sized pores prevent selective gas …