The coming of age of water channels for separation membranes: from biological to biomimetic to synthetic

YJ Lim, K Goh, R Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Continuous covalent organic frameworks membranes: from preparation strategies to applications

X Sun, M Di, J Liu, L Gao, X Yan, G He - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are porous crystalline polymeric materials formed by
the covalent bonding of organic units. The abundant organic units library gives the COFs …

Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with 2D-MOF nanosheets for highly efficient reverse osmosis desalination

Y Liu, X Wang, Z Zong, R Lin, X Zhang, F Chen… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have drawn significant attention in the fabrication of thin
film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes. In particular, two-dimensional MOFs (2D-MOFs) are …

The membrane-based desalination: Focus on MOFs and COFs

X Qin, X Qin, X Xu, J Zhao, Y Gui, H Guo, J Mao… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of global population and the continuous civilization and
industrialization, the freshwater resource crisis has become one of the most important …

Efficient proton conduction in porous and crystalline covalent-organic frameworks (COFs)

L Zhu, H Zhu, L Wang, J Lei, J Liu - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
To attain the objectives of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the development of stable
and high-performance ion-conducting materials holds enormous relevance in various …

Two dimensional COFs as ultra-thin interlayer to build TFN hollow fiber nanofiltration membrane for desalination and heavy metal wastewater treatment

Y Jiang, S Li, J Su, X Lv, S Liu, B Su - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
An ultra-thin interlayer of two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs) was in-situ
formed on polysulfone hollow fiber (HF) substrate surface to manipulate the interfacial …

Recent advances in covalent organic framework-based membranes for water purification: Insights into separation mechanisms and applications

H Feng, K Yuan, Y Liu, B Luo, Q Wu, X Bao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the accelerating steps of urbanization, the freshwater scarcity has been emerging as a
serious threat to sustainable economic and social development. Under this circumstance …

Molecular design of covalent organic frameworks for seawater desalination: A state-of-the-art review

A Jrad, MA Olson, A Trabolsi - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Seawater desalination is gaining interest as global water scarcity looms. Conventional
materials limit the improvement of desalination components such as membranes …

State-of-the-art organic-and inorganic-based hollow fiber membranes in liquid and gas applications: Looking back and beyond

HS Lau, SK Lau, LS Soh, SU Hong, XY Gok, S Yi… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aggravation of environmental problems such as water scarcity and air pollution has
called upon the need for a sustainable solution globally. Membrane technology, owing to its …

Polyamide thin film nanocomposite with in-situ co-constructed COFs for organic solvent nanofiltration

Y Yin, S Liu, J Zhou, Y Peng, E Wang, L Han… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is a novel membrane technology, it has great potential
for organic solvent separation and purification due to its advantages of low energy …