Empowering ultrathin polyamide membranes at the water–energy nexus: strategies, limitations, and future perspectives

P Sarkar, C Wu, Z Yang, CY Tang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Membrane-based separation is one of the most energy-efficient methods to meet the
growing need for a significant amount of fresh water. It is also well-known for its applications …

Potential biomedical limitations of graphene nanomaterials

G Ban, Y Hou, Z Shen, J Jia, L Chai… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Graphene-family nanomaterials (GFNs) possess mechanical stiffness, optical properties,
and biocompatibility making them promising materials for biomedical applications. However …

Nonstoichiometric Scandium Oxide Hybridized in N-Doped Porous Graphitic Carbon Promotes the Rate Capability of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

H Mai, Q Wang, L Sun, X Meng, S Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nonstoichiometric compounds are widely used in contemporary energy technologies due to
their high surface polarity, tailored electronic structure, high electrical conductivity, and other …

Dual-phase microporous polymer nanofilms by interfacial polymerization for ultrafast molecular separation

TH Lee, M Balcik, WN Wu, I Pinnau, ZP Smith - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Fine-tuning microporosity in polymers with a scalable method has great potential for energy-
efficient molecular separations. Here, we report a dual-phase molecular engineering …

Scalable fabrication of nanoporous multilayer graphene oxide membrane for organic solvent nanofiltration

J Kim, J Kang, JP Kim, JY Kim, JH Kim, O Kwon… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoporous graphene is promising for the fabrication of high-performance organic solvent
nanofiltration (OSN) membranes owing to the excellent chemical resistance of graphene in …

Transition metal nitrides embedded in N-doped porous graphitic Carbon: Applications as electrocatalytic sulfur host materials

L Sun, W Gong, J Zhou, J Zhang, C Chen… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
While transition metal nitrides (TMNs) are promising electrocatalysts, their widespread use is
challenged by the complex synthetic methodology and a limited understanding of the …

Advances in biocarbon and soft material assembly for enthalpy storage: Fundamentals, mechanisms, and multimodal applications

DG Atinafu, YU Kim, S Kim, Y Kang, S Kim - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐value‐added biomass materials like biocarbon are being actively pursued integrating
them with soft materials in a broad range of advanced renewable energy technologies …

In situ conversion of ZnO to ZIF-8 in polyimide for ultra-high permeance organic solvent nanofiltration mixed matrix membranes

Y Ding, M Xia, J Yu, E Chen, C Zhou, L Shen… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) incorporating ZIF-8 nanoparticles through non-solvent
induced phase separation (NIPS) hold great potential in the organic solvent nanofiltration …

Construction of shell-like carbon superstructures through anisotropically oriented self-assembly for distinct electromagnetic wave absorption

X Li, H Zhou, J Zhang, X Zhang, M Li, J Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon materials have been widely recognized as one of the important candidates for
superior microwave absorbers, but further enhancement of their properties (especially for a …

Dynamics of reduced graphene oxide: synthesis and structural models

ET Mombeshora, E Muchuweni - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Technological advancements are leading to an upsurge in demand for functional materials
that satisfy several of humankind's needs. In addition to this, the current global drive is to …