Membrane desalination is a promising technology for addressing the global challenge of
water scarcity by augmenting fresh water supply. Continuous progress in this technology …

This review concentrates on the advances of atomistic molecular simulations to design and
evaluate amorphous microporous polymeric materials for CO2 capture and separations. A …

Separating low/high-valent ions with sub-nanometer sizes is a crucial yet challenging task in
various areas (eg, within environmental, healthcare, chemical, and energy engineering) …

The desirable performance of polyamide membranes for seawater/brackish desalination
seeks not only high water permeance, but also the pursuit of high salt rejection. However …

Recent studies show that the surface morphology of a thin film composite (TFC) polyamide
membrane depends strongly on its porous substrate. Nevertheless, the underlining …

The ridge-and-valley roughness structure of a polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membrane
has a paramount impact on its separation performance. We show that this surface …

Polyamide thin film composite (PA-TFC) membrane featured with triple-layer structure
including polyamide (PA), substrate, and nonwoven support is playing critical roles in …

The development of high performance reverse osmosis (RO) membranes still remains a big
challenge due to not only the trade-off between water flux and salt rejection, but also their …

Ions sieving is significant but challengeable for seawater desalination, industrial water
treatment and salts recovery. Traditional nanofiltration (NF) membranes suffer from …

Biological morphogenesis has inspired many efficient strategies to diversify material
structure and functionality using a fixed set of components. However, implementation of …