Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Synthetic polymer membranes are enabling components in key technologies at the water–
energy nexus, including desalination and energy conversion, because of their high …

Membranes offer a scalable and cost-effective approach to ion separations for lithium
recovery. In the case of salt-lake brines, however, the high feed salinity and low pH of the …

State-of-the-art polymeric membranes are unable to perform the high-precision ion
separations needed for technologies essential to a circular economy and clean energy …

Lithium is widely used in contemporary energy applications, but its isolation from natural
reserves is plagued by time-consuming and costly processes. While polymer membranes …

Designing single-species selective membranes for high-precision separations requires a
fundamental understanding of the molecular interactions governing solute transport. Here …

Tailored design of high-performance nanofiltration (NF) membranes is desirable because
the requirements for membrane performance, particularly ion/salt rejection and selectivity …

Ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) are utilized in numerous established, emergent, and
emerging applications for water, energy, and the environment. This article reviews the five …

Membrane separations has been increasingly recognized as a key technology platform for
improving the energy efficiency of many separations processes. Likewise, additive …

Advances in water treatment technologies paired with potential restrictions on oil and gas
(O&G) produced water disposal could incentivize the beneficial reuse of treated produced …