Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) that can selectively transport ions are crucial to a variety of
applications, such as ion extraction/separation, fuel cells, redox flow batteries, and water …

Penetrant-induced plasticization has prevented the industrial deployment of many polymers
for membrane-based gas separations. With the advent of microporous polymers, new …

Carbon emission has become a worldwide concern with global warming and concurrent
climate changes. Carbon capture using membrane-based technology offers an effective way …

In the last decades, many novel polymeric materials have been considered to prepare highly
energy-efficient gas separation membranes. There is a continuous search to overcome the …

Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are unique polymers known for their intrinsic micro-
scale porosity contributed by bulky and rigid contortion sites in the polymer backbone …

Membrane technology is attracting more and more attention in hydrogen energy and natural
gas sweetening applications. One challenge remaining is advanced membranes with both …

CO 2 is one of the major anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere contributing to
global warming (Blamey et al., 2010; Mikkelsen et al., 2010). In the last half-century, the …

Membrane technology is energy-saving and environmentally friendly for gas separation.
Mixed matrix membranes containing filler-polymer two components and adjusted transport …

Phosphoric species' toxicity to Pt catalyst has shown a significant impact on the kinetics of
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel …

Dibenzomethanopentacene (DBMP) is shown to be a useful structural component for
making Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) with promise for making efficient …