Molecularly-porous ultrathin membranes for highly selective organic solvent nanofiltration

Tiefan Huang, Basem A. Moosa, Phuong Hoang, Jiangtao Liu, Stefan Chisca, Gengwu Zhang, Mram AlYami, Niveen M. Khashab () and Suzana P. Nunes ()
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Tiefan Huang: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Basem A. Moosa: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Phuong Hoang: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Jiangtao Liu: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Stefan Chisca: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Gengwu Zhang: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Mram AlYami: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Niveen M. Khashab: Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Suzana P. Nunes: Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Engineering membranes for molecular separation in organic solvents is still a big challenge. When the selectivity increases, the permeability tends to drastically decrease, increasing the energy demands for the separation process. Ideally, organic solvent nanofiltration membranes should be thin to enhance the permeant transport, have a well-tailored nanoporosity and high stability in harsh solvents. Here, we introduce a trianglamine macrocycle as a molecular building block for cross-linked membranes, prepared by facile interfacial polymerization, for high-performance selective separations. The membranes were prepared via a two-in-one strategy, enabled by the amine macrocycle, by simultaneously reducing the thickness of the thin-film layers (

Date: 2020
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