Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100035
Ruicong Wei , Xiaowei Liu , Zhiping Lai
{"title":"MOF or COF membranes for olefin/paraffin separation: Current status and future research directions","authors":"Ruicong Wei , Xiaowei Liu , Zhiping Lai","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In response to global efforts to combat climate change, many research efforts have contributed to upgrading cryogenic distillation, an energy-intensive petrochemical operation, especially for olefin/paraffin separation. Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes can be a competitive candidate for this purpose. In this work, we reviewed the main progress of MOF membranes for olefin/paraffin separations, with the main focus on the potential of ZIF-8 for C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub> separation. Membranes of other potential materials, including covalent organic framework (COF) for olefin/paraffin separation, were also reviewed in detail. We then projected our views on searching for next-generation materials for high-performance olefin/paraffin separations. Finally, a guide of future research perspectives was provided to enable the first membrane of olefin/paraffin separation to be commercialized.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100035"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000112/pdfft?md5=01f0bb53103f6ec3debaf2ca31b0c11b&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000112-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82210062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100026
Lu Zhang , Fu Liu , Simin Yang , Shenghua Zhou , Jianqiang Wang , Haibo Lin , Qiu Han , Chuyang Y. Tang
{"title":"Air nanobubbles (ANBs) incorporated sandwich-structured carbon nanotube membranes (CNM) for highly permeable and stable forward osmosis","authors":"Lu Zhang , Fu Liu , Simin Yang , Shenghua Zhou , Jianqiang Wang , Haibo Lin , Qiu Han , Chuyang Y. Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The selective transport of water/ions through conventional forward osmosis (FO) membranes is largely impeded by solution-diffusion and internal concentration polarization (ICP). Herein, we report a novel air nanobubbles (ANBs) incorporated sandwich-structured carbon nanotube membrane (CNM) for highly permeable and stable FO desalination by taking advantage of the nanofluidic transport at the solid/liquid/vapor interface. Fluorinated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (F-MWCNTs) were assembled as the superhydrophobic interlayer between a hydrophilic cellulose acetate (CA) layer and a hydrophilic polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous layer. The trapped ANBs in the superhydrophobic F-MWCNT layer crucially regulated the continuous water flow and effectively prevented salt diffusion. When tested with DI water as feed solution (FS) and 1 M NaCl as draw solution (DS), the ANBs incorporated sandwich-structured CNM achieved high water flux (158.0 L m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>) and ultralow reverse salt flux (0.4 g m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>) simultaneously, far beyond the state-of-the-art FO membranes. The PAN nanofibrous layer well protected the entrapped ANBs to allow a more durable FO performance. An ANBs-regulated nanofluidic flow model was proposed to elucidate selective water/salt transport mechanism. This work revealed the feasibility of ANBs incorporated membranes for osmosis-driven processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100026"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000021/pdfft?md5=06dfd38a628584ef97372e39fec20e40&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000021-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90922204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100037
Zhou Qu , Chenyu Lai , Guangjin Zhao , Alexander Knebel , Hongwei Fan , Hong Meng
{"title":"Pore engineering in covalent organic framework membrane for gas separation","authors":"Zhou Qu , Chenyu Lai , Guangjin Zhao , Alexander Knebel , Hongwei Fan , Hong Meng","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) have attracted significant interest as promising separation membrane materials for their well-organized porous system and highly ordered crystalline structure. However, compared with the molecular and ionic separation in liquid phase, the advance of the COF membrane in gas separation has been relatively slow. To achieve desirable gas separation performance, the pore size of the COF membrane is expected to be regulated into the gas molecule-selective region, and also the tuning of pore enviroment is of importance. This review focuses on the key progress of the pore regulation strategies for the COF membrane towards gas separation. We highlight the different design concepts for selective gas transport channels, and introduce the specific applications to elucidate the structure-performance relationship of the COF membrane. We discuss the critical challenges and opportunities faced by the COF membranes in the field of gas separation, aiming at guiding the direction of the future efforts and promoting their development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100037"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000136/pdfft?md5=17ea4ea7f0e9ae79d5b661b373c48d9c&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000136-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85155568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100046
Huan Qin , Haoyu Wu , Shu-Mao Zeng , Fan Yi , Si-Yong Qin , Yue Sun , Li Ding , Haihui Wang
{"title":"Harvesting osmotic energy from proton gradients enabled by two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes","authors":"Huan Qin , Haoyu Wu , Shu-Mao Zeng , Fan Yi , Si-Yong Qin , Yue Sun , Li Ding , Haihui Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100046","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100046","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Osmotic energy is a kind of blue energy that has recently been identified as an additional source of clean energy. Using a membrane-based reverse electrodialysis (RED) process, this blue energy can be obtained from acidic industrial wastewater with different proton concentration gradients. However, this process demands high-performance membrane that can withstand harsh environments, possessing the advantages of wide pH tolerance, high-temperature resistance and chemical stability, developing such membranes remain a challenge. Herein, we report a two-dimensional (2D) lamellar Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene membrane-based RED device for osmotic energy capturing from proton gradients. Such a membrane exhibits a typical surface-charge-governed ion transport feature. Moreover, the MXene membrane-based energy harvesting device holds the merits of outstanding pH and temperature resistance. It exhibits an output power density of 6.5 W/m<sup>2</sup> and also demonstrates stability over 200 h at pH = 0, which is 30% higher than the commercialization benchmark (5 W/m<sup>2</sup>). The osmotic power density can be further enhanced to 11.1 W/m<sup>2</sup> at 330 K, demonstrating excellent thermal and chemical stability. This work can help better understand protons' transport behaviors in MXene membranes and open new avenues for applications in sustainable power conversion and wastewater treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100046"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000227/pdfft?md5=ce621bf88eed202b009f9ffe185947ed&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000227-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87482261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100028
Yutao Liu , Yanxiong Ren , Hanze Ma , Guangwei He , Zhongyi Jiang
{"title":"Advanced organic molecular sieve membranes for carbon capture: Current status, challenges and prospects","authors":"Yutao Liu , Yanxiong Ren , Hanze Ma , Guangwei He , Zhongyi Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Carbon capture is crucial to reducing anthropogenic carbon emissions and thus mitigating global warming. Owing to the energy-efficient and environmental-benign features, membrane technology holds great potential to achieve highly efficient carbon capture. To realize economically viable membrane technology, developing high-performance membrane materials is of key importance. Recently, organic molecular sieve membranes (OMSMs), not only possessing excellent processability like conventional polymer but also containing high-density, well-defined micropores for molecular differentiation, have attracted increasing research attention. In this review, we discuss recent progress of OMSMs for carbon capture, including the separation of three relevant gas pairs, that is, H<sub>2</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub> (pre-combustion capture), O<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> (oxy-fuel combustion) and CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> (post-combustion capture). Membrane materials including polymers of intrinsic microporosity, thermal-rearranged polymers, covalent organic frameworks, and the emerging hydrogen organic frameworks and porous organic cages, are analyzed. The regulation strategies and stability of micropore structure, and the processability of OMSM materials are summarized. Moreover, we highlight the applications of the OMSMs for the three carbon capture routes. Finally, we conclude with a perspective on the major challenges and the opportunities existing in OMSMs, aiming at identifying the future directions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100028"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000045/pdfft?md5=beccc036f6b074adec9b9f93a11103bd&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000045-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80257048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100042
Kuisuo Yang , Xiaojuan Wang , Huacheng Xu , Yijun Huang , Congjie Gao , Xueli Gao
{"title":"Synthesis and application of a novel monomer 5-(1-Pyrrolidinyl)-1,3-benzenedicarbonyl dichloride in membranes","authors":"Kuisuo Yang , Xiaojuan Wang , Huacheng Xu , Yijun Huang , Congjie Gao , Xueli Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100042","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Developing novel monomers used for aromatic polyamide membranes is one of the promising modifications to tailor the membranes more efficient. Acyl chloride-based compound as the organic phase reactive monomer is vital to the fabrication of membranes. This study focuses on designing and synthesizing a novel acyl chloride monomer 5-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1,3-benzenedicarbonyl dichloride (PIPC) based on the purpose of improving membrane permeability and anti-fouling, and preliminarily verify its feasibility for the synthesis of aromatic polyamide membranes. PIPC monomer with a rigid pyrrolidinyl group (–NC<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub>) was synthesized from three steps of N-alkylation, ester hydrolysis and acylation reaction successively. IR and <sup>1</sup>HNMR spectra were employed to demonstrate the successful synthesis of PIPC. The application of PIPC in the membrane field was also implemented via using PIPC alone as the organic phase reactive monomer, the first/second organic phase reactive monomer, and PIPC and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) together act as the organic phase reactive monomer to react with m-phenylenediamine (MPD) by interfacial polymerization (IP). The MPD-PIPC-TMC membrane prepared by PIPC as the first organic phase reactive monomer exhibited the highest water flux (27.89 L m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>), with the increase of 36.8% than the MPD-TMC membrane (20.38 L m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>), while maintaining similar salt rejection. The PIPC with a rigid pyrrolidinyl group was demonstrated to be a promising organic phase monomer for further synthesizing high permeability aromatic polyamide membrane, which showed great application prospects in the field of membrane industry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100042"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000185/pdfft?md5=6367c0d981947831edec0c8f5d488b33&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000185-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73351451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100041
Cong Yang, Gyorgy Szekely
{"title":"Ultrathin 12-nm-thick solvent-resistant composite membranes from biosourced dialdehyde starch and priamine building blocks","authors":"Cong Yang, Gyorgy Szekely","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Biomass-based thin film composites (TFCs) fabricated only from abundant natural resources are emerging as next-generation organic solvent nanofiltration membranes. However, most of the existing membrane fabrication processes still use toxic chemicals, harsh solvents, and fossil-based supports. We report a plant-based, green TFC membrane based solely on sustainable resources. It is the thinnest defect-free nanofilm (only 12-nm-thick) fabricated only from natural resources. Dialdehyde starch was crosslinked with priamine at the interface of a water–eucalyptol solvent system. Interfacial polymerization occurred on a biodegradable cellulose acetate support obtained using phase inversion. The membrane has an ultrathin (12-nm-thick) selective layer, and the molecular weight cut-off and permeance were fine-tuned between 366 and 624 g mol<sup>−1</sup> and 7 and 23 L m<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> bar<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. Stable nanofiltration performance under continuous crossflow filtration was achieved for seven days. The sustainability of the membrane fabrication platform was compared with those of other platforms. Our TFC membrane fabrication platform enables the conversion of biomass-based building blocks into high-value-added products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100041"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000173/pdfft?md5=e21995e3f9ee0fa92240d50f8af237c7&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000173-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74594688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Designing energy-efficient separation membranes: Knowledge from nature for a sustainable future","authors":"Ting Chen , Xiuming Wei , Zheng Chen , Duncan Morin , Sarai Veiga Alvarez , Yeomin Yoon , Yi Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Membrane separation has provided efficient solutions for addressing energy and environmental challenges over the past few decades due to its low energy consumption, convenient operation, and reduced secondary pollution. An energy-efficient membrane separation process usually requires high-performance membranes with outstanding chemical, mechanical properties, special nanostructures, and superior separation characteristics. Hence, considerable effort has been devoted to finding and designing new membrane materials with optimized membrane structures. In recent years, researchers have gained deep knowledge of learning biomimetic concepts or strategies from nature for designing energy-efficient separation membranes with favorable structures. This is because, after 4.5 billion years of evolution, the world of nature has become a natural school for scientists and engineers, which has offered astonishing solutions/inspirations for designing more sustainable separation materials. In this review, particular attention is paid to knowledge from nature for the design of separation membranes and recent advancements in their design strategies. Additionally, natural functional materials that have been utilized in the replacement of conventional fossil-based materials for membrane production are reviewed. Present challenges and directions for the development of next-generation membranes are also discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100031"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000070/pdfft?md5=d783795b70e2300084843b89ec3f90ec&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000070-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91417533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Advanced MembranesPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100034
Ning Zhang , Hui Yu , Haoyu Cui , Hui Xiao , Xiaobin Jiang , Yan Dai , Xiaopeng Zhang , Junjiang Bao , Gaohong He
{"title":"Bio-inspired molecular bridge anchoring GO laminates onto PAN substrate for molecular separation","authors":"Ning Zhang , Hui Yu , Haoyu Cui , Hui Xiao , Xiaobin Jiang , Yan Dai , Xiaopeng Zhang , Junjiang Bao , Gaohong He","doi":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advmem.2022.100034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Graphene oxide (GO) films are highlighted to have great potential in water purification. The highly chemical and thermally stable polyacrylonitrile (PAN) competently constructs a superior substrate supporting the ultrathin GO laminates under various aqueous environments. However, the lack of available functional groups of PAN substrate, which inevitably leads to an undesirable water-induced peeling of the stacked GO laminates, greatly limits its practical application in constructing a stable GO composite membrane. A hydrolysis-condensation-induced bridge strategy is reported in which a bio-inspired molecular bridge generates a strong adhesion of PAN substrate to GO laminate, meanwhile interlaminar molecular bridges also form to generate a robust GO laminate with excellent resistance to swelling. Such GO composite membranes exhibit structural durability in the treatment of dye-containing wastewater for several days or even longer. The interfacial molecular bridge has little effect on the size-sieving and unique transport capability of the GO laminates. Comparable water permeability with the pristine GO laminates and nearly complete rejection to dyes (i.e. Congo red, methylene blue, and methyl orange) were obtained. The combination of easy fabrication, robust stability, and high performance make the PAN-supported GO membranes advantageous for practical application in textile wastewater purification.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100033,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Membranes","volume":"2 ","pages":"Article 100034"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772823422000100/pdfft?md5=e4f72a3fcd5270dd522c4541afb446a7&pid=1-s2.0-S2772823422000100-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90798871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}