Materials Horizons,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
processing
of
conjugated
organic
materials
into
films,
nanoparticles,
and
nanofibers,
presents
significant
opportunities
to
increase
their
activity
for
photocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
scaled-up
systems
real
world
applications.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(11), P. 4537 - 4582
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Water
channels
are
one
of
the
key
pillars
driving
development
next-generation
desalination
and
water
treatment
membranes.
Over
past
two
decades,
rise
nanotechnology
has
brought
together
an
abundance
multifunctional
nanochannels
that
poised
to
reinvent
separation
membranes
with
performances
exceeding
those
state-of-the-art
polymeric
within
water-energy
nexus.
Today,
these
can
be
broadly
categorized
into
biological,
biomimetic
synthetic,
owing
their
different
natures,
physicochemical
properties
methods
for
membrane
nanoarchitectonics.
Furthermore,
against
backdrop
mechanisms,
types
nanochannel
exhibit
unique
merits
limitations,
which
determine
usability
suitability
designs.
Herein,
this
review
outlines
progress
a
comprehensive
amount
nanochannels,
include
aquaporins,
pillar[5]arenes,
I-quartets,
nanotubes
porins,
graphene-based
materials,
metal-
covalent-organic
frameworks,
porous
organic
cages,
MoS2,
MXenes,
offering
comparative
glimpse
where
potential
lies.
First,
we
map
out
background
by
looking
evolution
over
years,
before
discussing
latest
developments
focusing
on
intrinsic
transport
from
chemistry
standpoint.
Next,
put
perspective
fabrication
nanoarchitecture
high-performance
nanochannel-enabled
membranes,
especially
distinct
differences
each
type
how
they
leveraged
unlock
as-promised
high
in
current
mainstream
Lastly,
critically
evaluate
recent
findings
provide
holistic
qualitative
assessment
respect
attributes
most
strongly
valued
engineering,
upcoming
challenges
share
our
perspectives
researchers
pathing
future
directions
coming
age
channels.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
33(9)
Published: Dec. 25, 2022
Abstract
Nanofiltration
membrane
plays
an
increasingly
important
role
in
many
industrial
applications,
such
as
water
treatment
and
resource
recovery.
The
performance
of
the
smart
nanofiltration
is
largely
controlled
by
pore
size,
Donnan
effect,
surface
wettability,
which
are
determined
function
stimuli‐responsive
components.
Smart
membranes,
contain
components,
capable
changing
their
physical
chemical
properties
response
to
changes
environment
so
that
microstructure
will
have
more
efficient
performances
broader
application
prospects
than
current
traditional
membranes.
Herein,
preparation
methods
membranes
described
they
systematically
classified
accordingly
mechanisms.
Moreover,
latest
progress
main
mechanism
each
stimuli‐response
type
through
relevant
examples
discussed
summarized.
Finally,
this
review
provides
new
insights
into
remaining
challenges
future
directions
Fueled
advances
chemistry
materials
science,
it
expected
build
a
platform
for
benefit
mankind.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: July 12, 2023
Developing
an
effective
and
sustainable
method
for
separating
purifying
oily
wastewater
is
a
significant
challenge.
Conventional
separation
membrane
sponge
systems
are
limited
in
their
long-term
usage
due
to
weak
antifouling
abilities
poor
processing
capacity
with
multiple
oils.
In
this
study,
we
present
dual-bionic
superwetting
gears
overflow
system
liquid
steering
abilities,
which
enables
the
of
oil-in-water
emulsions
into
pure
phases.
This
achieved
through
synergistic
effect
surface
superwettability
complementary
topological
structures.
By
applying
energy
matching
principle,
water
oil
mixture
rapidly
continuously
spread
on
preferential
gear
surfaces,
forming
distinct
films
that
repel
each
other.
The
structures
facilitate
rapid
transfer
films,
resulting
high
flux
assistance
rotational
motion.
Importantly,
model
mitigates
decrease
caused
by
fouling
maintains
consistently
efficiency
oils
varying
densities
tensions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(19)
Published: Jan. 31, 2023
Precise
and
ultrafast
ion
sieving
is
highly
desirable
for
many
applications
in
environment-,
energy-,
resource-related
fields.
The
development
of
a
permselective
lamellar
membrane
constructed
from
parallel
stacked
two-dimensional
(2D)
nanosheets
opened
new
avenue
the
next-generation
separation
technology
because
unprecedented
diversity
designable
interior
nanochannels.
In
this
Review,
we
first
discuss
construction
homo-
heterolaminar
nanoarchitectures
starting
materials
to
emerging
preparation
strategies.
We
then
explore
property-performance
relationships,
with
particular
emphasis
on
effects
physical
structural
features,
chemical
properties,
external
environment
stimuli
transport
behavior
under
nanoconfinement.
also
present
existing
potential
2D
membranes
desalination,
recovery,
energy
conversion.
Finally,
challenges
outline
research
directions
promising
field.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(5), P. 2300 - 2325
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Bioinspired
2D
nanofluidic
membranes
enable
efficient
and
selective
ion
transport.
Further
research
in
this
area
is
essential
to
facilitate
the
development
of
high-performance
energy
conversion
storage
devices
for
a
sustainable
future.