Molecularly tunable thin-film nanocomposite membranes with enhanced molecular sieving for organic solvent forward osmosis

Thin-film nanocomposites (TFN) nanomaterials have been employed to tailor permeability and selectivity in membranes, but achieving effective separation at large flux retains challenging. Here, the authors use calix[4]arene derivatives which are ionically bonded to a polyamide network to engineer the...

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Main Authors: Bofan Li, Susilo Japip, Tai-Shung Chung
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d85af195079d4c7daacb22e27627218d
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Summary:Thin-film nanocomposites (TFN) nanomaterials have been employed to tailor permeability and selectivity in membranes, but achieving effective separation at large flux retains challenging. Here, the authors use calix[4]arene derivatives which are ionically bonded to a polyamide network to engineer the molecular-sieving properties of TFN membranes for organic solvent forward osmosis (OSFO).