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A comprehensive review on the synthesis and applications of ion exchange membranes featured image

A comprehensive review on the synthesis and applications of ion exchange membranes

Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are undergoing prosperous development in recent years. More than 30,000 papers which are indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) have been …

s.-jiang
Polymer-assisted modification of metal-organic framework MIL-96 (Al): influence of HPAM concentration on particle size, crystal morphology and removal of harmful environmental pollutant PFOA featured image

Polymer-assisted modification of metal-organic framework MIL-96 (Al): influence of HPAM concentration on particle size, crystal morphology and removal of harmful environmental pollutant PFOA

A new synthesis method was developed to prepare an aluminum-based metal organic framework (MIL-96) with a larger particle size and different crystal habits. A low cost and …

l.-h.-mohd-azmi
Can metal organic frameworks outperform adsorptive removal of harmful phenolic compound 2-chlorophenol by activated carbon? featured image

Can metal organic frameworks outperform adsorptive removal of harmful phenolic compound 2-chlorophenol by activated carbon?

Removal of persistent organic compounds from aqueous solutions is generally achieved using adsorbent like activated carbon (AC) but it suffers from limited adsorption capacity due …

l.-h.-mohd-azmi
A review on emerging organic-containing microporous material membranes for carbon capture and separation featured image

A review on emerging organic-containing microporous material membranes for carbon capture and separation

Membrane technology has gained great attention as one of the promising strategies for carbon capture and separation. Intended for such application, membrane fabrication from …

n.-prasetya
Systematic screening of DMOF-1 with NH2, NO2, Br and azobenzene functionalities for elucidation of carbon dioxide and nitrogen separation properties featured image

Systematic screening of DMOF-1 with NH2, NO2, Br and azobenzene functionalities for elucidation of carbon dioxide and nitrogen separation properties

In this study, dabco MOF-1 (DMOF-1) with four different functional groups (NH2, NO2, Br and azobenzene) has been successfully synthesized through systematic control of the …

m.-xie
Green synthesis of polymeric membranes: Recent advances and future prospects featured image

Green synthesis of polymeric membranes: Recent advances and future prospects

Polymeric membranes are widely used in gas separations, liquid separations, and other processes such as fuel cells. However, methods and processes for manufacturing these membranes …

s.-jiang
Upcycling a plastic cup: One-pot synthesis of lactate containing metal organic frameworks from polylactic acid featured image

Upcycling a plastic cup: One-pot synthesis of lactate containing metal organic frameworks from polylactic acid

Waste PLA can be upcycled to metal organic frameworks of potential high value in a one-pot synthesis scheme, where PLA depolymerisation occurs in situ. Three homochiral lactate …

b.-slater
An insight into the effect of azobenzene functionalities studied in UiO-66 frameworks for low energy CO2 capture and CO2/N2 membrane separation featured image

An insight into the effect of azobenzene functionalities studied in UiO-66 frameworks for low energy CO2 capture and CO2/N2 membrane separation

In this paper, a simple approach to study the fundamental aspect of the light-responsive metal–organic framework (MOF) in UiO-66 topology through a mixed-ligand approach is …

n.-prasetya
A Multifunctional, Charge-Neutral, Chiral Octahedral M12L12 Cage featured image

A Multifunctional, Charge-Neutral, Chiral Octahedral M12L12 Cage

A chiral, octahedral M12L12 cage, which is charge neutral and contains an internal void of about 2000 Å3, is reported. The cage was synthesised as an enantiopure complex by virtue …

s.-a.-boer
Gas permeation through single-crystal ZIF-8 membranes featured image

Gas permeation through single-crystal ZIF-8 membranes

Grain boundaries are an unavoidable microstructural feature in intergrown polycrystalline metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes. They have been suspected to be less …

c.-chen