The physical basis for solvent flow in organic solvent nanofiltration
Fan H, He J, Heiranian M, Pan W, Li Y, Elimelech M. The physical basis for solvent flow in organic solvent nanofiltration. Science Advances 2024, 10: eado4332. PMID: 38875330, PMCID: PMC11177934, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado4332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrganic solvent nanofiltrationOrganic solvent nanofiltration membranesMembrane pore structureSolvent nanofiltrationNonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulationsMolecular dynamics simulationsPore structureSolvent transport mechanismsSolvent moleculesSolvent flowSolvent permeanceSolvent affinityOSN membranesFlory-Rehner theoryDynamics simulationsSolvent transportMembrane technologyChemical separationNanofiltrationPressure gradientPermeanceStructureTransport mechanismMoleculesTheory of expansion and compression of polymeric materials: Implications for membrane solvent flow under compaction
Fan H, Elimelech M, Biesheuvel P. Theory of expansion and compression of polymeric materials: Implications for membrane solvent flow under compaction. Journal Of Membrane Science 2024, 697: 122576. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolymer layerPressure-driven membrane separation processesLiquid flowCompression of porous materialsPorous materialsOrganic solvent nanofiltrationCross-linked polymer networksMembrane separation processesFlory-Rehner theoryDirection of liquid flowPolymer chainsSolvent nanofiltrationReverse osmosisPolymer networkPolymeric materialsPolymerSeparation processThin membraneFinite stretchSupport structureSolvent flowTheories of expansionTemperature-dependentCompactionMaterials