2025
Ion selectivity in brackish groundwater desalination by electrodialysis: Experiments and theory
Shocron A, Monat L, Januszewski B, Dykstra J, Elimelech M, Nir O. Ion selectivity in brackish groundwater desalination by electrodialysis: Experiments and theory. Journal Of Membrane Science 2025, 719: 123668. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon selectivityFlow channelNon-equilibrium effectsDesalination of brackish waterIon partitioningPost-treatment processIon-exchange membranesBrackish groundwater desalinationIncreasing current densityReverse osmosisSolute rejectionGlobal water shortageMass transport calculationsExchange membraneElectrodialysis systemCurrent densityElectrodialysisDesalinationGroundwater desalinationBrackish groundwaterExperimental measurementsBoundary layerMass transportIonsMembrane surfaceApproaching infinite selectivity in membrane-based aqueous lithium extraction via solid-state ion transport
Patel S, Iddya A, Pan W, Qian J, Elimelech M. Approaching infinite selectivity in membrane-based aqueous lithium extraction via solid-state ion transport. Science Advances 2025, 11: eadq9823. PMID: 40020050, PMCID: PMC11870030, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq9823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolid-state electrolytesLithium extractionHopping of lithium ionsPart-per-billion detection limitsIon-ion selectivityLimitations of mass spectrometryIon transportNext-generation membranesLithium-ionIon migrationPart-per-billionExtract lithiumIon-ionLithium supplyMass spectrometryBattery technologySelectivity valuesMembrane transport propertiesLithiumMembrane materialsNanoporous membranesTransport propertiesIonsElectrolyteSpectrometry
2024
Designing membranes with specific binding sites for selective ion separations
Violet C, Ball A, Heiranian M, Villalobos L, Zhang J, Uralcan B, Kulik H, Haji-Akbari A, Elimelech M. Designing membranes with specific binding sites for selective ion separations. Nature Water 2024, 2: 706-718. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00279-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane nanochannelsFunctional groupsCovalent organic frameworksMetal-organic frameworksSelective ion separationIon binding energiesMembrane material designSelective ion transportIon binding affinityEnergy storage technologiesOrganic frameworksIon separationSynthetic methodNanostructured materialsBinding sitesBinding energyMaterial designDesign membranesDrug discoveryAngstrom scaleChemical interactionIonsChemical featuresNanochannelsIon transportExtended Donnan model for ion partitioning in charged nanopores: Application to ion-exchange membranes
Wang R, Biesheuvel P, Elimelech M. Extended Donnan model for ion partitioning in charged nanopores: Application to ion-exchange membranes. Journal Of Membrane Science 2024, 705: 122921. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon-exchange membranesExchange membraneInteraction of ionsCoulomb interaction of ionsIon partitioningCharged pore wallsElectrostatic modelChemical potential of ionsArrangement of ionsPore solutionPotentials of ionsDonnan modelDonnan equationPore sizeCylindrical poresPore wallsDistribution of ionsPolymer chargeEffect of ionsAqueous solutionPoreIon activity coefficientsSalt concentrationIonsGeometric factorsInhibition of silica scaling with functional polymers: Role of ionic strength, divalent ions, and temperature
Kaneda M, Cao T, Dong D, Zhang X, Chen Y, Zhang J, Bryantsev V, Zhong M, Elimelech M. Inhibition of silica scaling with functional polymers: Role of ionic strength, divalent ions, and temperature. Water Research 2024, 258: 121705. PMID: 38776744, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInhibition efficiencySilicic acid solutionAcid solutionPolymerization inhibitorIonic strengthMolecular dynamics simulationsDivalent ionsFunctional polymersAmmonium groupsSodium ionsInorganic cationsDynamics simulationsDivalent inorganic cationsInhibition performanceIonsSolution conditionsCationsPolymerSolution temperatureEffective stabilizationElevated temperaturesSilicaSilica scale formationSilica scaleSaline industrial wastewater
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