2025
Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination
Dong Y, Violet C, Sun C, Li X, Sun Y, Zheng Q, Tang C, Elimelech M. Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 2659. PMID: 40102428, PMCID: PMC11920389, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57888-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJanus membraneDesalination performanceDistillation membranesStable water fluxMembrane surface temperatureEnhanced desalination performanceSolar-thermal efficiencyAccelerate water evaporationMechanism of Knudsen diffusionWater fluxEnergy efficiencyEnhanced performanceSolar-thermal conversionSalt rejectionTemperature polarizationPermeate sideInterfacial temperatureSimulation resultsViscous flowKnudsen diffusionWater purificationWater vapor moleculesDecreased hydrogen bondingDesalinationMembrane pores
2024
Ultrastable ceramic-based metal–organic framework membranes with missing linkers for robust desalination
Dong Y, Lyu Q, Lin L, Violet C, Lin B, Han Y, Tang C, Yu H, Elimelech M. Ultrastable ceramic-based metal–organic framework membranes with missing linkers for robust desalination. Nature Water 2024, 2: 464-474. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-024-00218-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-performance desalination membranesPolymeric membranesWater treatment applicationsMetal–organic framework membranesMissing-linker defectsUiO-66 membraneDesalination membranesLow energy barrierMolecular simulation resultsHarsh chemical conditionsMissing linkersUiO-66Water clustersIndustrial wastewater treatmentEnergy barrierIncreased water fluxDesalination performanceDesalination applicationsTreatment applicationsAlkaline conditionsNanoporous membranesInsufficient stabilityWastewater treatmentPore sizeSimulation results
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