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 poresDual-substrate synergistic catalysis for highly efficient water purification
Shi L, Huang G, Wang Z, Duan Y, Zhang Y, Chen J, Li W, Yu H, Elimelech M. Dual-substrate synergistic catalysis for highly efficient water purification. Nature Water 2025, 3: 345-353. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00400-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficient water purificationElectron transferWater purificationTraditional advanced oxidation processesInterfacial electron transferSynergistic catalysis strategyElectron transfer reactionsEngineering of catalystsHeterogeneous catalytic processesNon-radical oxidationAdvanced oxidation processesOxidation of pollutantsSynergistic catalysis systemCatalysis strategySynergistic catalysisCatalysis systemSubstrate activation processCatalytic processTransfer reactionsCatalystByproduct formationOxidation processSynergistic effectEfficient activationTheoretical analysis
2024
More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination
Yao Y, Zhang P, Sun F, Zhang W, Li M, Sha G, Teng L, Wang X, Huo M, DuChanois R, Cao T, Boo C, Zhang X, Elimelech M. More resilient polyester membranes for high-performance reverse osmosis desalination. Science 2024, 384: 333-338. PMID: 38669571, DOI: 10.1126/science.adk0632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThin-film composite reverse osmosis membranesComposite reverse osmosis membranesReverse osmosis membranesOsmosis membranesPolyamide membranesPoor chlorine resistanceExcellent water permeabilityReverse osmosis desalinationWater-salt selectivityWater permeabilityPolyester membraneBoron rejectionSalt rejectionFouling propensityTrimesoyl chlorideOsmosis desalinationInterfacial polymerizationHigh rejectionLow-energy surfacesPolyamide filmsChlorine resistancePrevent foulingWater purificationDesalinationFoulingRoll-to-roll fabrication of large-area metal–organic framework-based membranes for high-performance aqueous separations
Ji Y, Gu B, Huo H, Xie S, Peng H, Zhang W, Yin M, Xiong B, Lu H, Villalobos L, Zhao Q, Gao C, Elimelech M, An Q. Roll-to-roll fabrication of large-area metal–organic framework-based membranes for high-performance aqueous separations. Nature Water 2024, 2: 183-192. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00184-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetal-organic frameworksRoll-to-roll fabricationCrystallization strategyMetal-ligand interactionsMOF-based membranesEfficient water purificationSolute-solute separationPurification of pharmaceuticalsSolute-solute selectivityHigh water permeanceSpiral wound membrane modulesDye desalinationMild conditionsHybrid membranesAqueous separationsSeparation performanceWater permeanceRemarkable stabilityMembrane moduleWater purificationScalable manufacturingUltra-thinInterconnection structureCrystalPolydopamine nanoparticles
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