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
2023
Ceramic thin-film composite membranes with tunable subnanometer pores for molecular sieving
Zhou X, Shevate R, Huang D, Cao T, Shen X, Hu S, Mane A, Elam J, Kim J, Elimelech M. Ceramic thin-film composite membranes with tunable subnanometer pores for molecular sieving. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7255. PMID: 37945562, PMCID: PMC10636005, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42495-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThin film composite membranesCeramic membranesComposite membranesSubnanometer poresAluminum oxide filmsAtomic layer depositionAluminum oxide membranesSelective molecular separationCurrent fabrication technologyPrecise molecular sievingOxide filmsOxide membranesFabrication technologyLayer depositionMolecular sievingMolecular-level designPolymeric membranesHarsh chemical conditionsSelective separationMolecular separationSeparation capabilityPoresPromising alternativeSievingCarbonaceous species