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Synthetic Two-Dimensional Materials: A New Paradigm of Membranes for Ultimate Separation

Microporous membranes act as selective barriers and play an important role in industrial gas separation and water purification. The permeability of such membranes is inversely proportional to their thickness. Synthetic two-dimensional materials (2DMs), with a thickness of one to a few atoms or monomer-units are ideal candidates for developing separation membranes. In this Progress Report, we present groundbreaking advances in the design, synthesis, processing, and application of 2DMs for gas and ion separations, as well as water desalination. After the introduction in Section 1, this report describes the syntheses, structures, and mechanical properties of 2DMs in Section 2. In Section 3, we will discuss the established methods for processing 2DMs into selective permeation membranes and address the separation mechanism and their performances. Finally, current challenges and emerging research directions, which need to be addressed for developing next generation separation membranes, are summarized in the Conclusion and Perspective.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:30978
Date07 May 2018
CreatorsZheng, Zhikun, Grünker, Ronny, Feng, Xinliang
PublisherWiley-VCH Verlag
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text
SourceAdvanced Materials (2016), 28(31), S. 6529-6545. ISSN 1521-4095. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201506237
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relation10.1002/adma.201506237

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