Advanced stimuli-responsive membranes for smart separation
Membranes have been extensively studied and applied in various fields owing to their high energy efficiency and small environmental impact. Further conferring membranes with stimuli responsiveness can allow them to dynamically tune their pore structure and/or surface properties for efficient separat...
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| Published in | Chemical Society reviews Vol. 52; no. 13; pp. 4173 - 427 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
Royal Society of Chemistry
03.07.2023
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| Summary: | Membranes have been extensively studied and applied in various fields owing to their high energy efficiency and small environmental impact. Further conferring membranes with stimuli responsiveness can allow them to dynamically tune their pore structure and/or surface properties for efficient separation performance. This review summarizes and discusses important developments and achievements in stimuli-responsive membranes. The most commonly utilized stimuli, including light, pH, temperature, ions, and electric and magnetic fields, are discussed in detail. Special attention is given to stimuli-responsive control of membrane pore structure (pore size and porosity/connectivity) and surface properties (wettability, surface topology, and surface charge), from the perspective of determining the appropriate membrane properties and microstructures. This review also focuses on strategies to prepare stimuli-responsive membranes, including blending, casting, polymerization, self-assembly, and electrospinning. Smart applications for separations are also reviewed as well as a discussion of remaining challenges and future prospects in this exciting field. This review offers critical insights for the membrane and broader materials science communities regarding the on-demand and dynamic control of membrane structures and properties. We hope that this review will inspire the design of novel stimuli-responsive membranes to promote sustainable development and make progress toward commercialization.
This review summarises the advancements of stimuli-responsive membranes, focusing on stimuli-responsive chemistry, controllable membrane properties, membrane preparation, and advanced applications. |
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| Bibliography: | Suzana Nunes is Professor of Chemical and Environmental Science and Engineering and Vice-Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). She has a Dr Sci. degree in chemistry from the University of Campinas, Brazil, was postdoc Humboldt Fellow at Mainz University, Germany, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. She is an expert on polymeric materials, and membrane manufacture and characterization for sustainable separations. Tiefan Huang received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2015 under the supervision of Prof. Congjie Gao and Prof. Lin Zhang. Then, he worked as a postdoc under the supervision of Prof. Klaus-Viktor Peinemann and Prof. Suzana P. Nunes at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, he is an associate professor of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hunan University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the design and synthesis of advanced membranes and polymeric porous materials. Jianxian Zeng received his PhD in Chemical Technology from Central South University in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Hongqi Ye. Currently, he is a professor of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hunan University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on membrane materials and their applications. Hu Zhou received his PhD in leather chemistry and engineering from Sichuan University in 2009 under the supervision of Prof. Haojun Fan. Currently, he is the Dean and professor of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Hunan University of Science and Technology, and the director of Hunan Engineering Research Center for Functional Membrane Materials. His research focuses on functional polymer materials, organic inorganic hybrid material, multifunctional nanocomposites, electronic and chemical materials, special functional coatings. Dr. Lin Zhang is a professor of the College of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Zhejiang University. He obtained his BCs degree in chemical engineering from Nanjing Tech University and PhD in chemical engineering from Zhejiang University. His research interests include advanced membrane materials design and preparation, the application of membrane technology in chemical industry, biomedicine, and unconventional water source development. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
| ISSN: | 0306-0012 1460-4744 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d2cs00911k |