Facilitated transport of small molecules and ions for energy-efficient membranes

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 103 - 118
• Main Authors: Li, Yifan, Wang, Shaofei, He, Guangwei, Wu, Hong, Pan, Fusheng, Jiang, Zhongyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 07.01.2015
• Subjects: energy efficiency; facilitated diffusion; pervaporation; research and development

In nature, the biological membrane can selectively transport essential small molecules/ions through facilitated diffusion via carrier proteins. Intrigued by this phenomenon and principle, membrane researchers have successfully employed synthetic carriers and carrier-mediated reversible reactions to...