Electropolymerization of robust conjugated microporous polymer membranes for rapid solvent transport and narrow molecular sieving

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 5323 - 9
• Main Authors: Zhou, Zongyao, Li, Xiang, Guo, Dong, Shinde, Digambar B., Lu, Dongwei, Chen, Long, Liu, Xiaowei, Cao, Li, Aboalsaud, Ammar M., Hu, Yunxia, Lai, Zhiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.10.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/166/898; 639/301/923/1028; Brittleness; Carbazole; Carbazoles; Carbon nanotubes; Ductility; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mechanical properties; Membrane processes; Membrane separation; Membranes; multidisciplinary; Polymerization; Polymers; Pore size; Porosity; Robustness; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Separation; Silk; Solvents

Pore size uniformity is one of the most critical parameters in determining membrane separation performance. Recently, a novel type of conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) has shown uniform pore size and high porosity. However, their brittle nature has prevented them from preparing robust membranes...