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Covalent organic framework composite membrane for long lifespan alkaline zinc-based flow battery Open

Jing Hu, Penghui Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Lingxiao Zhang, Xiwang Zhang · 2025

Protein A-connected SMA-modified PVDF membranes for high-selectivity IgG capture Open

Xuefeng Li, Zhe Yang, Wang Zhao, Tina Hsia, Zhuyuan Wang , et al. · 2025

Multifunctional intercalants create stable subnanochannels in MoS2 membranes for wastewater treatment Open

Hao Zhang, M.S. Yong, Ting Hu, Yuan Kang, Zhuyuan Wang , et al. · 2025

Membrane-separated electrodes enable high-rate low energy electrochemical carbon capture Open

Kaige Sun, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Hongxia Zhang, R Evans, Lei Ge , et al. · 2025

Electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) capture using supercapacitive systems is emerging as a green CO2 capture technology, but its performance is currently limited by low uptake rates and high energy requirement. Here, we present a membrane…

Chelator-Enhanced nanofiltration process for selective lithium extraction and Magnesium utilization from salt lake brines Open

M.S. Yong, Meng Tang, Liangliang Sun, Jindi Yang, Zhuyuan Wang , et al. · 2025

Biomass-derived materials for advanced vanadium redox flow batteries Open

Yuhui Ge, M.S. Yong, Xiangkang Zeng, Xing Chao, Zhuyuan Wang , et al. · 2025

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are promising grid-scale energy storage systems due to their high safety, efficiency, and long lifespan. However, their relatively low energy density and the high costs associated with key components (…

Self‐Trapped Excitons Activate Pseudo‐Inert Basal Planes of 2D Organic Semiconductors for Improved Photocatalysis Open

Jindi Yang, Xiangkang Zeng, Bicheng Zhu, Sharidya Rahman, Chuanbiao Bie , et al. · 2025

2D organic semiconductors are widely considered superior photocatalysts due to their large basal planes, which host abundant and tunable reaction sites. However, here, it is discovered that these basal planes can be pseudo‐inert, fundament…

Breaking the trade-off between lithium purity and lithium recovery: A comprehensive mathematical modeling based on membrane structure-property-performance relationships Open

Fengrui Yang, M.S. Yong, Zhikao Li, Zhe Yang, Xiwang Zhang · 2025

The application of nanofiltration (NF) membranes for resource recovery, particularly lithium (Li) extraction from high magnesium (Mg) brines, is a rapidly growing research area. However, the trade-off between high Li⁺ purity and…

Analysis of dissolved organic matter distribution in A zero-discharge system for coking wastewater treatment at A Typical steel plant Open

Ce Zhao, Wei Miao, Jingwei Yu, Fei Xiong, Min Tong , et al. · 2025

Nanoconfinement Effects in Electrocatalysis and Photocatalysis Open

Chuanbiao Bie, Jindi Yang, Xiangkang Zeng, Zhuyuan Wang, Xin Sun , et al. · 2025

Recently, the enzyme‐inspired nanoconfinement effect has garnered significant attention for enhancing the efficiency of electrocatalysts and photocatalysts. Despite substantial progress in these fields, there remains a notable absence of c…

Material needs for power-to-X systems for CO 2 utilization require a life cycle approach Open

Aloka Kumar Sahu, Thomas E. Rufford, Saleem H. Ali, Ruth Knibbe, Simon Smart , et al. · 2025

This Perspective identifies critical materials for Power-to-X electrolyzers and highlights how to integrate environmental and social life cycle assessments with early technology development to assess the impacts of disruptive technologies.

A Probabilistic Statistical Risk Assessment Method for Soil Erosion Using Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study of the Dali River Basin Open

Hao Zhao, Yuhui Cheng, Xiwang Zhang, Shiqi Yu, Mengwei Chen , et al. · 2024

Soil erosion risk assessment enables the identification of areas requiring priority treatment and avoids wasting human and material resources. The factor scoring method used in existing studies has high subjectivity, and the method of expr…

Unveiling O2 adsorption on non-metallic active site for selective photocatalytic H2O2 production Open

Jindi Yang, Hanqing Yin, Aijun Du, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Chuanbiao Bie , et al. · 2024

An annual sediment yield indicator based on precipitation − vegetation unmatched-degree developed in the Huangfu River basin Open

Jianfeng Liu, Lin Chen, Dan Zhang, Shaoqi Pan, Xiwang Zhang · 2024

Revealing the matching relationship of “precipitation − vegetation” and its impact on sediment yield is of great scientific significance for controlling soil erosion and promoting coordinated environmental development. Based on GPM precipi…

Accurate prediction of solvent flux in sub–1-nm slit-pore nanosheet membranes Open

Xiaofang Chen, Yao Qin, Yudan Zhu, Xueling Pan, Yuqi Wang , et al. · 2024

Nanosheet-based membranes have shown enormous potential for energy-efficient molecular transport and separation applications, but designing these membranes for specific separations remains a great challenge due to the lack of good understa…

Electricity generation from carbon dioxide adsorption by spatially nanoconfined ion separation Open

Zhuyuan Wang, Ting Hu, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Xiangkang Zeng, Fan Du , et al. · 2024

Selective ion transport underpins fundamental biological processes for efficient energy conversion and signal propagation. Mimicking these ‘ionics’ in synthetic nanofluidic channels has been increasingly promising for realizing self-sustai…

Author Correction: A sunlight-responsive metal–organic framework system for sustainable water desalination Open

Ranwen Ou, Huacheng Zhang, Vinh X. Truong, Lian Zhang, Hanaa M. Hegab , et al. · 2024

Two-dimensional MXene membranes with biomimetic sub-nanochannels for enhanced cation sieving Open

Rongming Xu, Yuan Kang, Weiming Zhang, Bingcai Pan, Xiwang Zhang · 2023

Nanoconfinement enabled non-covalently decorated MXene membranes for ion-sieving Open

Yuan Kang, Ting Hu, Yuqi Wang, Kaiqiang He, Zhuyuan Wang , et al. · 2023

Covalent modification is commonly used to tune the channel size and functionality of 2D membranes. However, common synthesis strategies used to produce such modifications are known to disrupt the structure of the membranes. Herein, we repo…

Dehydration-enhanced ion-pore interactions dominate anion transport and selectivity in nanochannels Open

Chenghai Lu, Chengzhi Hu, Zhibin Chen, Peiyao Wang, Fan Feng , et al. · 2023

State-of-the-art ion-selective membranes with ultrahigh precision are of significance for water desalination and energy conservation, but their development is limited by the lack of understanding of the mechanisms of ion transport at the s…

Exceptional Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production from Sandwich‐Structured Graphene Interlayered Phenolic Resins Nanosheets with Mesoporous Channels Open

Qiang Tian, Xiangkang Zeng, Chen Zhao, Lingyan Jing, Xiwang Zhang , et al. · 2023

Harnessing solar energy to produce hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) from water (H 2 O) and dioxygen (O 2 ) via artificial photosynthesis is an attractive route. To achieve high solar‐to‐H 2 O 2 conversion efficiency, herein, an interfacial sel…

Electrocapacitive Deionization: Mechanisms, Electrodes, and Cell Designs Open

Kaige Sun, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Chao Wang, Xianfen Wang, Xiwang Zhang , et al. · 2023

Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging water desalination technology for removing different ionic species from water, which is based on electric charge compensation by these charged species. CDI is becoming popular because it is more…

Scalable high yield exfoliation for monolayer nanosheets Open

Zhuyuan Wang, Yan Xue, Qinfu Hou, Yue Liu, Xiangkang Zeng , et al. · 2023

Although two-dimensional (2D) materials have grown into an extended family that accommodates hundreds of members and have demonstrated promising advantages in many fields, their practical applications are still hindered by the lack of scal…

Discrete Element Model (Dem) Membrane Fouling Simulation of Virus Filter for Protein Purification Process Open

Ting Hu, Wang Zhao, Yongli Wu, Shafat Mubin, Qinfu Hou , et al. · 2023

High-Efficient Removal of Mercury in Water by the Flexible Nh2-Mil-53(Al): Exploiting The Gate Opening Effect Open

Meipeng Jian, Xiaoqin Yang, Congxin Huang, Chaochun Tang, Xiwang Zhang , et al. · 2023

Scalable High Yield Exfoliation of Monolayer Nanosheets Open

Zhuyuan Wang, Yan Xue, Qinfu Hou, Yue Liu, Xiangkang Zeng , et al. · 2022

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Application and research review of cemented carbide heterogeneous brazing coating additive manufacturing Open

Datian Cui, Sujuan Zhong, Kexing Song, Xingxing Wang, Xiwang Zhang , et al. · 2022

As one of the important methods for surface modification of materials and life extension of key components, cemented carbide brazing coatings are widely used in agricultural machinery, oil drilling, aerospace and other fields, it has also …

Nutrient Recovery from Digested Sludge Centrate Using Alkali Metals from Steel-Making Slag Open

Minh T. Vu, Luong N. Nguyen, Idris Ibrahim, Md Adu Hasan Johir, Ngoc Bich Hoang , et al. · 2022

High‐Efficiency Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from Oxygen Reduction Enabled by a Tungsten Single Atom Catalyst with Unique Terdentate N1O2 Coordination Open

Feifei Zhang, Yinlong Zhu, Cheng Tang, Yu Chen, Binbin Qian , et al. · 2021

Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have shown great potential in the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) toward hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) production. However, current studies are mainly focused on 3d transition‐metal SACs, and ver…

Minimising non-selective defects in ultrathin reduced graphene oxide membranes with graphene quantum dots for enhanced water and NaCl separation Open

Yuan Shi, Yang Li, Ruosang Qiu, Yun Xia, Cordelia Selomulya , et al. · 2021

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