A Regularly Channeled Lamellar Membrane for Unparalleled Water and Organics Permeation |
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| Authors: | Dr Jingtao Wang Pingping Chen Benbing Shi Prof Weiwei Guo Prof Mietek Jaroniec Prof Shi‐Zhang Qiao |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;2. School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia;3. Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China;4. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA |
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| Abstract: | Lamellar membranes show exceptional molecular permeation properties of key importance for many applications. However, their design and development need the construction of regular and straight interlayer channels and the establishment of corresponding transport rate equation. The fabrication of a uniformly lamellar membrane is reported using double‐layered Ti3C2Tx MXenes as rigid building blocks. This membrane possesses ordered and straight 2 nm channels formed via a direct self‐stacking, in contrast to the conventional irregular ones from flexible sheets. Such channels permit precise molecular rejection and unparalleled molecular permeation. The permeance of water and organics by this membrane reached 2300 and 5000 L m?2 h?1 bar?1, respectively. The molecular transfer mechanism in confined nanochannels, and the corresponding model equation are established, paving a way to nanoscale design of highly efficient channeled membranes for transport and separation applications. |
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| Keywords: | lamellar membranes molecular transfer mechanism MXenes nanochannels ultrahigh permeance |
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