膜
选择性
石墨烯
锂(药物)
氧化物
离子
纳米技术
材料科学
化学工程
化学
有机化学
工程类
冶金
医学
生物化学
内分泌学
催化作用
作者
Hadi Ahmadi,Mohammad Zakertabrizi,Ehsan Hosseini,Withita Cha‐Umpong,Mojtaba Abdollahzadeh,Asghar Habibnejad Korayem,Vicki Chen,Ho Kyong Shon,Mohsen Asadnia,Amir Razmjou
出处
期刊:Desalination
[Elsevier]
日期:2022-06-18
卷期号:538: 115888-115888
被引量:14
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.desal.2022.115888
摘要
Lithium is a critical energy element that plays a pivotal role in transitions to sustainable energy. Numerous two-dimensional (2D) membranes have been developed to extract Li+ from different resources. However, their Li+ extraction efficacy is not high enough to meet industrial requirements. Here, we introduce an approach that boosts Li+ selectivity of 2D membranes by inducing asymmetricity in the morphology and chemistry of their nanochannels. Our approach provides an opportunity to manipulate cation hydration shells via a sudden change in the nanochannel size. Then, the addition of nucleophilic traps in the nanochannel intersections results in high Li+ selectivity. Our design leads to a new ion transport mechanism named “Energy Surge Baffle” (ESB) that substantially enriches Li+ in the feed by increasing the monovalent/lithium-ion selectivity up to six times that of other graphene oxide-based membranes. Our approach can be extended to other 2D materials, creating a platform for designing advanced membranes.
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