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2,2′-Biphenol-based Ultrathin Microporous Nanofilms for Highly Efficient Molecular Sieving Separation

  • Shao Lu Li
  • , Guoliang Chang
  • , Yangzheng Huang
  • , Ken Kinooka
  • , Yanting Chen
  • , Wenming Fu
  • , Genghao Gong*
  • , Tomohisa Yoshioka
  • , Neil B. McKeown
  • , Yunxia Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is an emerging membrane separation technology, which urgently requires robust, easily processed, OSN membranes possessing high permeance and small solutes-selectivity to facilitate enhanced industrial uptake. Herein, we describe the use of two 2,2′-biphenol (BIPOL) derivatives to fabricate hyper-crosslinked, microporous polymer nanofilms through IP. Ultra-thin, defect-free polyesteramide/polyester nanofilms (≈5 nm) could be obtained readily due to the relatively large molecular size and ionized nature of the BIPOL monomers retarding the rate of the IP. The enhanced microporosity arises from the hyper-crosslinked network structure and monomer rigidity. Specifically, the amino-BIPOL/PAN membrane exhibits extraordinary permselectivity performances with molecular weight cut-off as low as 233 Da and MeOH permeance of ≈13 LMH/bar. Precise separation of small dye mixtures with similar M.W. based on both their charge and molecular size are achieved.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Early online date23 Sept 2022
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 23 Sept 2022

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • 2,2′-Biphenol Derivative Monomer
  • Interfacial Polymerization
  • Microporous Organic Polymers (MOPs)
  • Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
  • Precise Sieving

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