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Mastering the mass production of metal–organic framework membranes

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A solid methodology that enables the facile manufacturing of large-scale metal–organic framework membranes sets the foundation for their potential commercialization and widespread industrial application.

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Fig. 1: Illustration of the roll-to-roll manufacturing of metal–organic framework (MOF) membranes.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE-T2EP10122-0002).

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Shi, X., Zhao, D. Mastering the mass production of metal–organic framework membranes. Nat Water 2, 106–107 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00189-z

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