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Ordered polymeric membranes using metals

Nature Materials volume 18, pages 92–93 (2019)Cite this article

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By combining metal ions, organic linkers and polymers, ordered frameworks with controlled crystallite size can form. When fabricated into membranes, they combine superlative CO2/N2 separation properties with good hydrolytic stability.

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Fig. 1: Short polymer chains are linked together by metal ions and organic linkers to form MMPs.

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