Membrane materials for separations

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  The state of flux

  The development of new membrane materials for chemical separations is progressing rapidly, and their commercial success will require a more concerted effort from academia and industry.

  Editorial22 Feb 2017 Nature Materials
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  From water to organics in membrane separations

  Membrane materials provide economical means to achieve various separation processes — and their capabilities for processing organic fluids look set to expand significantly.

  • Ryan P. Lively
  • David S. Sholl

  Commentary22 Feb 2017 Nature Materials
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  Membranes from academia to industry

  Andrew Livingston (Imperial College London) and Richard Baker (Membrane Technology and Research) talk to Nature Materials about the perks and pitfalls of membrane research and development, and how activities at the new Barrer Centre might lead to next-generation separation technologies.

  • Jim Hennessy

  Interview22 Feb 2017 Nature Materials
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  Lining up metal–organic frameworks

  A new report demonstrates an innovative approach to aligning crystallites of metal–organic frameworks such that thin films are created with oriented channels — potentially overcoming one of the major barriers to application of these highly topical materials.

  • Neil R. Champness

  News & Views22 Feb 2017 Nature Materials
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  Materials for next-generation molecularly selective synthetic membranes

  Liquid and gas purification using membrane materials permits a wide range of critical industrial processes, and here it is discussed how they might achieve molecular selectivity.

  • William J. Koros
  • Chen Zhang

  Progress23 Jan 2017 Nature Materials
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  Centimetre-scale micropore alignment in oriented polycrystalline metal–organic framework films via heteroepitaxial growth

  Heteroepitaxial growth using aligned crystalline substrates allows extended metal–organic framework crystal growth oriented relative to the substrate

  • Paolo Falcaro
  • Kenji Okada
  • Masahide Takahashi

  Article5 Dec 2016 Nature Materials