Metal-Organic Framework Membranes for Molecular Separations
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Membranes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 6214
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of crystalline microporous/mesoporous materials consisting of metal clusters coordinated to organic linkers. The well-defined pore structure with diverse chemical environment allow MOFs for addressing several critical issues in membranes for various chemical separations, such as gas separations, organic solvent purification, desalination, and removal of dyes or heavy metals in wastewater. The research for MOF membranes in all kinds, involving pure MOF membranes, mixed matrix membranes, and MOF-derived membranes is growing, as commercialized products of MOF membranes have yet been available. The advancement in MOF membranes requires studies from molecular-level insights into mass transport in MOFs to the industrial-level application of MOF membrane in a separation unit.
This Special Issue covers the most recent advance in pure MOF membranes, MOF-containing mixed matrix membranes, and MOF-derived membranes for various types of molecular separations. We survey the state-of-the-art computational or experimental developments of MOF-based membranes for gas separation (molecular sieves or membrane adsorbers), pervaporation, vapor permeation, desalination, and dye removal. We invite you to contribute original research papers, communications, or review articles. We hope a comprehensive review on MOF membranes for molecular separations provided in this Special Issue can bring a new perspective to the community.
Prof. Dun-Yen Kang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- MOF membrane
- Mixed matrix membrane
- MOF derived membrane
- Molecular sieve
- Gas separation
- Membrane adsorber
- Desalination
- Pervaporation
- Vapor permeation
- Solvent recovery
- Dye removal
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