Two-Dimensional-Materials-Based Membranes

Wanqin Jin is Professor of College of Chemical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, the Deputy-Director of the State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering and the Chief-scientist of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) and Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He received his Ph.D. from Nanjing University of Technology in 1999. He was a research associate at Institute of Materials Research &Engineering of Singapore (2001), an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (2001-2003), visiting professors at Arizona State University (2007) and Hiroshima University (2011, JSPS invitation fellowship). His current research focuses on the development of membrane materials and processes. He has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles with 12000+ citations; written 2 monographs, contributed 6 book chapters and hold 40 authorized patents. He is now an editor of Journal of Membrane Science and a council member of Aseanian Membrane Society (AMS). In 2019, his research has been recognized by the IChemE (UK) ?Underwood Medal? for his leading research in the area of separation.Gongping Liu is Professor in College of Chemical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University, China. He received his BS degree and PhD degree in chemical engineering in 2008 and 2013 at Nanjing Tech University under the supervision of Prof. Wanqin Jin and Prof. Nanping Xu. Following completion of his PhD, Dr. Liu joined Nanjing Tech University as a lecturer, and undertook a post-doctoral position in Bill Koros Group at Georgia Tech during 2015-2017. His research area is membrane science and technology, with focusing on design and fabrication of novel membranes with subnano-sized pores for molecular separation. He is the recipient of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award in 2018.

Preface

INTRODUCTION

FABRICATION METHODS FOR 2D MEMBRANES
Introduction
Synthesis of Nanosheets
Membrane Structures and Fabrication Methods
Summary and Outlook

NANOPOROUS SINGLE-LAYER GRAPHENE MEMBRANES FOR GAS SEPARATION
Introduction
Gas Separation Potential of N-SLG Membranes
Engineering Gas-Selective Vacancy Defects
Fabrication of Large-Area N-SLG Membranes
Summary and Outlook

GRAPHENE-BASED MEMBRANES FOR WATER SEPARATION
Introduction
Water Transport Mechanisms in Graphene-Based Membranes
Graphene-Based Membrane Water Separation Applications
Conclusions and Perspectives

GRAPHENE-BASED MEMBRANES FOR IONS SEPARATION
Introduction
Single-Layer Graphene
Graphene Oxide Membranes
Summary and Perspective

GRAPHENE-BASED MEMBRANES FOR PERVAPORATION
Introduction
Mass Transport Mechanism
Progresses in GO Membranes for Pervaporation
Summary and Perspective

TWO-DIMENSIONAL-MATERIALS MEMBRANES FOR GAS SEPARATIONS
Introduction
2D Materials Membranes
Preparation of 2D Nanosheets
Preparation of 2D-Materials Membranes
Gas Separations
Conclusions and Perspectives

LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE MEMBRANES FOR VERSATILE SEPARATION APPLICATIONS
Introduction on LDHs & LDH-Based Membranes
Strategy for LDH-Based Membrane Preparation
Research Progress on LDH-Based Membranes
Summary and Outlook

MXENE: A NOVEL TWO-DIMENSIONAL MEMBRANE MATERIAL FOR MOLECULAR SEPARATION
Introduction
Synthesis and Processing
MXene-Based Membranes for Molecular Separation
Conclusions and Perspective

2D MATERIALS MIXED-MATRIX MEMBRANES
Introduction
Two-Dimensional Material as Dispersed Phase of MMMs
Two-Dimensional Material as Continues Phase of MMMs
Conclusion and Outlook

TRANSPORT MECHANISM OF 2D MEMBRANE
Introduction
Fundamentals of Mass Transport through Membranes
Nanofluidic Transport through Confined Dimensions
Unique Mass Transport Properties in 2D Membranes: Structural Aspects
Summary and Outlook

CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES






Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Fabrication methods for 2D membranes
Chapter 3. Porous graphene-based nanosheet membranes
Chapter 4. Graphene-based membranes for water separation
Chapter 5. Graphene-based membranes for ions separation
Chapter 6. Graphene-based membranes for pervaporation
Chapter 7. Graphene-based membranes for gas separation
Chapter 8. 2D MOF or zeolite membranes
Chapter 9. 2D layered double hydroxides membranes
Chapter 10. MXene and other 2D membranes
Chapter 11. 2D-materials mixed-matrix membranes
Chapter 12. Transport mechanism of 2D membranes
Chapter 13. Prospective