Heterogeneous asymmetric passable cavities within graphene oxide nanochannels for highly efficient lithium sieving
Abstract
Lithium is a critical energy element that plays a pivotal role in transitions to sustainable energy. Numerous two-dimensional (2D) membranes have been developed to extract Li+ from different resources. However, their Li+ extraction efficacy is not high enough to meet industrial requirements. Here, we introduce an approach that boosts Li+ selectivity of 2D membranes by inducing asymmetricity in the morphology and chemistry of their nanochannels. Our approach provides an opportunity to manipulate cation hydration shells via a sudden change in the nanochannel size. Then, the addition of nucleophilic traps in the nanochannel intersections results in high Li+ selectivity. Our design leads to a new ion transport mechanism named “Energy Surge Baffle” (ESB) that substantially enriches Li+ in the feed by increasing the monovalent/lithium-ion selectivity up to six times that of other graphene oxide-based membranes. Our approach can be extended to other 2D materials, creating a platform for designing advanced membranes.
RAS ID
52036
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
9-15-2022
Volume
538
Funding Information
UTS CPRDF award (PRO20-11072), University of Technology Sydney / Australian Research Council-Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) DE180100688 / Australian Academy of Science, on behalf of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources / Australian Government under the National Innovation and Science Agenda
School
School of Engineering
Grant Number
ARC Number : DE180100688
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Elsevier
Recommended Citation
Ahmadi, H., Zakertabrizi, M., Hosseini, E., Cha-Umpong, W., Abdollahzadeh, M., Korayem, A. H., Chen, V., Shon, H. K., Asadnia, M., & Razmjou, A. (2022). Heterogeneous asymmetric passable cavities within graphene oxide nanochannels for highly efficient lithium sieving. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115888
Comments
Ahmadi, H., Zakertabrizi, M., Hosseini, E., Cha-Umpong, W., Abdollahzadeh, M., Korayem, A. H., ... & Razmjou, A. (2022). Heterogeneous asymmetric passable cavities within graphene oxide nanochannels for highly efficient lithium sieving. Desalination, 538, 115888.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115888