A membrane including a polysulfone/polyethylene terephthalate (PSf/PET) support and an active layer on an outer surface of the PSf/PET support. The active layer comprises reacted units of a diacyl chloride compound, a tetra-amine compound, and a nanocomposite including graphitic carbon nitride and polypyrrole. The membrane of the present disclosure is self-cleaning following exposure to radiation and finds application in water decontamination and de-salination.

A separation membrane, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof in magnesium and lithium separation are provided. The separation membrane includes, in sequence, a base material layer, a porous support layer, a polyamide layer and a modification layer. Cross-linked polymers forming the modification layer has structural units provided by polyphenols and polyamines, at least some of the structural units provided by the polyphenols are connected to the polyamide layer via ortho positions of phenolic hydroxyl groups. The preparation method includes sequentially preparing the porous support layer, the polyamide layer and the modification layer on the base material layer. The method of preparing the modification layer includes under a first pressure, bringing one side of the polyamide layer into first contact with the polyphenol solution; then under a second pressure, bringing one side of the polyamide layer into second contact with the polyamine solution, to complete a self-assembly reaction.

A separation membrane, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof in magnesium and lithium separation are provided. The separation membrane includes, in sequence, a base material layer, a porous support layer, a polyamide layer and a modification layer. Cross-linked polymers forming the modification layer has structural units provided by polyphenols and polyamines, at least some of the structural units provided by the polyphenols are connected to the polyamide layer via ortho positions of phenolic hydroxyl groups. The preparation method includes sequentially preparing the porous support layer, the polyamide layer and the modification layer on the base material layer. The method of preparing the modification layer includes under a first pressure, bringing one side of the polyamide layer into first contact with the polyphenol solution; then under a second pressure, bringing one side of the polyamide layer into second contact with the polyamine solution, to complete a self-assembly reaction.

A filtration membrane including a first layer having a triamine-functionalized copper oxide polysilicate mesoporous material, a second layer including a polysulfone, and a third layer including a polyester terephthalate. The triamine-functionalized copper oxide polysilicate mesoporous material includes a copper oxide polysilicate backbone and a silicon atom of a silicon-containing triamine bonded to a silicate group in the copper oxide polysilicate backbone. The copper oxide polysilicate backbone is datively bonded to one or more tetramines, and the silicon-containing triamine and one or more tetramines are covalently cross-linked with terephthaloyl chloride to form a polyamide.

Provided herein are CO.sub.2-selective membranes that can be used to efficiently separate CO.sub.2 and CO. The membranes can be used to produce high-purity CO.sub.2 and CO gas streams from a feed gas stream comprising a mixture of CO.sub.2 and CO (e.g., an exhaust gas stream from a fuel cell, such as a solid oxide fuel cell). In this way, the membranes can be used with a solid oxide fuel cell system to covert CO.sub.2 to CO.

Provided herein are CO.sub.2-selective membranes that can be used to efficiently separate CO.sub.2 and CO. The membranes can be used to produce high-purity CO.sub.2 and CO gas streams from a feed gas stream comprising a mixture of CO.sub.2 and CO (e.g., an exhaust gas stream from a fuel cell, such as a solid oxide fuel cell). In this way, the membranes can be used with a solid oxide fuel cell system to covert CO.sub.2 to CO.

Lithium ions can be harvested from a low-grade source material, such as a slurry, brine, or other material, by using a sorbent membrane formed via radiation-induced graft polymerization. The sorbent membrane can have a polymer substrate with amine and/or amine-derivative monomers covalently bonded thereto. The sorbent membrane can be contacted with the lithium-containing source material such that at least some lithium ions in the source material bond to the monomers. The sorbent membrane can subsequently be subjected to one or more stripping processes so as to separate at least some of the lithium ions from the monomers, for example, by forming a lithium salt.

Lithium ions can be harvested from a low-grade source material, such as a slurry, brine, or other material, by using a sorbent membrane formed via radiation-induced graft polymerization. The sorbent membrane can have a polymer substrate with amine and/or amine-derivative monomers covalently bonded thereto. The sorbent membrane can be contacted with the lithium-containing source material such that at least some lithium ions in the source material bond to the monomers. The sorbent membrane can subsequently be subjected to one or more stripping processes so as to separate at least some of the lithium ions from the monomers, for example, by forming a lithium salt.

A membrane including a polysulfone/polyethylene terephthalate (PSf/PET) support and an active layer on an outer surface of the PSf/PET support. The active layer comprises reacted units of a diacyl chloride compound, a tetra-amine compound, and a nanocomposite including graphitic carbon nitride and polypyrrole. The membrane of the present disclosure is self-cleaning following exposure to radiation and finds application in water decontamination and de-salination.

A membrane including a polysulfone/polyethylene terephthalate (PSf/PET) support and an active layer on an outer surface of the PSf/PET support. The active layer comprises reacted units of a diacyl chloride compound, a tetra-amine compound, and a nanocomposite including graphitic carbon nitride and polypyrrole. The membrane of the present disclosure is self-cleaning following exposure to radiation and finds application in water decontamination and de-salination.