The present invention relates to ultrathin polymer nanofilm and its composite membrane, its method of preparation. Composite membranes are produced via interfacial polymerization of diamine (or polyamine) monomer (or polymer) and trimesoyl chloride. After IP, post-treatment of washing nascent nanofilm with sufficient volume of solvent and drying at room temperature for 10-30 s followed by annealing at 70-100° C. for 1-10 min is developed. This washing step removes remaining TMC in organic phase and stops further growth of polyamide nanofilm. Ultrathin nanofilm composite membrane gives high water permeance (up to 61.3 Lm.sup.−2h.sup.−1bar.sup.−1) with high rejection of Na.sub.2SO.sub.4 (up to 99.3%) by maintaining relatively low rejection of MgCl.sub.2 (up to 27.7%) and NaCl (up to 11.9%) tested under 5 bar pressure at 25 (±1) ° C. with 2 g/L feed solution.

Described embodiments include a graphene membrane film for solvent purification and related method, and a solvent purification system using same. The graphene membrane film for solvent purification is formed having a plurality of stacked graphene plate-shaped flakes, and at least one pair of the plurality of stacked graphene plate-shaped flakes comprises a physical bond or a chemical bond connecting layers. The graphene membrane film for solvent purification is produced by preparing a graphene oxide dispersion liquid by dispersing graphene oxide in distilled water; confining the graphene oxide dispersion liquid between a pair of substrates; and applying heat and pressure to the graphene oxide dispersion liquid between the substrates to perform a hydrothermal reaction to concurrently thermally reduce the graphene oxide and bind graphenes. Due to lipophilic surface property and fine pores, size exclusion separation and hydrophilic-lipophilic component separation through polarity may be realized, and thus is usable in fine chemistry fields.

A composite molecular sieve membrane, preparation method and use thereof are provided in the embodiments. The composite molecular sieve membrane includes a support layer and a molecular sieve membrane layer, wherein the support layer is a high-porosity and porous ceramic which is made of nano- or submicron ceramic powder materials or ceramic material precursors prepared through an electrospinning process. The high-porosity and porous ceramic, is adjustable from 40% to 83%. The composite molecular sieve membrane of the embodiments uses the porous ceramic prepared through an electrospinning process as the support layer, and the support layer has a flat and continuous surface, high porosity, uniform and adjustable pore sizes, low-tortuosity pore channels, and high mechanical strength; the flux of the composite molecular sieve membrane is increased, besides, the seed crystals can attach effectively due to the fibrous pore channels of the support layer, ensuring the adhesion amount of seed crystals.

Disclosed are a CHA zeolite membrane and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, a CHA zeolite membrane having high capacity to separate CO.sub.2/N.sub.2 and CO.sub.2/CH.sub.4 even under wet conditions using a membrane produced using a synthetic precursor having a controlled ratio of Si and Al, a method of preparing the same, and a method of capturing and removing carbon dioxide using the membrane.

The invention relates to porous polymeric cellulose prepared via cellulose crosslinking. The porous polymeric cellulose can be incorporated into membranes and/or hydrogels. In preferred embodiments, the membranes and/or hydrogels can provide high dynamic binding capacity at high flow rates. Membranes and/or hydrogels comprising the porous polymeric cellulose are particularly suitable for filtration, separation, and/or functionalization media.

A method for manufacturing a component and a component are provided for sensing a molecule. The method includes controlling a temperature during a reaction of two gases that react to produce a crystalline film spanning at least a cross-sectional area of a nanoaperture defined by a substrate among an array of nanoapertures aligned with crater structures defined by the substrate. A unique chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method that introduces a first gas and a second gas allows for formation of the crystalline film. When used in a molecule sensor, the component enables a user to record double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) translocations at unprecedented high (e.g., 1 MHz) bandwidths. The method for manufacturing the component enables development of applications requiring single-layer membranes built at- scale and enables high throughput 2-dimensional (2D) nanofluidics and nanopore studies.

The present disclosure relates to a composite membrane formed by lamination of two or more separate porous polymeric layers, as well as to a method and system for lamination. Advantageously, the resulting composite is a single layer, being difficult to separate into its component layers, yet effectively maintains the filtering capabilities of the component layers when not laminated.

The present application relates to a multizone, unsupported, microporous, high throughput membrane. The membrane includes a first microporous zone, a second microporous zone, and a third microporous zone, where the third microporous zone is positioned between the first and second microporous zones, with the first, second, and third microporous zones being integral with one another. Further aspects of the present application include a process for making the membrane and a filtration cartridge with the membrane of the present application.

An apparatus and system for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream includes a porous graphite foam support comprising graphite foam with pores having a first pore size and a membrane support surface. A porous condensation membrane layer is provided on the membrane support surface, and interlocked with the pores of the graphite foam. The condensation membrane layer includes capillary condensation pores having a second pore size that is less than the first pore size. A mixed gas stream passageway is in fluid communication with the condensation membrane layer. A liquid collection assembly collects condensed liquid from the condensation pores and the graphite foam support pores. A gas inlet is provided for flowing the mixed gas stream into the mixed gas stream passageway. A gas outlet is provided for exhausting gas from the mixed gas stream passageway. A method for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream is also disclosed.

A method of making a hollow fiber carbon molecular sieve is comprised of heating a hollow polymer fiber to a carbonization temperature in an atmosphere that is non-oxidizing to form a hollow fiber carbon molecular sieve, wherein during at least a portion of the heating a tensile force is applied to the hollow polymer fiber. The method may improve the separation of gases similar in size such a propylene from propane.