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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) offer tunable structures for separation applications.
  • Achieving precise pore size control in COF membranes remains a challenge.
  • Heterostructured COFs present opportunities for interfacial engineering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize a heterostructured COF membrane with controlled interfacial pore sizes.
  • To investigate the effect of linker exchange duration on pore structure.
  • To evaluate the sodium sulfate rejection performance of the synthesized membrane.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a heterostructured COF membrane via in situ linker exchange.
  • Adjustment of linker exchange duration to control interfacial pore narrowing.
  • Characterization of membrane structure and pore size distribution.
  • Performance testing for sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) rejection.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized a heterostructured COF membrane.
  • Demonstrated tunable pore narrowing at the COF-COF interface by controlling exchange time.
  • Achieved a high sodium sulfate rejection rate of up to 97%.

Conclusions:

  • The in situ linker exchange method enables precise interfacial pore engineering in heterostructured COF membranes.
  • The developed COF membrane exhibits excellent performance for sodium sulfate separation.
  • This approach provides a viable strategy for designing advanced membranes for challenging separations.