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Vol. 15 (2023)

Engineer Nanoscale Defects into Selective Channels: MOF-Enhanced Li+ Separation by Porous Layered Double Hydroxide Membrane

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01101-w
Yahua Lu
Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s Republic of China
Rongkun Zhou
Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s Republic of China
Naixin Wang
Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s Republic of China
Yuye Yang
Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s Republic of China
Zilong Zheng
Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s Republic of China
Miao Zhang
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Quan‑Fu An
Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s Republic of China
Jiayin Yuan
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden

Corresponding Author: Jiayin Yuan

jiayin.yuan@mmk.su.se

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 147

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) membrane-based ion separation technology has been increasingly explored to address the problem of lithium resource shortage, yet it remains a sound challenge to design 2D membranes of high selectivity and permeability for ion separation applications. Zeolitic imidazolate framework functionalized modified layered double hydroxide (ZIF-8@MLDH) composite membranes with high lithium-ion (Li+) permeability and excellent operational stability were obtained in this work by in situ depositing functional ZIF-8 nanoparticles into the nanopores acting as framework defects in MLDH membranes. The defect-rich framework amplified the permeability of Li+, and the site-selective growth of ZIF-8 in the framework defects bettered its selectivity. Specifically speaking, the ZIF-8@MLDH membranes featured a high permeation rate of Li+ up to 1.73 mol m−2 h−1 and a desirable selectivity of Li+/Mg2+ up to 31.9. Simulations supported that the simultaneously enhanced selectivity and permeability of Li+ are attributed to changes in the type of mass transfer channels and the difference in the dehydration capacity of hydrated metal cations when they pass through nanochannels of ZIF-8. This study will inspire the ongoing research of high-performance 2D membranes through the engineering of defects.


Highlights:


1 The zeolitic imidazolate framework functionalized modified layered double hydroxide (ZIF-8@MLDH) composite membranes with superior structural stability and Li+ permeability are prepared by selectively growing ZIF-8 nanoparticles in the framework defects of the MLDH membrane.
2 The tailor-made ZIF-8@MLDH membrane has a large Li+ permeability of up to 1.73 mol m-2 h-1 and a high Li+/Mg2+ selectivity of 31.9, which exceed most of the current 2D lamellar membranes.

Keywords

Nanoscale defect construction Nanoparticles restrict growth Two-dimensional composite membrane Lithium-ion extraction High stability
Lu, Yahua, Rongkun Zhou, Naixin Wang, Yuye Yang, Zilong Zheng, Miao Zhang, Quan‑Fu An, and Jiayin Yuan. 2023. “Engineer Nanoscale Defects into Selective Channels: MOF-Enhanced Li+ Separation by Porous Layered Double Hydroxide Membrane”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (June):147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01101-w.
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