Bioinspired Gradient Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Ultrafast and Asymmetric Solvent Transport.

Gradients play a pivotal role in membrane technologies, e.g., osmotic energy conversion, desalination, biomimetic actuation, selective separation, and more.

Poly (Ionic Liquid)-Metal Organic Framework-Derived Nanoporous Carbon Membranes: Facile Fabrication and Ultrahigh Areal Capacitance.

With the rapid development of energy storage technology, the operation of portable and wearable devices is inseparable from high energy density power supplies. However, the demand for high performance supercapacitors in movable smart electronics is still restrained by their insufficient areal capacitance and limited power/energy densities. In addition, some electroactive materials, including metal oxides, conductive polymers, graphene, porous carbons, etc.

Carbon Nanotube Template-Assisted Synthesis of Conjugated Microporous Polytriphenylamine with High Porosity for Efficient Supercapacitive Energy Storage.

Engineering of conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) with high porosity, redox activity, and electronic conductivity is of significant importance for their practical applications in electrochemical energy storage. Aminated-multiwall carbon nanotubes (NH -MWNT) are utilized to modulate the porosity and electronic conductivity of polytriphenylamine (PTPA), which is synthesized via Buchwald-Hartwig coupling reaction of tri(4-bromophenyl)amine and phenylenediamine as constitutional units in a one-step in situ polymerization process. Compared to PTPA, the specific surface area of core-shell PTPA@MWNTs has been greatly improved from 32 to 484 m  g .

Porous organic polycarbene nanotrap for efficient and selective gold stripping from electronic waste.

The role of N-heterocyclic carbene, a well-known reactive site, in chemical catalysis has long been studied. However, its unique binding and electron-donating properties have barely been explored in other research areas, such as metal capture. Herein, we report the design and preparation of a poly(ionic liquid)-derived porous organic polycarbene adsorbent with superior gold-capturing capability.

Macroscale Conjugated Microporous Polymers: Controlling Versatile Functionalities Over Several Dimensions.

Since discovered in 2007, conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) have been developed for numerous applications including gas adsorption, sensing, organic and photoredox catalysis, energy storage, etc. While featuring abundant micropores, the structural rigidity derived from CMPs' stable π-conjugated skeleton leads to insolubility and thus poor processability, which severely limits their applicability, e.g.

High-Yield Synthesis of Pyridyl Conjugated Microporous Polymer Networks with Large Surface Areas: From Molecular Iodine Capture to Metal-Free Heterogeneous Catalysis.

Capturing volatile radioactive nuclides including iodine (I or I ) is one of the major problems to be solved for environmental sustainability. Multiple types of functional microporous materials such as metal organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks have been constructed for iodine emission control. However, most of the microporous materials are limited by their weak binding force with iodine and low stability, leading to low capture efficiencies.

Europium Ionic Liquid Grafted Covalent Organic Framework with Dual Luminescence Emissions as Sensitive and Selective Acetone Sensor.

Chronical exposure to volatile acetone could damage to the liver and kidney or nerve, and cause inflammation. Design of novel materials for the sensitive and selective detection of acetone is of great importance. We report on a europium (Eu)-containing covalent organic framework (DhaTab-COF-EuIL) synthesized via a Schiff-base reaction between 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalaldehyde (Dha) and 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl)benzene (Tab) followed by an ionic liquid (IL)-modification and then ion displacement.