Assembly‐Dissociation‐Reconstruction Synthesis of Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with High Continuity for Efficient CO2 Separation

Hao Zhang, Tianci Shao, Zeliang Cheng, Junchao Dong, Ziyang Wang, Haicheng Jiang, Xu Zhao, Terence Xiaoteng Liu, Guangshan Zhu*, Xiaoqin Zou*

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Abstract

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), at the forefront of porous materials, hold tremendous potential in membrane separation; however, achieving high continuity in COF membranes remains crucial for efficient gas separation. Here, we present a unique approach termed assembly‐dissociation‐reconstruction for fabricating COF membranes tailored for CO2/N2 separation. A parent COF is designed from two‐node aldehyde and three‐node amine monomers and dissociated to high‐aspect‐ratio nanosheets. Subsequently, COF nanosheets are orderly reconstructed into a crack‐free membrane by surface reaction under water evaporation. The membrane exhibits high crystallinity, open pores and a strong affinity for CO2 adsorption over N2, resulting in CO2 permeance exceeding 1060 GPU and CO2/N2 selectivity surpassing 30.6. The efficacy of this strategy offers valuable guidance for the precise fabrication of gas‐separation membranes.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202411724
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume63
Issue number45
Early online date7 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Nov 2024

Keywords

  • CO separation
  • covalent organic frameworks
  • gas selectivity
  • membrane synthesis
  • porous materials

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