Sustainable Cellulose Enables Blue Energy Toward Osmotic Energy Conversion [PDF]
Nano-Micro LettersHighlights This review highlights the design and application of cellulose-based membranes for salinity-gradient energy harvesting. Material composition, nanoscale structural engineering, surface functionalization, and ion-transport regulation strategies ...
Yingchao Wang +8 more
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Polymer-based membranes for promoting osmotic energy conversion
Giant, 2022 Membrane-based reverse electrodialysis is a promising technology for harvesting the osmotic energy to solve the increasingly severe energy problems. However, the osmotic power generation generally suffers from low power output for the poor performance of
Weipeng Chen +3 more
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Vertically Transported Graphene Oxide for High‐Performance Osmotic Energy Conversion [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2020 Reverse electrodialysis is a promising method to harvest the osmotic energy stored between seawater and freshwater, but it has been a long‐standing challenge to fabricate permselective membranes with the power density surpassing the industry benchmark of
Zhenkun Zhang +7 more
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Osmotic energy conversion in serpentinite-hosted deep-sea hydrothermal vents [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCells harvest energy from ionic gradients by selective ion transport across membranes, and the same principle is recently being used for osmotic power generation from salinity gradients at ocean-river interfaces.
Hye-Eun Lee +17 more
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High-Density 1D Ionic Wire Arrays for Osmotic Energy Conversion [PDF]
Nano-Micro LettersHighlights Ultrahigh-Density 1D Ionic Wire Arrays. A high density (~1012 cm−2) of 1D ionic channels is achieved via self-assembly of a homopolymer, enabling simultaneous high ion selectivity and conductivity for efficient osmotic energy conversion.
Jinlin Hao +9 more
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High-performance silk-based hybrid membranes employed for osmotic energy conversion [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2019 Membrane-based reverse electrodialysis is promising for salinity gradient power generation, but achieving efficiency and stability is challenging. Here the authors design silk nanofibril-based hybrid membranes to realize high-performance capture of ...
Weiwen Xin +8 more
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Cation-selective two-dimensional polyimine membranes for high-performance osmotic energy conversion [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Two-dimensional (2D) membranes are emerging candidates for osmotic energy conversion but the trade-off between ion selectivity and conductivity remains the key bottleneck.
Zhen Zhang +9 more
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Ultrathin and Ultrastrong Kevlar Aramid Nanofiber Membranes for Highly Stable Osmotic Energy Conversion [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2022 An ion‐selective membrane can directly convert the osmotic energy to electricity through reverse electrodialysis. However, developing an advanced membrane that simultaneously possesses high power density, excellent mechanical strength, and convenient ...
Li Ding +5 more
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Improved osmotic energy conversion in heterogeneous membrane boosted by three-dimensional hydrogel interface [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 Heterogeneous membranes show great promise in harvesting the osmotic energy, but the performance is limited by the low interfacial transport efficiency.
Zhen Zhang +5 more
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Anion‐Selective Layered Double Hydroxide Composites‐Based Osmotic Energy Conversion for Real‐Time Nutrient Solution Detection [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2022 Nanofluidic channels based on 2D nanomaterials are promising to harvest osmotic energy for their high ion selectivity and osmotic conductivity. However, anion‐selective nanofluidic channels are rare and chemical modification is necessary through ...
Yaqian Liu, Jianfeng Ping, Yibin Ying
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