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Molecular-level side chain engineering on comb-shaped sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) equilibrium-modified atmosphere packaging membrane

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Triazine-Tröger's Base framework membranes enabling ultra-fast H+ selectivity for acid recovery processes

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Fabrication of proton permselective composite membrane for electrodialysis-based waste acid reclamation

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Controlling the microphase morphology and performance of cross-linked highly sulfonated polyimide membranes by varying the molecular structure and volume of the hydrophobic cross-linkable diamine monomers

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Optimizing functional layer of cation exchange membrane by three-dimensional cross-linking quaternization for enhancing monovalent selectivity

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Enhanced proton/iron permselectivity of sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) membrane functionalized with basic pendant groups during electrodialysis

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Fabrication of hydrophilic cation exchange membrane with improved stability for electrodialysis: An excellent anti-scaling performance

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Enhanced diffusion dialysis performance of cross-linked poly(aryl piperidine) anion exchange membranes by thiol-ene click chemistry for acid recovery

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Adenine-modified sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) membranes with phytic acid doping for efficient acid recovery

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Efficient acid/alkali recovery enabled by only one negatively charged microporous polymer membrane

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Acid-base blend membranes consisting of polybenzimidazole and sulfonated polybenzimidazoles for acid recovery by electrodialysis

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Effects of electrodialysis conditions on waste acid reclamation: Modelling and validation

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Structure and properties of sulfonated poly(arylene ether)s with densely sulfonated segments containing mono-, di- and tri-tetraphenylmethane as proton exchange membrane

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Multilayered surface modification of anion exchange membrane by MoS2 flakes for improved antifouling performance

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Synergistically enhancing the antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of anion exchange membrane by chemically assembling gentamicin and N-chloramine layers

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Preparation of High-Performance Semihomogeneous Cation Exchange Membranes for Electrodialysis via Solvent-Free Polyethylene Particle-Confined Monomer Polymerization

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An alkaline stable anion exchange membrane for electro-desalination

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Prepared poly(aryl piperidinium) anion exchange membranes for acid recovery to improve dialysis coefficients and selectivity

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Cation Exchange Membranes and Process Optimizations in Electrodialysis for Selective Metal Separation: A Review

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Ultrahigh Proton Selectivity by Assembled Cationic Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets

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Cardopoly(arylene ether sulfone)s membranes bearing N-cyclic cationic groups enable high performance during both diffusion dialysis and electrodialysis

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Nucleobase-mediated hydrogen bonding crosslinked highly sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) electrodialysis membranes for efficient waste acid recovery

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Journal of Membrane Science, 2024, 711, 123203
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A review on sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) based‐membrane in direct borohydride fuel cell applications

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Monovalent selective ion exchange membranes: A review on preparation processes, applications, performance criteria and sustainability aspects

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In-situ crosslinked AEMs with self-assembled nanostructure for acid recovery

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Cation Exchange Membranes with Bi‐Functional Sites Induced Synergistic Hydrophilic Networks for Selective Proton Transport

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Proton permselective phosphate group-grafted polybenzimidazole membrane with hydrophilic-hydrophobic bicontinuous microphase separation structure for acid recovery

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Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 741, 125085
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Development of nucleobase functionalized sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) electrodialysis membranes with enhanced proton flux and permselectivity

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Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024, 58, 104878
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Hydrogen manganese oxide-induced construction of polyaniline nano-cone array composite membrane for highly efficient acid recovery via selective electrodialysis

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Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 744, 125215
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Quaternized poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)s with zwitterion groups as diffusion dialysis membranes for acid recovery

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Pore functionalization of cationic covalent organic frameworks membrane: A case towards acid recovery

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Ultrahigh Proton Selectivity by Assembled Cationic Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets

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Exploring H-bonding interaction to enhance proton permeability of an acid-selective membrane

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High proton selectivity membrane based on the keto-linked cationic covalent organic framework for acid recovery

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Comparable investigation for incorporation of zirconium MOF@PVDF membrane as cation selective membranes for lithium-ion separation

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Advances in polymeric cation exchange membranes for electrodialysis: An overview

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Developmental Progress of Electrodialysis Technologies and Membrane Materials for Extraction of Lithium from Salt Lake Brines

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Precise regulating the hierarchical structure of MCPMs for mono/multivalent ions separation

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Towards sustainable synthesis of sulfonated PEEK membranes via ASTROBIO™ NS6-assisted crosslinking: A green platform for electrodialysis

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Bipolar Membrane and Interface Materials for Electrochemical Energy Systems

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Improvement in monovalent cation selectivity and stability of multilayers polyelectrolyte modified SPPSU membrane by doping PVA in substrate

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Novel electrodialysis membranes with hydrophobic alkyl spacers and zwitterion structure enable high monovalent/divalent cation selectivity

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Enhanced Alkali Recovery and Desalination by Cation Exchange Membranes Utilizing Dry Wet Phase Inversion Technique: Impact of Co-ions, Osmotic, and Electro-Osmotic Phenomena

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Waste acid recovery utilizing monovalent cation permselective membranes through selective electrodialysis

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Polycations inclusion to simultaneously boost permeation and selectivity of two-dimensional TaS2 membranes for acid recovery

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Enhanced Proton-Selective Hybrid Polybenzimidazole/Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes for Acid Recovery from Lithium Battery Leachate Using Electrodialysis

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