Polybenzimidazoles (PBIs) and state-of-the-art PBI hollow fiber membranes for water, organic solvent and gas separations: a review

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 8687
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Understanding the swelling behavior of Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes in aqueous media

Mohamed I. Helal, Alessandro Sinopoli, Ivan Gladich, Yongfeng Tong, Radwan Alfahel, Tricia Gomez and Khaled A. Mahmoud

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 30729
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Elevating the water/salt selectivity of polybenzimidazole to the empirical upper bound of desalting polymers by marrying N-substitution with chlorination

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Polymer, 2022, 261, 125419
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Solvent and thermally stable polymeric membranes for liquid molecular separations: Recent advances, challenges, and perspectives

Sandra L. Aristizábal, Ryan P. Lively and Suzana P. Nunes

Journal of Membrane Science, 2023, 685, 121972
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Reversible crosslinking of polybenzimidazole-based organic solvent nanofiltration membranes using difunctional organic acids: Toward sustainable crosslinking approaches

Jiahui Hu, Rifan Hardian, Martin Gede, Tibor Holtzl and Gyorgy Szekely

Journal of Membrane Science, 2022, 648, 120383
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Polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes cross-linked with various cross-linkers and impregnated with 4-sulfocalix [4]arene (SCA4) for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN)

Siyum Shewakena Beshahwored, Yueh-Han Huang, Zelalem Gudeta Abdi, Chien-Chieh Hu and Tai-Shung Chung

Journal of Membrane Science, 2022, 663, 121039
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pH-tunable and pH-responsive polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofiltration membranes for Li+/Mg2+ separation

Owen Setiawan, Yueh-Han Huang, Zelalem Gudeta Abdi, Wei-Song Hung and Tai-Shung Chung

Journal of Membrane Science, 2023, 668, 121269
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Elastic polybenzimidazole nanofiber aerogel for thermal insulation and high-temperature oil adsorption

Dong Liu, Guangkai Hu, Tao Huang, Bin Yu, Hao Yu and Meifang Zhu

J Mater Sci, 2022, 57, 12125
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Ultra-high nitrate-selective metal-polymer membranes based on cardo polybenzimidazole for electrodialysis

A.A. Lysova, A.D. Manin, D.V. Golubenko, I.I. Ponomarev, V.A. Altynov, N. Hilal and A.B. Yaroslavtsev

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 716, 123518
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The coordination behavior of metal ions with polyimides containing benzimidazole units and its influence on the mechanical properties and gas barrier performance of the films

Zheng Liu, Donghui Li, Yan Chen, Xiaohua Ma, Xiangyang Liu and Xu Wang

Polymer, 2026, 344, 129480
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Few-cycle atomic layer deposition to nanoengineer polybenzimidazole for H2/CO2 separation

Leiqing Hu, Won-Il Lee, Ashwanth Subramanian, Erda Deng, Kim Kisslinger, Shouhong Fan, Vinh T. Bui, Yifu Ding, Chang-Yong Nam and Haiqing Lin

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 479, 147401
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Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Membrane Based on Pillararene‐Intercalated MXene Nanosheets for Efficient Water Purification

Yue Sun, Fan Yi, Run‐Hao Li, Xuehong Min, Huan Qin, Shi‐Qi Cheng and Yi Liu

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61
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Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Membrane Based on Pillararene‐Intercalated MXene Nanosheets for Efficient Water Purification

Yue Sun, Fan Yi, Run‐Hao Li, Xuehong Min, Huan Qin, Shi‐Qi Cheng and Yi Liu

Angewandte Chemie, 2022, 134
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Enhanced Proton-Selective Hybrid Polybenzimidazole/Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes for Acid Recovery from Lithium Battery Leachate Using Electrodialysis

Daniil Golubenko, Dmitrii Petukhov, Raed A. Al-Juboori, Sabu Varghese, Daniel Johnson and Nidal Hilal

ACS EST Eng., 2025, 5, 1907
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Coordination crosslinked microporous polyimides for membrane‐based crude oil fractionation

Ting Lai, Wangxi Fang, Jiaqi Zhang, Zhenggong Wang and Jian Jin

AIChE Journal, 2025, 71
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TFN Membrane Fabricated by a Gyroid-like PE Support, a Basil Seed Mucilage–Fe(III) Interlayer, and a Polyamide Active Layer Incorporated with MIL-101(Cr)–NH2 Nanoparticles

Ali Akbar Heidari, Hossein Mahdavi, Alireza Marandi and Milad Karami

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2023, 5, 899
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Metal-coordinated polybenzimidazole membranes with preferential K+ transport

Jine Wu, Chenyi Liao, Tianyu Li, Jing Zhou, Linjuan Zhang, Jian-Qiang Wang, Guohui Li and Xianfeng Li

Nat Commun, 2023, 14
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Synthesis and characterization of silver membranes based on nanoparticle concentrates

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Applications of metallic nanomaterials for the treatment of water

H. Tabassum and I.Z. Ahmad

Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2022, 75, 731
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Adsorption Performance of Amino Functionalized Magnetic Molecular Sieve Adsorbent for Effective Removal of Lead Ion from Aqueous Solution

Chuanen Guo, Yingying Wang, Fangzheng Wang and Yaoguang Wang

Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 2353
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Design of Mixed‐Matrix MOF Membranes with Asymmetric Filler Density and Intrinsic MOF/Polymer Compatibility for Enhanced Molecular Sieving

Rifan Hardian, Jiangtao Jia, Alejandro Diaz‐Marquez, Supriyo Naskar, Dong Fan, Osama Shekhah, Guillaume Maurin, Mohamed Eddaoudi and Gyorgy Szekely

Advanced Materials, 2024, 36
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Exploring the organic solvent resistance of anion exchange membranes based on poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenyl oxide) for electrodialysis desalination

Junbin Liao, Jingwen Xu, Huimin Ruan, Junjie Mu, Xu Jie, Wei Li, Yanqing Xu and Jiangnan Shen

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Influence of in situ silica gel supporting on the pore structure stability of polyacrylonitrile-based thermally crosslinked organic solvent nanofiltration membrane

Yongyue Zhang, Lin Li, Hua Wang, Xiaowen Wang, Yanqiu Pan and Tonghua Wang

J Mater Sci, 2024, 59, 728
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The endowment of monovalent anion selectivity and antifouling property to cross-linked ion-exchange membranes by constructing amphoteric structure

Junhua Li, Xuanhua Chen, Junbin Liao, Yeyang Li, Junjie Mu, Yanqing Xu, Yilan Du, Huimin Ruan, Xiaoliang Xu and Jiangnan Shen

Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 328, 125104
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High-performance o-PBI membranes with continuous cavities for enhanced proton conductivity

Yiyang Zeng, Shuai Yang, Mao Yang, Yu Gong, Xingrui Tang, Xiaolong Fu, Junyan Wang, Guangming Ran and Chengjian Xiao

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 736, 124634
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Subnanometer Ion Channel Anion Exchange Membranes Having a Rigid Benzimidazole Structure for Selective Anion Separation

Quan Chen, Yuyang Yao, Junbin Liao, Junhua Li, Jingwen Xu, Tongtong Wang, Yuanyuan Tang, Yanqing Xu, Huimin Ruan and Jiangnan Shen

ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 4629
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Chemically Cross‐Linked Polybenzimidazole Membranes with Ion‐Conductive Sub‐Nanometer Channels for Zinc–Iron Flow Batteries

Yuqin Huang, Chenyi Liao, Qilei Song, Zhizhang Yuan and Xianfeng Li

Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
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Chemically Cross‐Linked Polybenzimidazole Membranes with Ion‐Conductive Sub‐Nanometer Channels for Zinc–Iron Flow Batteries

Yuqin Huang, Chenyi Liao, Qilei Song, Zhizhang Yuan and Xianfeng Li

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
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Progress of cyclodextrin based-membranes in water treatment: special 3D bowl-like structure to achieve excellent separation

Bo Zhu, Ruiqi Shao, Nan Li, Chunying Min, Shengkai Liu, Zhiwei Xu, Xiaoming Qian and Lijing Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 449, 137013
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Dendrite-Free Zinc-Based Battery with High Areal Capacity via the Region-Induced Deposition Effect of Turing Membrane

Jine Wu, Chenguang Yuan, Tianyu Li, Zhizhang Yuan, Huamin Zhang and Xianfeng Li

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 13135
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Modification of PVDF membrane for harvesting of Nannochloropsis sp. and its cleaning results

Taufik Qodar Romadiansyah, Badrut Tamam Ibnu Ali, Widi Citra Lestari, Marisa Permatasari, Dini Ermavitalini and Nurul Widiastuti

Mater. Res. Express, 2023, 10, 075505
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The Influence of Polyamide Dendrimers on Properties of PVA/PAA Hydrogel Films

Asma Abdalgader, Wael Elhrari and Ali Elejmi

J Polym Environ, 2024, 32, 57
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Eco-Friendly OSN Membranes Based on Alginate Salts with Variable Nanofiltration Properties

Evgenia Dmitrieva, Alisa Raeva, Daria Razlataya and Tatyana Anokhina

Membranes, 2023, 13, 244
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Complexion-induced Cu2+ coordinated phase separation PBI membrane for lithium metal batteries

Najeeb ur Rehman Lashari, Andleeb Mehmood, Arshad Hussain, Waseem Raza, Irfan Ahmed, Muhammad Asim Mushtaq, Lei Wei, Xingke Cai and Dongqing Liu

Journal of Power Sources, 2024, 624, 235590
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Plasticization mitigation strategies for gas and liquid filtration membranes - A review

Ying Shi Chang, Priyanka Kumari, Catherine J. Munro, Gyorgy Szekely, Lourdes F. Vega, Suzana Nunes and Ludovic F. Dumée

Journal of Membrane Science, 2023, 666, 121125
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Nanodomain Control in Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes via Nanomaterial Footprinting

Rifan Hardian, Mahmoud. A. Abdulhamid and Gyorgy Szekely

Small Science, 2024, 4
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Chemically recyclable nanofiltration membranes fabricated from two circular polymer classes of the same monomer origin

Rifan Hardian, Abdul Ghaffar, Changxia Shi, Eugene Y.-X. Chen and Gyorgy Szekely

Journal of Membrane Science Letters, 2024, 4, 100067
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Achieving high-performance electrochemical CO2 reduction using metal-polybenzimidazole coordination anion exchange membranes

Yanan Jiang, Yanbin Yun, Lihua Wang, Min He, Zhi Qiu and ZuYu Li

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 365, 132638
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Development of single-component epoxy resin with superb thermal stability, flame retardancy, smoke suppression, and latency via Cu-based phosphorus/imidazole-containing complex

Jingsheng Wang, Jun Wang, Shuang Yang, Chaoqun Wu, Xi Chen, Kaiwen Chen, Pingan Song, Hao Wang and Siqi Huo

Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2024, 228, 110906
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Fe–O–Fe-bridged porphyrin network membranes for solvent-resistant nanofiltration

Zheng Wang, Keizo Nakagawa, Kecheng Guan, Aiwen Zhang, Yasunao Okamoto, Atsushi Matsuoka, Eiji Kamio, Tomohisa Yoshioka and Hideto Matsuyama

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 737, 124485
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Synthesis of Imidazole-Compound-Coated Copper Nanoparticles with Promising Antioxidant and Sintering Properties

Yu Zhang, Xianchong Yu, Ziyuan Chen, Song Wu, Haiqi Lai, Shiwo Ta, Tingyu Lin, Guannan Yang and Chengqiang Cui

Micromachines, 2023, 14, 2079
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Co‐Polyamide with 2‐Pyridylquinoline Moieties in the Main Chain and Its Metal‐Polymer Complex with Cu(II) for Toluene Recovery: Synthesis, Structure, Physicochemical and Transport Properties

Ilya Faykov, Alexandra Pulyalina, Ekaterina Gruzdeva, Alexander Novikov, Mikhail Goikhman, Irina Podeshvo, Nairi Loretsyan, Iosif Gofman, Ivan Abalov, Natalia Saprykina and Galina Polotskaya

Macro Chemistry & Physics, 2025, 226
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