Turing-type nanochannel membranes with extrinsic ion transport pathways for high-efficiency osmotic energy harvesting
Kehan Zou, Haoyang Ling, Qingchen Wang, Congcong Zhu, Zhehua Zhang, Dehua Huang, Ke Li, Yuge Wu, Weiwen Xin, Xiang-Yu Kong, Lei Jiang, Liping Wen · 2024
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Kehan Zou and co-authors carve extra channels into membranes that harvest energy from mixing salt and fresh water. Their 2024 study builds on two-dimensional nanochannel membranes, whose thin internal paths select positive ions but pass them too slowly. Low permeability has capped the power such osmotic generators can deliver.
Their trick is sacrificial: copper hydroxide nanowires are laid between the layers, then removed to leave interlaced extrinsic channels in a Turing-style pattern. Ionic current rose by about a quarter while selectivity stayed high. Power density climbed by half and held steady for at least five days of running. In real seawater and salt-lake brine the output rose further. The authors present channel architecture, not new chemistry, as the lever for better blue energy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kehan Zou, Haoyang Ling, Qingchen Wang, Congcong Zhu, Zhehua Zhang, Dehua Huang, Ke Li, Yuge Wu, Weiwen Xin, Xiang-Yu Kong, Lei Jiang, Liping Wen |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |