Research Highlights - GAP 2 (M-WET project years 2018 to 2021)
Cation-Ligand Interactions Dictate Salt Partitioning and Diffusivity in Ligand-Functionalized Polymer Membranes
Demonstrated that favorable cation-ligand interactions tend to enhance salt partitioning into 12-Crown-4-functionalized polymer membranes but decrease salt diffusivity.
A Multiscale Simulation Study of Influence of Morphology on Ion Transport in Block Copolymeric Ionic Liquids
Morphology had little influence on the fraction of ions segregating to the interface and the anion mobilities were insensitive to the morphology once the dimensionality of the morphology was accounted for.
Origins of Lithium/Sodium Reverse Permeability Selectivity in 12-Crown-4-Functionalized Polymer Membranes
Elucidated the mechanism of lithium selectivity in 12-Crown-4-functionalized membranes.
Engineering Li/Na Selectivity in 12-Crown-4 Functionalized Membranes (Part 1 of 2)
Reverse LiCl/NaCl selectivity was attained by incorporating 12-crown-4 into a membrane.
Engineering Li/Na Selectivity in 12-Crown-4 Functionalized Membranes (Part 2 of 2)
Reverse LiCl/NaCl selectivity was attained by incorporating 12-crown-4 into a membrane.
Origins of Lithium/Sodium Reverse Permeability Selectivity in 12-Crown-4-Functionalized Polymer Mem.
Elucidated the mechanism of lithium selectivity in 12-Crown-4-functionalized membranes.
Tunable Membrane Platform for Li Ion Recovery
Developed a tunable polymer platform using Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) into which selective interactants are incorporated.