Humidity-responsive molecular gate-opening mechanism for gas separation in ultraselective nanocellulose/IL hybrid membranes

Saravanan Janakiram, Luca Ansaloni, Soo-Ah Jin, Xinyi Yu, Zhongde Dai, Richard J. Spontak, Liyuan Deng

Green Chemistry · 2020 · 53 citations · 31 references

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A class of “green” hybrid membranes composed of nanocellulose and an ionic liquid exhibits exceptional separation properties arising from a humidity-responsive size-exclusive “gate” that allows selective CO<sub>2</sub> permeation.

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