About the Book

An authoritative and up to date discussion of two-dimensional materials and membranes

In Two-Dimensional-Materials-Based Membranes: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications, a team of distinguished chemical engineers delivers a comprehensive exploration of the latest advances in design principles, synthesis approaches, and applications of two-dimensional materials--like graphene, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), 2D layered double hydroxides, and MXene--and highlights the significance and development of these membranes. In the book, the authors discuss the use of membranes to achieve high-efficiency separation and to address the challenges posed in the field.

The book also discusses potential challenges and benefits in the future development of advanced 2D nanostructures, as well as their impending implementation in applications in the fields of energy, sustainability, catalysis, electronics, and biotechnology.

Readers will also find:

A thorough introduction to fabrication methods for 2D-materials-based membranes, including the synthesis of nanosheets, membrane structures, and fabrication methods

• Descriptions of three types of2D-materials-based membranes: single-layer membranes, laminar membranes and mixed-matrix membranes
• Comprehensive discussions of 2D-materials-based membranes for water and ions separation, solvent-water separation and gas separation
• Explorations of transport mechanism of 2D-materials-based membranes for molecular separations

Perfect for membrane scientists, inorganic chemists, and materials scientists, Two-Dimensional-Materials-Based Membranes will also earn a place in the libraries of chemical and process engineers in industrial environments.

About the Author: Wanqin Jin is Professor of College of Chemical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, the Deputy-Director of the State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering and the Chief-scientist of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) and Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He received his Ph.D. from Nanjing University of Technology in 1999. He was a research associate at Institute of Materials Research &Engineering of Singapore (2001), an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (2001-2003), visiting professors at Arizona State University (2007) and Hiroshima University (2011, JSPS invitation fellowship). His current research focuses on the development of membrane materials and processes. He has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles with 12000+ citations; written 2 monographs, contributed 6 book chapters and hold 40 authorized patents. He is now an editor of Journal of Membrane Science and a council member of Aseanian Membrane Society (AMS). In 2019, his research has been recognized by the IChemE (UK) ?Underwood Medal? for his leading research in the area of separation.

Gongping Liu is Professor in College of Chemical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University, China. He received his BS degree and PhD degree in chemical engineering in 2008 and 2013 at Nanjing Tech University under the supervision of Prof. Wanqin Jin and Prof. Nanping Xu. Following completion of his PhD, Dr. Liu joined Nanjing Tech University as a lecturer, and undertook a post-doctoral position in Bill Koros Group at Georgia Tech during 2015-2017. His research area is membrane science and technology, with focusing on design and fabrication of novel membranes with subnano-sized pores for molecular separation. He is the recipient of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award in 2018.