title: Two-Dimensional-Material Membranes: A New Family of High-Performance Separation Membranes.
abstract: Two-dimensional (2D) materials of atomic thickness have emerged as nano-building blocks to develop high-performance separation membranes that feature unique nanopores and/or nanochannels. These 2D-material membranes exhibit extraordinary permeation properties, opening a new avenue to ultra-fast and highly selective membranes for water and gas separation. Summarized in this Minireview are the latest ground-breaking studies in 2D-material membranes as nanosheet and laminar membranes, with a focus on starting materials, nanostructures, and transport properties. Challenges and future directions of 2D-material membranes for wide implementation are discussed briefly.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University (former Nanjing University of Technology), 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.
authors.forename: Gongping
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University (former Nanjing University of Technology), 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing, 210009, China. wqjin@njtech.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wanqin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University (former Nanjing University of Technology), 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.
authors.forename: Nanping
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: graphene; membranes; separation; two-dimensional materials