<p>Biological ion channels exemplify nature’s high-efficiency ion selectivity filters, yet replicating their functional architectures in synthetic membranes remains a fundamental challenge. Here, we report an ultramicroporous hydrogen-bonded organic framework membrane that structurally emulates the CLC chloride filter. Its channels exhibit size adaptability to anions and incorporate hydrogen-bond donors that provide “low-viscosity” compensatory interactions, thereby alleviating anion dehydration energy penalties. By leveraging differential dehydration and energy compensation between Cl<sup>−</sup> and larger anions such as SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup>, this bioinspired design achieves an exceptional Cl<sup>−</sup>/SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup> selectivity of over 400—several tens of times higher than those of existing counterparts—while maintaining a high Cl<sup>−</sup> permeation rate double that of the commercial Neosepta<sup>®</sup> ACS membrane, setting a new benchmark for advanced anion-sieving membranes. In electrodialysis (ED) for high-salinity wastewater valorization, our membrane enables higher NaCl product purity (99.62 wt% vs. 72.86 wt%) with 28.7% lower energy consumption than the Neosepta<sup>®</sup> ACS membrane. This work establishes a biomimetic design principle of biological anion channels that is potentially extendable to a wide range of selective and conductive membranes.</p>

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Engineering biomimetic chloride channels in ultramicroporous hydrogen-bonded organic framework membranes for high-salinity wastewater valorization

  • Suixin Zhang,
  • Zongliang Wan,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Guifeng Liang,
  • Qinshan Zhu,
  • Jin Ran,
  • Peng Cui,
  • Cen-feng Fu,
  • Peipei Zuo,
  • Tongwen Xu

摘要

Biological ion channels exemplify nature’s high-efficiency ion selectivity filters, yet replicating their functional architectures in synthetic membranes remains a fundamental challenge. Here, we report an ultramicroporous hydrogen-bonded organic framework membrane that structurally emulates the CLC chloride filter. Its channels exhibit size adaptability to anions and incorporate hydrogen-bond donors that provide “low-viscosity” compensatory interactions, thereby alleviating anion dehydration energy penalties. By leveraging differential dehydration and energy compensation between Cl and larger anions such as SO42−, this bioinspired design achieves an exceptional Cl/SO42− selectivity of over 400—several tens of times higher than those of existing counterparts—while maintaining a high Cl permeation rate double that of the commercial Neosepta® ACS membrane, setting a new benchmark for advanced anion-sieving membranes. In electrodialysis (ED) for high-salinity wastewater valorization, our membrane enables higher NaCl product purity (99.62 wt% vs. 72.86 wt%) with 28.7% lower energy consumption than the Neosepta® ACS membrane. This work establishes a biomimetic design principle of biological anion channels that is potentially extendable to a wide range of selective and conductive membranes.