Oriented Al-MOF Membrane

Efficient C6 Isomer Separation

Achieves highly oriented 1D channels via an endogenous crystallization pathway within a prestructured coordination scaffold, circumventing the trade-off between orientation and membrane integrity in conventional growth.

Hua, Jingxian · Yurong, Luo · Zhang, Chen · Gu, Yawei · Lian, Haiqian · Zhang, Lixiong · Zeng, Gaofeng · Xing, Weihong · Pan, Yichang

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2026

Advantages

First highly 1D channel-oriented Al-bttotb membranes

Favorable separation factors in both binary and multicomponent systems

Outperform state-of-the-art membranes