A reverse-selective ion exchange membrane for the selective transport of phosphates via an outer-sphere complexation–diffusion pathway

Iddya, Arpita; Zarzycki, Piotr; Kingsbury, Ryan; Khor, Chia Miang; Ma, Shengcun; Wang, Jingbo; Wheeldon, Ian; Ren, Zhiyong Jason; Hoek, Eric M. V.; Jassby, David

doi:10.1038/s41565-022-01209-x

A reverse-selective ion exchange membrane for the selective transport of phosphates via an outer-sphere complexation–diffusion pathway

Journal Article · Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Nature Nanotechnology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01209-x· OSTI ID:2325992

^[1]; Zarzycki, Piotr ^[2]; Kingsbury, Ryan ^[3]; Khor, Chia Miang ^[1]; Ma, Shengcun ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[4]; ^[5]; Hoek, Eric M. V. ^[6]; ^[1]

University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Energy Geosciences Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division
University of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
Princeton University, NJ (United States)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division

Specific-ion selectivity is a highly desirable feature for the next generation of membranes. However, existing membranes rely on differences in charge, size and hydration energy, which limits their ability to target individual ion species. Here we demonstrate a nanocomposite ion-exchange membrane material that enables a reverse-selective transport mechanism that can selectively pass a single ion species. Here we demonstrate this transport mechanism with phosphate ions selectively transporting across negatively charged cation exchange membranes. Selective transport is enabled by the in situ growth of hydrous manganese oxide nanoparticles throughout a cation exchange membrane that provide a diffusion pathway via phosphate-specific, reversible outer-sphere interactions. On incorporating the hydrous manganese oxide nanoparticles, the membrane’s phosphate flux increased by a factor of 27 over an unmodified cation exchange membrane, and the selectivity of phosphorous over sulfate, nitrate and chloride reaches 47,100 and 20, respectively. By pairing ion-specific outer-sphere interactions between the target ions and appropriate nanoparticles, these nanocomposite ion-exchange materials can, in principle, achieve selective transport for a range of ions.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB); US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2325992

Journal Information:: Nature Nanotechnology, Journal Name: Nature Nanotechnology Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 17; ISSN 1748-3387

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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