Prof. Yalei Zhang’s Research Team Published in Nature Communications: Nanofiller-Confined Spatial Fluctuation in Monomer Diffusion Synthesizing Ultrafast Reverse Osmosis Membranes Driven by Hydrogen-Bonding Networks

Recently, the research team led by Professor Yalei Zhang from CESE published a research paper titled "Nanofiller-confined spatial fluctuation in monomer diffusion synthesizing ultrafast reverse osmosis membranes driven by hydrogen-bonding networks" in Nature Communications. This study elucidates a novel mechanism for controlling the structure and surface topology of the polyamide (PA) layer by regulating the spatial diffusion of monomers. These findings offer new insights and avenues for the precise control of the interfacial polymerization (IP) process, thereby addressing the performance bottlenecks of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. The research proposes a novel regulatory strategy that achieves control over the "spatial fluctuation" of monomer diffusion by incorporating sodium lignosulfonate-modified layered double hydroxides (LDH-SL) nanocomposites during the IP process.

Article Link:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64959-x