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ArticleNature communications2026

Overcoming the trade-off in reverse osmosis membranes through homologous matching.

Xinyu Shao, Shiyu Lv, Xiang Qin, Fangchao Cheng, Dongying Hu, Yiqiang Wu, Xiaofei Xu, Shuangliang Zhao

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xinyu Shao *Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Multi-disciplinary Integrated Innovation Experimental Teaching Center for Resource, Environment and Materials of Guangxi University, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
Shiyu Lv *School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
Xiang QinGuangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Multi-disciplinary Integrated Innovation Experimental Teaching Center for Resource, Environment and Materials of Guangxi University, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
Fangchao ChengGuangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Multi-disciplinary Integrated Innovation Experimental Teaching Center for Resource, Environment and Materials of Guangxi University, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China. fangchaocheng@gxu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2243-4486
Dongying HuGuangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Multi-disciplinary Integrated Innovation Experimental Teaching Center for Resource, Environment and Materials of Guangxi University, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China. hdy@gxu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-6585
Yiqiang WuCollege of Materials and Energy, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China.
Xiaofei XuState Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Shuangliang ZhaoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, China. szhao@gxu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9547-4860

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32571972Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province (Guangxi Natural Science Foundation) 2024GXNSFFA010010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of cellulose triacetate (CTA)-based reverse osmosis membranes offers a sustainable approach to alleviating the global freshwater crisis, yet overcoming the inherent permeability-selectivity trade-off remains a significant challenge. Herein, we propose a homologous matching strategy to address the trade-off by incorporating carbon dots (M-CDs) derived from m-phenylenediamine (MPD) into the interfacial polymerization process between CTA and polyamide (PA). Systematic characterization and molecular dynamics simulations reveal that M-CDs, which are structurally analogous to the MPD monomer, promote monomer diffusion, regulate cross-linking density, and refine the microstructure of the PA layer. At an optimal M-CDs concentration, the resulting membrane achieves simultaneous enhancements in both salt rejection (99.1% vs. 96.5%) and water flux (18.3 vs. 15.2 L·m

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