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ArticleNature communications2026

Ultramicroporous covalent organic framework membranes with fortified hydrogen-bond networks for high-performance desalination.

Yunqiu Zhou, Guishan Hu, Jingsi Yuan, Xiang Zhang, Jingwei Hou, Xueli Cao, Yatao Zhang, Shi-Peng Sun, Bart Van der Bruggen, Junyong Zhu

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10 authors.

Yunqiu ZhouSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China.
Guishan HuSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China.
Jingsi YuanSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China.
Xiang ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China.
Jingwei HouSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9139-9835
Xueli CaoState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Special Separation Membranes, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.
Yatao ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China. zhangyatao@zzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6832-3127
Shi-Peng SunState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Special Separation Membranes, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6849-2473
Bart Van der BruggenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9913-2932
Junyong ZhuSchool of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China. zhujunyong@zzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-715X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92475120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing global reliance on alternative water sources underscores the critical need for enhanced desalination efficacy. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), with their ordered porosity and tunable architectures, hold immense potential for next-generation desalination membranes. However, current COF membranes often fail in efficient seawater desalination due to pore sizes largely exceeding hydrated monovalent ion dimensions. Here we present a structurally stable, ultramicroporous COF membrane for low-pressure reverse osmosis (RO) desalination, engineered through a hydrogen-bond fortification strategy. Rational introduction of phenolic hydroxyl adjacent to aldehyde moieties yielded β-ketoenamine configurations enriched with hydrogen bonds, promoting AB-stacking and enhanced crystallinity in Tp-Bth COF membranes. The resultant COF membranes achieved 99.6% sodium chloride rejection with 1.7 L m

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PMCPMC13065997

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