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ReviewMembranes2026

Research Status of Metal-Organic Frameworks in Field of Membrane Distillation.

Shuhua Ma, Quanxing Liao, Shiai Xu, Guanglan Che, Haoyi Chen, Juan Li

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Review in Membranes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Shuhua MaSchool of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Qinghai Vocational Technical University, Xining 810016, China.ORCID 0009-0005-0156-1285
Quanxing LiaoSchool of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Qinghai Vocational Technical University, Xining 810016, China.
Shiai XuNational Collaborative Innovation Center for Salt Lake Resource Chemistry and Process Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6011-8911
Guanglan CheSchool of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Qinghai Vocational Technical University, Xining 810016, China.
Haoyi ChenSchool of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Qinghai Vocational Technical University, Xining 810016, China.ORCID 0009-0000-0438-5233
Juan LiQinghai Yanhu Indurstry Co., Ltd., Xining 810016, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Membrane distillation (MD) technology has become an effective solution to freshwater scarcity due to its low energy consumption, high separation efficiency, and ability to handle highly concentrated saline wastewater. Nevertheless, issues such as membrane wetting, membrane fouling, and low membrane flux severely limit its large-scale application. Composite membranes prepared using metal-organic framework (MOF) materials as fillers have become a research hotspot due to their advantages, such as permeable microporous channels, customizable pore structures, and modifiable active sites. These properties enable them to effectively reduce temperature polarization and concentration polarization phenomena. This article describes the characteristics of MOF materials and their current applications in the field of MD, with a comparative analysis of the applicability of MOF polycrystalline membranes and MOF composite membranes in MD, and discusses the working principle of MOFs in enhancing the performance of MD. Finally, the problems and challenges associated with the use of MOFs in MD applications are analyzed. This study aims to provide theoretical guidance for the application of MOF materials in the field of MD seawater desalination.

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current research statusdesalinationmembrane distillationmembrane separationmetal–organic framework membranes

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PMID42646230
PMCPMC13515118

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