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ReviewMembranes2026

A Three-Dimensional Framework for Rational Ion Separation with Polymeric Membrane Systems.

George Bess-Palacios, Guillermo González-Sánchez, Claudia Alejandra Hernández-Escobar, Claudia Ivone Piñón-Balderrama, Miguel Alonso Orozco-Alvarado, América Susana Mares-García, Anayansi Estrada-Monje, Erasto Armando Zaragoza-Contreras

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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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

George Bess-PalaciosCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0009-0004-9872-0854
Guillermo González-SánchezCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-1022-4641
Claudia Alejandra Hernández-EscobarCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-8944-1667
Claudia Ivone Piñón-BalderramaCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-1714-9189
Miguel Alonso Orozco-AlvaradoCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9208-945X
América Susana Mares-GarcíaCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-0434-8429
Anayansi Estrada-MonjeCentro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas, Omega No. 201, Industrial Delta, León C.P. 37545, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-7161-9095
Erasto Armando Zaragoza-ContrerasCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua C.P. 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3010-556X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review treats selective ion separation in polymeric membrane systems as a design problem rather than as a fixed material property. To address the gap between laboratory performance and process-level relevance, a three-dimensional analytical framework that integrates transport mechanism, dynamic structural state, and separation-matrix complexity is proposed. Five research streams are compared: polymer inclusion membranes, ion-exchange membranes and electrodialysis, nanostructured and subnanometric frameworks, composite architectures, and polymer inclusion membrane - electrodialysis (PIM-ED) hybrids. The comparison shows that selectivity is governed not only by the nominal membrane mechanism, but also by hydration-driven structural changes and by the complexity of the operating matrix. Overall, the framework provides a common basis for interpreting selectivity, comparing membrane families, and guiding rational design for ion-separation processes.

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digital separationion–ion selectivityphysics-informed neural networkspolymeric membranesrational membrane designstructural plasticity

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PMID42783540
PMCPMC13609601

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