Fig. 4: On-demand OL separation of the membrane system. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: On-demand OL separation of the membrane system.

From: Universal and tunable liquid–liquid separation by nanoparticle-embedded gating membranes based on a self-defined interfacial parameter

Fig. 4: On-demand OL separation of the membrane system.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a Separation process of immiscible FM/DOD mixture that FM passes through FS-SSM but DOD is remained (from i to ii). b Separation efficiencies for different OL pairs of FS-SSM. c The permeation flux of the FS-SSM for the above liquid mixtures. d Inverse separation process of the FM/DCM mixture using PR-SSM, in which DCM passes through but FM is remained (from i to ii). e Separation efficiencies and f the corresponding permeation flux for different OL pairs of PR-SSM. g Smart separation of FM/DOD mixture through a self-adaptive fluidic separation device with two outlets. FM (high Ψp liquid) has a strong permeability to the FS-SSM gate, while the other PR-SSM gate provides passable channels for DOD which is ascribed to its high Ψd. h ΔP as a function of γld and γlp for impacting the separation of OL mixtures for FS-SSM. The red tilting plane represents critical Laplace pressure (ΔPc).

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