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Functional Membranes and Energy Materials

We develop functional membrane materials for energy and environmental applications. Current research projects include electrochemical energy conversion and storage (batteries, fuel cells, electrolysers), membrane separation processes, water purification, and resource recovery.

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Group photo, September 2024

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Group photo, 2020

Our latest paper published in Nature Materials on new ion-transport membranes for water purification and flow-battery energy storage, involving collaboration with multiple research groups.

RFB

Dr Song has been awarded the prestigious ERC Starting grant to develop new membranes and redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage.

Glovebox

We have two argon-filled glovebox systems for assembly of lithium ion batteries, and testing redox flow batteries under inert atmosphere.

Spiro

Polymer nanofilms of intrinsic microporosity for selective molecular separations. Nature Materials. 2016. 15, 760-767. Doi:10.1038/nmat4638.

Spiro

Enhanced selectivity in mixed matrix membranes for CO2 capture through efficient dispersion of amine-functionalised MOF nanoparticles, Nature Energy. 2017, Advance Online publication. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.86

Photoluminescence

Fluorescence of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) in solvent (left) and membrane (right) under irradiation of ultraviolet (UV) light. Nature Communications 4, Article number: 1918 (2013) doi:10.1038/ncomms2942

Membrane

Polymer nanofilm membrane supported on an alumina disc.

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