{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Bao S"],"funding":["Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation)","Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province","National Natural Science Foundation of China","National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)"],"pagination":["3896"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12022084"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Certain biological channels exhibit remarkable selectivity, effectively distinguishing between competing cations. If artificial membranes could achieve similar precision in differentiating competing ions from Li<sup>+</sup>, it could advance sustainable technologies in lithium extraction. In this study, we present a covalent organic framework (COF) membrane featuring a randomly oriented structure that enables selective separation of major competing ions from Li<sup>+</sup>. The random orientation results in narrow pores, which impart size-based selectivity among alkaline ions. Additionally, the COF incorporates sulfonic groups that preferentially bind to Na<sup>+</sup> and K<sup>+</sup>, facilitating their transport while retaining Li<sup>+</sup>. These synergistic mechanisms endow the mem"],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pubmed_title":["Randomly oriented covalent organic framework membrane for selective Li&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt; sieving from other ions."],"pmcid":["PMC12022084"],"funding_grant_id":["ZR2023MB037","52273036","22272194","ZR2021YQ12"],"pubmed_authors":["Liu X","Yu L","Xia J","Song S","Gao J","Ma Z","Li Q","Sui K","Bao S","Zhao Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Randomly oriented covalent organic framework membrane for selective Li&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt; sieving from other ions.","description":"Certain biological channels exhibit remarkable selectivity, effectively distinguishing between competing cations. If artificial membranes could achieve similar precision in differentiating competing ions from Li<sup>+</sup>, it could advance sustainable technologies in lithium extraction. In this study, we present a covalent organic framework (COF) membrane featuring a randomly oriented structure that enables selective separation of major competing ions from Li<sup>+</sup>. The random orientation results in narrow pores, which impart size-based selectivity among alkaline ions. Additionally, the COF incorporates sulfonic groups that preferentially bind to Na<sup>+</sup> and K<sup>+</sup>, facilitating their transport while retaining Li<sup>+</sup>. These synergistic mechanisms endow the mem","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Apr","modification":"2025-07-01T03:05:45.013Z","creation":"2025-07-01T03:05:45.013Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12022084","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40274803"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-025-59188-1"]}}