High-performance silk-based hybrid membranes employed for osmotic energy conversion

Membrane-based reverse electrodialysis is promising for salinity gradient power generation, but achieving efficiency and stability is challenging. Here the authors design silk nanofibril-based hybrid membranes to realize high-performance capture of osmotic energy from ambient waters.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Weiwen Xin, Zhen Zhang, Xiaodong Huang, Yuhao Hu, Teng Zhou, Congcong Zhu, Xiang-Yu Kong, Lei Jiang, Liping Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11792-8