Mind the Gap: Tuning Ion Selectivity and Recovery with Advanced Nanostructured Materials (Mind_Gap)

Nanoporous 2D and 3D materials that exhibit promising properties for energy storage can also desalinate water efficiently via electro-driven processes. This proposed research aims to add selectivity to such separation processes by fine-tuning their chemistry and understand the underlying fundamental mechanisms. With this innovative approach, salts can be obtained in their purest form, enabling the recovery and reuse of metals and nutrients. Implementing a multidisciplinary approach, in collaboration with three industrial partners and two research institutes, the stability, energy efficiency and upscaling of the separation process with the advanced, nanoporous 2D and 3D materials will also be addressed.