Adam Uliana

Chemical engineering PhD student in @LongLabCal at
@UCB_Chemistry

[Adam Uliana @AdamUliana]

Motivation to finally make a Twitter! Excited to say our paper with @LongLabCal is now out in @ScienceMagazine. https://t.co/12T3ij5dQK
We developed water purification processes that can desalinate water and capture targeted solutes (like heavy metals) at the same time. (1/3)

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

The team modified the standard cation-permeable membranes used in electrodialysis with functionalised porous aromatic frameworks capable of selectively binding contaminants

https://t.co/QHS5TAggvD

[Adam Uliana @AdamUliana]

@CBroderick_Chem @LongLabCal @ScienceMagazine Thanks!! That's a great question that I've also wondered a lot about. I think it'd be possible if an adsorbent was embedded with really strong, selective bonds toward lithium. But it's of course super difficult to make such an adsorbent...

[Adam Uliana @AdamUliana]

Motivation to finally make a Twitter! Excited to say our paper with @LongLabCal is now out in @ScienceMagazine. https://t.co/12T3ij5dQK
We developed water purification processes that can desalinate water and capture targeted solutes (like heavy metals) at the same time. (1/3)

[The Long Group @LongLabCal]

Improved desalination process also removes toxic metals to produce clean water https://t.co/hPzmXen0RV

[The Long Group @LongLabCal]

Now in @sciencemagazine: water purification approaches that efficiently desalinate water and capture targeted solutes at the same time. These methods are enabled by exceptionally selective and tunable adsorptive membranes. @UCB_Chemistry @BerkeleyLab https://t.co/yR5wBN0p1J

[Adam Uliana @AdamUliana]

I’m beyond grateful for the many contributions from Jeff Urban and Ngoc Bui from @BerkeleyLab, @JovanKamcev, @MercedesKTaylor, and many @UCB_Chemistry labs and facilities that let me borrow equipment. It was a lot of fun teaming up with these brilliant scientists! (3/3)

[Adam Uliana @AdamUliana]

These methods are enabled by robust composite membranes that contain solute-selective adsorbents. The choice of adsorbent determines the selectivity of the membrane – here we used porous aromatic framework (PAF) adsorbents to recover mercury, copper, iron, or boric acid. (2/3)