SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 1439-1448.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2019.02.005

• Special Issue: Separation Process Intensification of Chemical Engineering • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Intensification of chemical separation engineering by nanostructured channels and nanofluidics: From theories to applications

Xiaoyu Hu, Diannan Lu   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, China;Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2018-10-20 Revised:2019-01-27 Online:2019-08-19 Published:2019-06-28
  • Contact: Diannan Lu
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21476125) and Tsinghua University Foundation, (No. 2013108930). The numerical calculations were performed at the "Exploration 100" platform supported by Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology.

Intensification of chemical separation engineering by nanostructured channels and nanofluidics: From theories to applications

Xiaoyu Hu, Diannan Lu   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, China;Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 通讯作者: Diannan Lu
  • 基金资助:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21476125) and Tsinghua University Foundation, (No. 2013108930). The numerical calculations were performed at the "Exploration 100" platform supported by Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology.

Abstract: With the development of manufacturing technology on the nanoscale, the precision of nano-devices is rapidly increasing with lower cost. Different from macroscale or microscale fluids, many specific phenomena and advantages are observed in nanofluidics. Devices and process involving and utilizing these phenomena play an important role in many fields in chemical engineering including separation, chemical analysis and transmission. In this article, we summarize the state-of-the-art progress in theoretical studies and manufacturing technologies on nanofluidics. Then we discuss practical applications of nanofluidics in many chemical engineering fields, especially in separation and encountering problems. Finally, we are looking forward to the future of nanofluidics and believe it will be more important in the separation process and the modern chemical industry.

Key words: Nanofluidics, Nanostructured channel, Molecular simulation, Chemical separation engineering

摘要: With the development of manufacturing technology on the nanoscale, the precision of nano-devices is rapidly increasing with lower cost. Different from macroscale or microscale fluids, many specific phenomena and advantages are observed in nanofluidics. Devices and process involving and utilizing these phenomena play an important role in many fields in chemical engineering including separation, chemical analysis and transmission. In this article, we summarize the state-of-the-art progress in theoretical studies and manufacturing technologies on nanofluidics. Then we discuss practical applications of nanofluidics in many chemical engineering fields, especially in separation and encountering problems. Finally, we are looking forward to the future of nanofluidics and believe it will be more important in the separation process and the modern chemical industry.

关键词: Nanofluidics, Nanostructured channel, Molecular simulation, Chemical separation engineering