Research Interests
Regularization of nanochannels properties of microporous materials membranes, such as intrinsic pore size, lattice flexibility, orientation, etc., for efficient gas molecule sieving.
Selected Publications
Electrostatic-Induced Crystal-Rearrangement of Porous Organic Cage Membrane for CO2 Capture. Kai Qu, Zhi Xu*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2022).
High-Efficiency CO2/N2 Separation Enabled by Rotation of Electrostatically Anchored Flexible Ligands in Metal–Organic Framework. Kai Qu, Zhi Xu*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, (2022)
Self-crosslinked MXene hollow fiber membranes for H2/CO2 separation. Kai Qu, Zhi Xu*. Journal of Membrane Science, (2021).
Recent progress in the design and fabrication of MXene-based membranes. Kai Qu, Zhi Xu*. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, (2021).
Education
Ph.D., Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 2024.
B.E., Chemical Engineering and Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. 2018
Professional Profile
2024.3-Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
KAUST Affiliations
PSE - Physical and Engineering Division
Research Interests Keywords
Membrane Separation
Gas separation
Metal Organic Framework
Porous Organic Cage
