Towards boosting photosynthesis using a plant nanobionic approach for energy harvest

使用植物纳米仿生方法促进光合作用以获取能量

• 批准号: 2669791
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Bath
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2669791
• 关键词: Towards; boosting; photosynthesis; using; plant

By mimicking natural selective channels in cell membranes, this research project aims to develop next-generation membranes with vertically-aligned and chemically-tuneable transport nanochannels for high precision solute-solute separations. The project directly addresses the long-standing challenge in the membrane field, - how to construct high precision solute-solute separation membranes - to discriminate solutes (ions or small molecules) with similar size, valence state or charge. Although highly-selective channels exist in natural biological cell membranes, how to precisely construct artificial selective membranes using synthetic materials for practical applications still remains a challenge, due to the lack of in-depth understanding of solute transport in the confined channels of membranes, and the inability of current membranes in controlling pore geometries at angstrom scale and tailoring chemical functionalities at the molecular level.Methodology: 1) Literature review of (a) 2D materials, including: properties, synthesis and fabrication method, chracterisation method, the use of substrate. (b) Separation target: desalination, active pharmaceutical ingredients, lithium brine mining.2) Experimental works on synthesising and fabricating 2D materials on substrate followed by some characterisation. 3)Selection of separation target and experimental works on separating/purifying.4) Rational discussion and analysis of the results followed by publication.

通过模仿细胞膜中的天然选择性通道，该研究项目旨在开发具有垂直排列和化学可调传输纳米通道的下一代膜，用于高精度溶质-溶质分离。该项目直接解决了膜领域长期存在的挑战-如何构建高精度溶质-溶质分离膜-以区分具有相似尺寸，价态或电荷的溶质（离子或小分子）。尽管天然生物细胞膜中存在高选择性通道，但由于缺乏对膜受限通道中溶质转运的深入了解，以及目前的膜不能在埃尺度上控制孔几何形状和在分子水平上定制化学功能。1）二维材料的文献综述，包括：材料的性质、合成与制备方法、表征方法、基底的使用。(b)分离目标：海水淡化、活性药物成分、锂盐水开采。2）在衬底上合成和制造2D材料的实验工作，然后进行一些表征。3)4）对实验结果进行合理的讨论和分析，并发表论文。