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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Jürgen Caro is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany, where their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering. Their work extensively covers materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, mechanical engineering, water science and technology, and biomedical engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to the field.

Their research interests center around several main topics:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

Recent publications by Jürgen Caro include:

  • Effective ion sieving with Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes for production of drinking water from seawater, 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • MOF-in-COF molecular sieving membrane for selective hydrogen separation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • High-Flux Vertically Aligned 2D Covalent Organic Framework Membrane with Enhanced Hydrogen Separation, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Oppositely Charged Ti3C2Tx MXene Membranes with 2D Nanofluidic Channels for Osmotic Energy Harvesting, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Solution processable metal-organic frameworks for mixed matrix membranes using porous liquids, 2020, Nature Materials

The scholar has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Haihui Wang
  • Aisheng Huang
  • Li Ding
  • Hong Meng
  • Yanhong Li

Key publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • Chemie Ingenieur Technik

The profile of their work highlights a strong emphasis on advanced membrane technologies, with particular attention to novel materials such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and MXenes. These materials are investigated for their applications in separation processes, including hydrogen separation, ion sieving for water purification, and osmotic energy harvesting.

Best Publications

  • Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Membrane with Molecular Sieving Properties by Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis

    Helge Bux;Fangyi Liang;Yanshuo Li;Janosch Cravillon

  • Zeolite membranes – state of their development and perspective

    J Caro;M Noack;P Kölsch;R Schäfer

  • A Two-Dimensional Lamellar Membrane: MXene Nanosheet Stacks

    Li Ding;Yanying Wei;Yanjie Wang;Hongbin Chen

  • MXene molecular sieving membranes for highly efficient gas separation.

    Li Ding;Yanying Wei;Libo Li;Tao Zhang

  • Zeolite membranes – Recent developments and progress

    Juergen Caro;Manfred Noack

  • Metal–organic framework based mixed matrix membranes: a solution for highly efficient CO2 capture?

    Beatriz Seoane;Joaquin Coronas;Ignacio Gascon;Miren Etxeberria Benavides

  • Molecular Sieve Membrane: Supported Metal–Organic Framework with High Hydrogen Selectivity

    Yan-Shuo Li;Yan-Shuo Li;Fang-Yi Liang;Helge Bux;Armin Feldhoff

  • High-Flux Membranes Based on the Covalent Organic Framework COF-LZU1 for Selective Dye Separation by Nanofiltration.

    Hongwei Fan;Hongwei Fan;Jiahui Gu;Hong Meng;Alexander Knebel

  • Zeolite membranes – a review and comparison with MOFs

    Neel Rangnekar;Nitish Mittal;Bahman Elyassi;Juergen Caro

  • Effective ion sieving with Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene membranes for production of drinking water from seawater

    Li Ding;Libo Li;Yanchang Liu;Yi Wu

  • Covalent Organic Framework–Covalent Organic Framework Bilayer Membranes for Highly Selective Gas Separation

    Hongwei Fan;Hongwei Fan;Alexander Mundstock;Armin Feldhoff;Alexander Knebel

  • Steam-stable zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-90 membrane with hydrogen selectivity through covalent functionalization.

    Aisheng Huang;Wei Dou;Jürgen Caro

  • Inside Cover: Ultra-Tuning of the Aperture Size in Stiffened ZIF-8_Cm Frameworks with Mixed-Linker Strategy for Enhanced CO2/CH4 Separation (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2019)

    Qianqian Hou;Ying Wu;Sheng Zhou;Yanying Wei

  • Zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-7 based molecular sieve membrane for hydrogen separation

    Yanshuo Li;Yanshuo Li;Fangyi Liang;Helge Bux;Weishen Yang

  • Oriented Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 Membrane with Sharp H2/C3H8 Molecular Sieve Separation

    Helge Bux;Armin Feldhoff;Janosch Cravillon;Michael Wiebcke

  • Molecular‐Sieve Membrane with Hydrogen Permselectivity: ZIF‐22 in LTA Topology Prepared with 3‐Aminopropyltriethoxysilane as Covalent Linker

    Aisheng Huang;Helge Bux;Frank Steinbach;Jürgen Caro

  • Bio-inspired polydopamine: a versatile and powerful platform for covalent synthesis of molecular sieve membranes.

    Qian Liu;Nanyi Wang;Jürgen Caro;Aisheng Huang

  • Controllable Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks: From MOF Nanorods to Oriented MOF Membranes

    Yan-Shuo Li;Helge Bux;Armin Feldhoff;Guo-Ling Li

  • Ethene/ethane separation by the MOF membrane ZIF-8: molecular correlation of permeation, adsorption, diffusion

    Helge Bux;Christian Chmelik;Rajamani Krishna;Juergen Caro

  • Defibrillation of soft porous metal-organic frameworks with electric fields

    A. Knebel;B. Geppert;K. Volgmann;D. I. Kolokolov;D. I. Kolokolov

  • Ultra-Tuning of the Aperture Size in Stiffened ZIF-8_Cm Frameworks with Mixed-Linker Strategy for Enhanced CO2 /CH4 Separation.

    Qianqian Hou;Ying Wu;Sheng Zhou;Yanying Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

Haihui Wang
Haihui Wang Tsinghua University
Aisheng Huang
Aisheng Huang East China Normal University
Jörg Kärger
Jörg Kärger Leipzig University
Armin Feldhoff
Armin Feldhoff University of Hannover
Harry Pfeifer
Harry Pfeifer Leipzig University
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern Max Planck Society
Michael Wark
Michael Wark Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Hervé Jobic
Hervé Jobic Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Lars Heinke
Lars Heinke Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Michael Hunger
Michael Hunger University of Stuttgart

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