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Zhiping Lai is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans fields including Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The primary topics Zhiping Lai focuses on include Covalent Organic Framework Applications, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Membrane Separation Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Recent publications by Zhiping Lai highlight work published in prominent journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Enabling storage and utilization of low-carbon electricity: power to formic acid" (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • "Continuous electrical pumping membrane process for seawater lithium mining" (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • "Formic Acid to Power towards Low-Carbon Economy" (2022, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • "Covalent Assembly of Two-Dimensional COF-on-MXene Heterostructures Enables Fast Charging Lithium Hosts" (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "Giant Osmotic Energy Conversion through Vertical-Aligned Ion-Permselective Nanochannels in Covalent Organic Framework Membranes" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Zhiping Lai has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Xiaowei Liu
  • Li Cao
  • Kuo-Wei Huang
  • Zhen Li
  • Cailing Chen

The researcher has published extensively in journals such as:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Advanced Materials
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Communications

The volume of publications and the diversity of topics indicate a strong focus on materials chemistry and membrane-related technologies, with interrelated interests in energy-related applications and advanced battery materials. The work reflects multidisciplinary research integrating chemistry, engineering, and materials science to address challenges in energy conversion, storage, and resource extraction.

Best Publications

  • Rapid synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanocrystals in an aqueous system

    Yichang Pan;Yunyang Liu;Gaofeng Zeng;Lan Zhao

  • Microstructural optimization of a zeolite membrane for organic vapor separation.

    Zhiping Lai;Griselda Bonilla;Isabel Diaz;Jose Geraldo Nery

  • Tuning the crystal morphology and size of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 in aqueous solution by surfactants

    Yichang Pan;Dodi Heryadi;Feng Zhou;Lan Zhao

  • Enhanced binding affinity, remarkable selectivity, and high capacity of CO 2 by dual functionalization of a rht-type metal-organic framework

    Baiyan Li;Zhijuan Zhang;Yi Li;Kexin Yao

  • Effective separation of propylene/propane binary mixtures by ZIF-8 membranes

    Yichang Pan;Tao Li;Gabriella Lestari;Zhiping Lai

  • Carbon dioxide selective mixed matrix composite membrane containing ZIF-7 nano-fillers

    Tao Li;Yichang Pan;Klaus-Viktor Peinemann;Zhiping Lai

  • High-performance polyamide thin-film-nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes containing hydrophobic zeolitic imidazolate framework-8

    Jintang Duan;Yichang Pan;Federico Pacheco;Eric Litwiller

  • Synthesis of continuous MOF-5 membranes on porous α-alumina substrates

    Yunyang Liu;Zhenfu Ng;Easir A. Khan;Hae-Kwon Jeong

  • Crystalline 2D Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for High-Flux Organic Solvent Nanofiltration

    Digambar B Shinde;Guan Sheng;Xiang Li;Mayur Ostwal

  • Unravelling surface and interfacial structures of a metal–organic framework by transmission electron microscopy

    Yihan Zhu;Jim Ciston;Bin Zheng;Xiaohe Miao

  • Sharp separation of C2/C3 hydrocarbon mixtures by zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) membranes synthesized in aqueous solutions

    Yichang Pan;Zhiping Lai

  • Fabrication of MOF-5 membranes using microwave-induced rapid seeding and solvothermal secondary growth

    Yeonshick Yoo;Zhiping Lai;Hae-Kwon Jeong

  • Siliceous ZSM-5 Membranes by Secondary Growth of b-Oriented Seed Layers

    Zhiping Lai;Michael Tsapatsis;Jeffrey P. Nicolich

  • Separation of xylene isomer vapors with oriented MFI membranes made by seeded growth

    George Xomeritakis;Zhiping Lai;Michael Tsapatsis

  • An Air‐Stable Copper Reagent for Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylthiolation of Aryl Halides

    Zhiqiang Weng;Weiming He;Chaohuang Chen;Richmond Lee

  • Synthesis and characterization of ZIF-69 membranes and separation for CO2/CO mixture

    Yunyang Liu;Enping Hu;Easir A. Khan;Zhiping Lai

  • Metal-Organic Framework-Based Separators for Enhancing Li-S Battery Stability: Mechanism of Mitigating Polysulfide Diffusion

    Mengliu Li;Yi Wan;Jing-Kai Huang;Ayalew Hussen Assen Assen

  • Synthesis of highly c-oriented ZIF-69 membranes by secondary growth and their gas permeation properties

    Yunyang Liu;Gaofeng Zeng;Yichang Pan;Zhiping Lai

  • Enabling storage and utilization of low-carbon electricity: power to formic acid

    Sudipta Chatterjee;Indranil Dutta;Yanwei Lum;Zhiping Lai

  • Continuous electrical pumping membrane process for seawater lithium mining

    Zhen Li;Chunyang Li;Xiaowei Liu;Li Cao

  • Synthesis of ceramic hollow fiber supported zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) membranes with high hydrogen permeability

    Yichang Pan;Bo Wang;Zhiping Lai

  • A Novel Anaerobic Electrochemical Membrane Bioreactor (AnEMBR) with Conductive Hollow-fiber Membrane for Treatment of Low-Organic Strength Solutions

    Krishna P. Katuri;Craig M. Werner;Rodrigo J. Jimenez-Sandoval;Wei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kuo-Wei Huang
Kuo-Wei Huang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Michael Tsapatsis
Michael Tsapatsis Johns Hopkins University
Xixiang Zhang
Xixiang Zhang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Wei Chen
Wei Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Yu Han
Yu Han King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Pascal E. Saikaly
Pascal E. Saikaly King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Ping Sheng
Ping Sheng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Lain-Jong Li
Lain-Jong Li National University of Singapore
Zhi-Xiang Wang
Zhi-Xiang Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ingo Pinnau
Ingo Pinnau King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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