Dr Milton Chai

Chai, Milton, Song, Jinyue, Lyu, Zhanheng, Xie, Zixi, Hou, Jingwei, Knibbe, Ruth and Chen, Vicki (2026). Regulating ion permeation through defect engineering in UiO-66 membranes. Desalination, 636 120372, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2026.120372

Yang, Jie, Zhao, Shuke, Huang, Wengang, Chan, Bun, Xu, Zhonghao, Yin, Meilin, Lin, Weikang, Chai, Milton, Lin, Rijia, Yu, Shuwen, Lu, Mingyuan, Li, Na, Li, Wei, Zhang, Xiwang, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2026). Melt-sintering of MOF glass–2D nanosheet composites for enhanced processability and gas separation performance. Chemical Science, 17 (29), 14308-14317. doi: 10.1039/d6sc00077k

Tonnah, Rockson Kwesi, Foorginezhad, Sahar, Nyande, Baggie W., Arshadi, Faezeh, Razbin, Milad, Chai, Milton, Razmjou, Amir and Asadnia, Mohsen (2026). Bioinspired and engineered ion-selective membranes toward high-flux and high-selectivity energy devices. Small, 22 (11) e10500, e10500. doi: 10.1002/smll.202510500

Tonnah, Rockson Kwesi, Chai, Milton, Khedri, Mohammad, Razbin, Milad, Boroumand, Yasaman, Maleki, Reza, Xiao, Huan, Razmjou, Amir and Asadnia, Mohsen (2025). Zirconium‐based amphoteric metal–organic framework membrane for blue energy harvesting. Carbon Energy, 7 (11) e70050. doi: 10.1002/cey2.70050

Li, Xuemei, Yu, Zhigang, Huang, Wengang, Chan, Bun, Li, Xianlong, Wang, Jingbo, Hamer, Jeffrey R., Lu, Haijiao, Appadoo, Dominiquie, Chai, Milton, Zhu, Junyong, Zhang, Zhenghua, Wang, Zhiliang, Chen, Vicki, Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Monolithic metal organic framework TiO2 crystal glass composites for photocatalytic micropollutant removal. Chemistry of Materials, 37 (18) acs.chemmater.5c01293, 7193-7205. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01293

Wang, Wupeng, Chai, Milton, Huang, Wengang, Xie, Zixi, Ghasemi, Mehri, Khanikar, Prabal Dweep, Yuan, Fangfang, Xu, Kaijie, Chen, Yuelei, Wen, Xiaoming, Qi, Pengfei, Zhu, Junyong, Namdas, Ebinazar B., Chen, Vicki, Cheetham, Anthony K., Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Deep blue emitting lead halide perovskite and metal-organic framework glass composites through mechanochemistry. Small, 21 (19) e2411484, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/smll.202411484

Lee, Jaeho, Xie, Zixi, Huang, Wengang, Chai, Milton, Li, Xuemei, Chan, Bun, Cheng, Huiyuan, He, Dongxu, Han, EQ, Chen, Yuelei, Chen, Vicki, Wang, Lianzhou and Hou, Jingwei (2025). Aggregation suppression and enhanced blue emission of perylene in zinc-based coordination polymer glass. Chemical Communications, 61 (17), 3492-3495. doi: 10.1039/d4cc05790b

Tonnah, Rockson Kwesi, Chai, Milton, Khedri, Mohammad, Razbin, Milad, Maleki, Reza, Razmjou, Amir and Asadnia, Mohsen (2024). Bilayer asymmetric-based metal-organic frameworks membrane for blue energy conversion. Desalination, 591 117968, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117968

Zulkifli, Muhammad Yazid Bin, Chen, Ruiqi, Yao, Yuqi, Lin, Rijia, Chai, Milton, Appadoo, Dominique, Wang, Wupeng, Zhu, Zhonghua, Liang, Kang, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2024). Regulating thermal dynamics and gas transport of metal‐oraganic framework glass through silver composites. AIChE Journal, 70 (2) e18287, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/aic.18287

Yu, Shuwen, Li, Conger, Zhao, Shuke, Chai, Milton, Hou, Jingwei and Lin, Rijia (2024). Recent advances in the interfacial engineering of MOF-based mixed matrix membranes for gas separation. Nanoscale, 16 (16), 7716-7733. doi: 10.1039/d4nr00096j

Yu, Shuwen, Lin, Rijia, Xie, Zixi, Chai, Milton, Chen, Ruiqi, Li, Shichun, Shi, Hongwei, Zhang, Keying, Shi, Zhiqiang and Hou, Jingwei (2024). Recent membrane separation technology for noble gas recovery. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12 (23), 13605-13622. doi: 10.1039/d4ta00651h

Chen, Ruiqi, Chai, Milton and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Metal-organic framework-based mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: recent advances and opportunities. Carbon Capture Science and Technology, 8 100130, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ccst.2023.100130

Huang, Wengang, Chai, Milton, Lin, Rijia, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Mechanism comprehension and design of MOF catalysts for photocatalytic ammonia production. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 62 (36), 14130-14143. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c02177

Chai, Milton, Chen, Ruiqi, Xu, Kaijie, Chen, Yuelei, Ma, Shengchun, Lin, Rijia, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Ion transport and conduction in metal–organic framework glasses. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (38), 20302-20314. doi: 10.1039/d3ta03192f

Wang, Wupeng, Chai, Milton, Lin, Rijia, Yuan, Fangfang, Wang, Lianzhou, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Amorphous MOFs for next generation supercapacitors and batteries. Energy Advances, 2 (10), 1591-1603. doi: 10.1039/d3ya00306j

Tonnah, Rockson Kwesi, Chai, Milton, Abdollahzadeh, Mojtaba, Xiao, Huan, Mohammad, Munirah, Hosseini, Ehsan, Zakertabrizi, Mohammad, Jarrahbashi, Dorrin, Asadi, Amir, Razmjou, Amir and Asadnia, Mohsen (2023). Bioinspired angstrom-scale heterogeneous MOF-on-MOF membrane for osmotic energy harvesting. ACS Nano, 17 (13), 12445-12457. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01924

Huang, Wengang, Zulkifli, Muhammad Yazid Bin, Chai, Milton, Lin, Rijia, Wang, Jingjing, Chen, Yuelei, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Recent advances in enzymatic biofuel cells enabled by innovative materials and techniques. Exploration, 3 (4) 20220145, 20220145. doi: 10.1002/exp.20220145

Xiao, Huan, Chai, Milton, Hosseini, Amin, Korayem, Asghar Habibnejad, Abdollahzadeh, Mojtaba, Ahmadi, Hadi, Chen, Vicki, Gore, Damian B., Asadnia, Mohsen and Razmjou, Amir (2023). UiO-66-(COONa)2 membrane with programmable ionic channels for lithium ion-selective transport. Journal of Membrane Science, 670 121312, 121312. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121312

Wang, Wupeng, Chai, Milton, Bin Zulkifli, Muhammad Yazid, Xu, Kaijie, Chen, Yuelei, Wang, Lianzhou, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Metal–organic framework composites from a mechanochemical process. Molecular Systems Design and Engineering, 8 (5), 560-579. doi: 10.1039/d2me00211f

Lin, Rijia, Chai, Milton, Zhou, Yinghong, Chen, Vicki, Bennett, Thomas D. and Hou, Jingwei (2023). Metal–organic framework glass composites. Chemical Society Reviews, 52 (13), 4149-4172. doi: 10.1039/d2cs00315e

Xiao, Huan, Chai, Milton, Abdollahzadeh, Mojtaba, Ahmadi, Hadi, Chen, Vicki, Gore, Damian B., Asadnia, Mohsen and Razmjou, Amir (2022). A lithium ion selective membrane synthesized from a double layered Zrbased metalorganic framework (MOF-on-MOF) thin film. Desalination, 532 115733, 115733. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2022.115733

Zulkifli, Muhammad Yazid Bin, Lin, Rijia, Chai, Milton, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2022). Transport tuning strategies in MOF film synthesis – a perspective. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10 (28), 14641-14654. doi: 10.1039/d2ta03216c

Abdollahzadeh, Mojtaba, Chai, Milton, Hosseini, Ehsan, Zakertabrizi, Mohammad, Mohammad, Munirah, Ahmadi, Hadi, Hou, Jingwei, Lim, Sean, Habibnejad Korayem, Asghar, Chen, Vicki, Asadnia, Mohsen and Razmjou, Amir (2022). Designing angstrom-scale asymmetric MOF-on-MOF cavities for high monovalent ion selectivity. Advanced Materials, 34 (9) 2107878, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/adma.202107878

Bin Zulkifli, Muhammad Yazid, Yao, Yuqi, Chen, Ruiqi, Chai, Milton, Su, Kun, Li, Xuemei, Zhou, Yinghong, Lin, Rijia, Zhu, Zhonghua, Liang, Kang, Chen, Vicki and Hou, Jingwei (2022). Phase control of ZIF-7 nanoparticles via mechanochemical synthesis. Chemical Communications, 58 (88), 12297-12300. doi: 10.1039/d2cc04054a

Chai, Milton, Razavi Bazaz, Sajad, Daiyan, Rahman, Razmjou, Amir, Ebrahimi Warkiani, Majid, Amal, Rose and Chen, Vicki (2021). Biocatalytic micromixer coated with enzyme-MOF thin film for CO2 conversion to formic acid. Chemical Engineering Journal, 426 130856, 130856. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.130856

Chai, Milton, Moradi, Sina, Erfani, Eila, Asadnia, Mohsen, Chen, Vicki and Razmjou, Amir (2021). Application of machine learning algorithms to estimate enzyme loading, immobilization yield, activity retention, and reusability of enzyme–metal–organic framework biocatalysts. Chemistry of Materials, 33 (22), 8666-8676. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c02476

Chai, Milton, Razmjou, Amir and Chen, Vicki (2021). Metal-organic-framework protected multi-enzyme thin-film for the cascade reduction of CO2 in a gas-liquid membrane contactor. Journal of Membrane Science, 623 118986, 118986. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118986

Chai, Milton, Ye, Yun, Razmjou, Amir and Chen, Vicki (2021). Insights into the mass transfer improvement of a submerged forward osmosis system with vibration-induced shear enhancement. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 60 (3), 1375-1386. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05316

Chai, Milton, Ye, Yun and Chen, Vicki (2019). Application of rotational vibration in a submerged hollow fibre membrane system for bioseparation of high concentration yeast suspensions. Journal of Membrane Science, 573, 145-156. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.11.069

Chai, Milton, Ye, Yun and Chen, Vicki (2017). Separation and concentration of milk proteins with a submerged membrane vibrational system. Journal of Membrane Science, 524, 305-314. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.11.043

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