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Researchers from CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, IIT Gandhinagar, and Nanyang Technological University have developed a new class of crystalline membranes known as POMbranes, featuring pores one nanometer wide for enhanced molecular sorting. This innovation can significantly reduce energy costs in industrial purification processes and facilitate large-scale water reuse.

The membranes demonstrate exceptional selectivity, capable of separating molecules with mass differences as small as 100 to 200 Daltons. Their flexibility and stability under varying acidity levels position them as viable solutions for wastewater treatment and chemical processing, especially in India's textile and pharmaceutical sectors, which face urgent needs for improved dye removal and water recycling.