Dr

Milton Chai

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  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales

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24 works between 2017 and 2025
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2025

Journal Article

Aggregation suppression and enhanced blue emission of perylene in zinc-based coordination polymer glass

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

Aggregation suppression and enhanced blue emission of perylene in zinc-based coordination polymer glass

2024

Journal Article

Bilayer asymmetric-based metal-organic frameworks membrane for blue energy conversion

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

Bilayer asymmetric-based metal-organic frameworks membrane for blue energy conversion

2024

Journal Article

Regulating thermal dynamics and gas transport of metal‐oraganic framework glass through silver composites

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

Regulating thermal dynamics and gas transport of metal‐oraganic framework glass through silver composites

2024

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Recent advances in the interfacial engineering of MOF-based mixed matrix membranes for gas separation

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

Recent advances in the interfacial engineering of MOF-based mixed matrix membranes for gas separation

2024

Journal Article

Recent membrane separation technology for noble gas recovery

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

Recent membrane separation technology for noble gas recovery

2023

Journal Article

Metal-organic framework-based mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: recent advances and opportunities

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

Metal-organic framework-based mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: recent advances and opportunities

2023

Journal Article

Mechanism comprehension and design of MOF catalysts for photocatalytic ammonia production

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

Mechanism comprehension and design of MOF catalysts for photocatalytic ammonia production

2023

Journal Article

Ion transport and conduction in metal–organic framework glasses

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

Ion transport and conduction in metal–organic framework glasses

2023

Journal Article

Bioinspired angstrom-scale heterogeneous MOF-on-MOF membrane for osmotic energy harvesting

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

Bioinspired angstrom-scale heterogeneous MOF-on-MOF membrane for osmotic energy harvesting

2023

Journal Article

Recent advances in enzymatic biofuel cells enabled by innovative materials and techniques

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

Recent advances in enzymatic biofuel cells enabled by innovative materials and techniques

2023

Journal Article

UiO-66-(COONa)2 membrane with programmable ionic channels for lithium ion-selective transport

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. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121312

UiO-66-(COONa)2 membrane with programmable ionic channels for lithium ion-selective transport

2023

Journal Article

Amorphous MOFs for next generation supercapacitors and batteries

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

Amorphous MOFs for next generation supercapacitors and batteries

2023

Journal Article

Metal–organic framework composites from a mechanochemical process

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

Metal–organic framework composites from a mechanochemical process

2023

Journal Article

Metal–organic framework glass composites

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

Metal–organic framework glass composites

2022

Journal Article

A lithium ion selective membrane synthesized from a double layered Zrbased metalorganic framework (MOF-on-MOF) thin film

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

A lithium ion selective membrane synthesized from a double layered Zrbased metalorganic framework (MOF-on-MOF) thin film

2022

Journal Article

Transport tuning strategies in MOF film synthesis – a perspective

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

Transport tuning strategies in MOF film synthesis – a perspective

2022

Journal Article

Designing angstrom-scale asymmetric MOF-on-MOF cavities for high monovalent ion selectivity

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

Designing angstrom-scale asymmetric MOF-on-MOF cavities for high monovalent ion selectivity

2022

Journal Article

Phase control of ZIF-7 nanoparticles via mechanochemical synthesis

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

Phase control of ZIF-7 nanoparticles via mechanochemical synthesis

2021

Journal Article

Biocatalytic micromixer coated with enzyme-MOF thin film for CO2 conversion to formic acid

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

Biocatalytic micromixer coated with enzyme-MOF thin film for CO2 conversion to formic acid

2021

Journal Article

Application of machine learning algorithms to estimate enzyme loading, immobilization yield, activity retention, and reusability of enzyme–metal–organic framework biocatalysts

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

Application of machine learning algorithms to estimate enzyme loading, immobilization yield, activity retention, and reusability of enzyme–metal–organic framework biocatalysts

Past funding

  • 2025
    Unveiling the dynamic behaviours of Zn2+ on superior mechanical properties of modified ZIF glass
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Investigation of Melting Mechanism with Incorporation of Responsive Materials into Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Glasses
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Study of melting mechanism and interfacial interactions of metal-organic framework glass composites
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing the function of perovskite's nano-crystallization behaviour in a heterogeneous photocatalyst
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Dynamic study of mixed matrix metal-organic framework glass membranes for lithium recovery
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    THz spectroscopic characterization of the dynamics and bonding properties of MOF(UiO-66-NH2)-based single atom photocatalysts
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Elucidating the coordination geometry of metals within multimetallic metal-organic framework glasses via X-ray adsorption techniques Part 2
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Dynamic study of glassy metal-organic framework membranes for lithium recovery
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Elucidating the coordination geometry of metals within multimetallic metal-organic framework glasses via X-ray adsorption techniques Part 1
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Dynamic properties at the interface of hierarchically structured metal-organic frameworks for lithium recovery
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Crystal-glass metal-organic framework (MOF-on-MOF) membranes for recovery of critical minerals
    AINSE Early Career Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Dynamic study of crystal-glass metal-organic framework/ coordination polymer hybrids
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Dynamic and bonding properties of bilayer metal-organic framework membranes for ionic separation
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant

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