Monthly Archives: November 2025

Visit of Dr Geraldine Echue from Wiley!

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Dr Geraldine Echue, former PhD student from FRG, now Deputy Editor at Advanced Materials, Advanced Portfolio, and Wiley In Research, gave a wonderful overview of publishing, with a focus on Advanced Portfolio journals. Great to have top tips, and the latest on the use of AI in scientific publishing, also afterwards over coffee.

Geri also generously spent time with members of the FRG and gave members an opportunity to share some of their latest results.

Great to have Geraldine Echue back in Bristol! Thank you for a wonderful visit! #BristolAlumni!

Another paper published in Int. J. Hydrogen Energy!

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Another research paper authored by John Worth, James C. Griffith, Valeska P. Ting, and Charl F.J. Faul, entitled “Enhancing hydrogen storage through processable porous composite membranes“, was recently published Open Access in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy!

This study highlights the development of composite membranes that combines a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) and a PTPA-based CMP for hydrogen storage applications. The established casting methods address the processability challenges of CMP materials, while significantly enhancing the intrinsic microporosity, hydrogen adsorption capacity, and adsorption kinetics of the PIM polymer. These mechanically and chemically stable composites are presented as attractive candidates for lightweight H2 storage applications.

Check the paper for more details!

Paper published in J. Chem. Inf. Model.!

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A new paper titled “A Solvent Selection Framework for Porous Organic Polymers” authored by Xue Fang, Ulzhalgas Karatayeva, John Worth, Merve Gumussoy Girgin, Safa Ali Al Siyabi, Dauren Mukhanov, Ella M. Gale, Charl Faul, and Natalie Fey, is now available online Open Access in Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling!

This work introduces MLoc, a solvent selection toolkit that enables the rapid determination of Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs) to support the design of novel functional porous organic polymers. With a HSP database for 17 different porous organic polymers, the MLoc-guided case study demonstrated a 220% improvement in CO₂ uptake, along with effective morphology tuning through solvent optimization.

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International Conference on Advanced Fibres and Polymer Materials (ICAFPM2025)!

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Charl recently attended the International Conference on Advanced Fibres and Polymer Materials (ICAFPM2025) in Shanghai, organised by former group member Prof Yaozu Liao (Executive Dean of the College of Materials Science & Engineering at Donghua University) and the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Fibers (lead by Prof Meifang Zhu).

It was an opportunity to meet with many researchers and senior colleagues from across the world to share results from the FRG and to discuss how we can help to provide solutions to global grand challenges. Thank you to the organisers (for the kind invitation to contribute – and what a privilege to say a few words of welcome to the 3000 attendees!).