Recent advances in separation applications of polymerized high internal phase emulsions.

Polymerized high internal phase emulsions (polyHIPEs) as highly porous adsorption materials have received increasing attention and wide applications in separation science in recent years due to their remarkable merits such as highly interconnected porosity, high permeability, good thermal and chemical stability, and tailorable chemistry. In this review, we attempt to introduce some strategies to utilize polyHIPEs for separation science, and highlight the recent advances made in the applications of polyHIPEs for diverse separation of small organic molecules, carbon dioxide, metal ions, proteins and other interesting targets. Potential challenges and future perspectives for polyHIPE research in the field of separation science are also speculated at the end of this review. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.