Zeolitic octahedral metal oxide-based membranes for pervaporative desalination of concentrated brines.

An all-inorganic zeolitic octahedral metal oxide based on cobalt tungstoselenate with porosity and hydrophilicity is successfully used to fabricate a membrane. The as-synthesized membrane and its ion-exchanged membranes exhibit extraordinary permeation flux with high salt rejection by pervaporative desalination for high-salinity brines up to 25 wt%.