Open AccessQ1Report for CADWR Project: Desalination Using Carbon NAnotube Membranes
Author(s) -
Olgica Bakajin
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/938488
Subject(s) - membrane , desalination , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , fabrication , engineering , materials science , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
In this research and development project, LLNL will leverage the process for fabrication of the membranes developed by our internally funded effort (LLNL Laboratory Directed Research and Development). LLNL will then employ chemical manipulations to modify charge at the ends of the nanotubes and make the membranes more selective to either positive or negative ions through a combination of size and charge selectivity. LLNL's goal is to demonstrate ion exclusion while preserving high permeabilities and low energy use. Success of this research and development project may warrant further developments in the fabrication of membranes