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Carbon Nanotube Forests: Engineering Carbon Nanotube Forest Superstructure for Robust Thermal Desalination Membranes (Adv. Funct. Mater. 36/2019)
Author(s) -
Sun Meng,
Boo Chanhee,
Shi Wenbo,
Rolf Julianne,
Shaulsky Evyatar,
Cheng Wei,
Plata Desiree L.,
Qu Jiuhui,
Elimelech Menachem
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201970245
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , desalination , membrane , wetting , nanotechnology , carbon nanofiber , chemical engineering , porosity , composite material , engineering , genetics , biology
In article number 1903125, Menachem Elimelech and co‐workers develop a novel thermal desalination membrane via in situ engineering of a carbon nanotube forest (CNTF) superstructure on a porous nanofiber substrate. Precise design of the CNTF architecture endows the composite membrane with outstanding wetting resistance against both water and oil, stable water vapor flux, and near complete salt rejection (>99.9%).