@inproceedings{9a6c449776d54af7a5a3bbec806574af,
title = "Carbon nanotube immobilized membranes for next generation desalination",
abstract = "The objective of this project is to utilize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to create breakthrough membrane properties for the generation of pure water via membrane distillation (MD). this fundamentally new approach will reduce the cost and energy requirements for the utilization of waste and brackish water and will dramatically change the competitive landscape of conventional methods such as reverse osmosis (RO) and thermal evaporation. also, MD can be operated at relatively lower temperatures (60-90°C) using low-grade heat. this makes feasible the possibility of utilizing waste heat and alternative energy sources such as solar energy. the use of electrical energy is minimal. the novel membrane referred to as carbon nanotube immobilized membranes (CNIM) are developed by immobilizing cnts into membrane pores where, they serve as molecular transporters and sorbents, thus providing additional pathways for solute transport. the CNTs also increase the functional surface area due to their high aspect ratio. all of these mechanisms play important roles in the transport of water vapors and lead to enhanced performance desalination.",
keywords = "Carbon nanotube, Desalination, Membrane, Membrane distillation",
author = "S. Roy and S. Ragunath and K. Mitra and S. Mitra",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 by TechConnect. All rights reserved.; 10th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, Held Jointly with the 18th Annual Nanotech Conference and Expo, and the 2015 National SBIR/STTR Conference ; Conference date: 14-06-2015 Through 17-06-2015",
year = "2015",
language = "English (US)",
series = "NSTI: Advanced Materials - TechConnect Briefs 2015",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Inc.",
pages = "258--259",
editor = "Bart Romanowicz and Matthew Laudon",
booktitle = "NSTI",
}