Carbon Nanotubes Are Worth Their Salt

Researchers recently developed carbon nanotube pores that could change the water desalination industry
Carbon Nanotubes Are Worth Their Salt
An artist’s depiction of the promise of carbon nanotube pores for desalination. The image depicts a stylized carbon nanotube pipe that delivers clean desalinated water from the ocean to a kitchen tap. (Image by Ryan Chen/LLNL)

Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) scientists, in collaboration with researchers at Northeastern University, have developed carbon nanotube pores that can exclude salt from seawater. The team also found that water permeability in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with diameters smaller than a...

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