Nanometer-Thin Membrane Improves Desalination

Nanometer-Thin Membrane Improves Desalination
Nov-26-15
A nanometer-thin membrane able to “pull” in clean water while leaving behind salt and contaminants could drastically reduce the energy costs of desalination plants.

Created by team from the University of Illinois, the filter is made up an atom-thick sheet of molybdenum disulfide sandwiched between a layer of sulfur atoms that has been poked through with nanopores. The inherent nature of molybdenum actively pulls the water through the pores—where the molybdenum is exposed—while the sulfur repels the liquid, allowing the membrane to filter up to 70 percent more water than current graphene membranes.

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