Abstract
We report upon the pressure driven water transport through porous silicon (pSi) and single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) membranes. Fabrication of the membranes was monitored by AFM and SEM. Water permeability as high as 16926 mm3 cm2 s1 atm1 is found for the pSi membrane. The SWCNT membrane is built upon the pSi membrane and a water permeability of 0.02 mm3 cm2 s1 atm1 is achieved. Performance comparisons to similar CNT membranes are made and future improvements to the system are proposed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 196-199 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4244-5262-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4244-5261-3 |
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Publication status | Published - Feb 2010 |
Event | 2010 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2010, February 22, 2010 - February 26, 2010 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 1 Feb 2010 → … |
Conference
Conference | 2010 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2010, February 22, 2010 - February 26, 2010 |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Sydney, NSW |
Period | 1/02/10 → … |