Desalination at ambient temperature and pressure by a novel class of biporous anisotropic membrane.

ABSTRACT: Recent scientific advances have made headway in addressing pertinient issues in climate change and the sustainability of our natural environment. This study makes use of a novel approach to desalination that is environment friendly, naturally sustainable and energy efficient, meaning that it is also cost efficient. Evaporation is a key phenomenon in the natural environment and used in many industrial applications including desalination. For a liquid droplet, the vapor pressure changes due to the curved liquid-vapor interface at the droplet surface. The vapor pressure at a convex surface in a pore is, therefore, higher than that at a flat surface due to the capillary effect, and this effect is enhanced as the pore radius decreases. This concept inspired us to design a novel biporous anisotr

SUBMITTER: Qtaishat MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363466 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature