Fluids and electrolytes under confinement in single-digit nanopores

NR Aluru, F Aydin, MZ Bazant, D Blankschtein… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Advances and promotion strategies of membrane-based methods for extracting lithium from brine

Y Zhang, D Yu, C Jia, L Sun, A Tong, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The importance of lithium resources has gradually increased with the research and
promotion of lithium batteries. Lithium extraction from salt lake has become a major trend …

Carbon nanotube membranes in water treatment applications

M Barrejón, M Prato - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotube (CNT)‐based membranes combine the promising properties of CNTs with
the advantages of membrane separation technologies, offering enhanced membrane …

Fast water transport through subnanometer diameter vertically aligned carbon nanotube membranes

DC Yang, RJ Castellano, RP Silvy, SK Lageshetty… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Small-diameter carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have outstanding mass-transport properties,
especially enhanced water flow. Here, we report on water transport through the first …

Growth of carbon nanotube forests on flexible metal substrates: Advances, challenges, and applications

K Moyer-Vanderburgh, SJ Park, F Fornasiero - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to their remarkable properties and ordered architecture, vertically aligned CNT forests
(VACNT) hold promises for countless applications ranging from energy storage to …

Estimating water transport in carbon nanotubes: A critical review and inclusion of scale effects

KE Karim, M Barisik, C Bakli, BH Kim - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The quasi-frictionless water flow across graphitic surfaces offers vast opportunities for a wide
range of applications from biomedical science to energy. However, the conflicting …

Prospective applications of nanometer-scale pore size biomimetic and bioinspired membranes

YM Tu, L Samineni, T Ren, AB Schantz, W Song… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes (BBMs) have garnered significant attention as
innovative platforms for membrane-based separations and purification. These membranes …

Differences in water and vapor transport through angstrom-scale pores in atomically thin membranes

P Cheng, F Fornasiero, ML Jue, W Ko, AP Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The transport of water through nanoscale capillaries/pores plays a prominent role in biology,
ionic/molecular separations, water treatment and protective applications. However, the …

Recent applications of carbon nanotubes for separation and enrichment of lead ions

K Pyrzynska - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lead is one of the most toxic heavy metals released into the environment through industrial
sources. Its direct determination is often a problem due to the presence of relatively complex …

Dynamic response of an elastic tube-like nanostructure embedded in a vibrating medium and under the action of moving Nano-objects

X Ma, M Roshan, K Kiani, A Nikkhoo - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, researchers have looked at how tube-like nanostructures respond to moving
loads and masses. However, no one has explored the scenario of a nanostructure …