Carbon nanotube enhanced membrane distillation for simultaneous generation of pure water and concentrating pharmaceutical waste
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-27-2012
Abstract
Carbon nanotube enhanced membrane distillation (MD) is presented as a novel waste concentration method that also generates pure water. In a carbon nanotube immobilized membrane (CNIM), the CNTs serve as sorbent sites, and provide an additional pathway for enhanced water vapor transport. Enrichment effect and mass transfer coefficients using CNIM were as much as 421% and 543% greater than in membranes without the nanotubes. As compared to the original water, the purified water contained less than 10% of residual organics. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Identifier
84860239073 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Separation and Purification Technology
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2012.02.042
ISSN
13835866
First Page
239
Last Page
245
Volume
90
Recommended Citation
Gethard, Ken; Sae-Khow, Ornthida; and Mitra, Somenath, "Carbon nanotube enhanced membrane distillation for simultaneous generation of pure water and concentrating pharmaceutical waste" (2012). Faculty Publications. 18279.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/18279
