2025
Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination
Dong Y, Violet C, Sun C, Li X, Sun Y, Zheng Q, Tang C, Elimelech M. Ceramic-carbon Janus membrane for robust solar-thermal desalination. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 2659. PMID: 40102428, PMCID: PMC11920389, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57888-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJanus membraneDesalination performanceDistillation membranesStable water fluxMembrane surface temperatureEnhanced desalination performanceSolar-thermal efficiencyAccelerate water evaporationMechanism of Knudsen diffusionWater fluxEnergy efficiencyEnhanced performanceSolar-thermal conversionSalt rejectionTemperature polarizationPermeate sideInterfacial temperatureSimulation resultsViscous flowKnudsen diffusionWater purificationWater vapor moleculesDecreased hydrogen bondingDesalinationMembrane pores
2024
Heat diffusion during thin-film composite membrane formation
Deshmukh A, Lienhard J, Elimelech M. Heat diffusion during thin-film composite membrane formation. Journal Of Membrane Science 2024, 696: 122493. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThin-film compositeInterfacial temperature riseInterfacial polymerizationInterfacial temperatureComposite membrane formationProperties of solventsHigh separation performanceThin-film composite membranesTemperature riseTransient heat conduction modelThermal propertiesRobust mechanical supportPolymeric supportCombination of analytical solutionsSelective layerTransient heat conductionThermal effusivitiesSeparation performanceChemical structureReaction interfaceHeat conduction modelInterlayer materialReverse osmosisMetal interlayerSupport layer
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