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
The solution-diffusion model for water transport in reverse osmosis: What went wrong?
Fan H, Heiranian M, Elimelech M. The solution-diffusion model for water transport in reverse osmosis: What went wrong? Desalination 2024, 580: 117575. DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolution-diffusion modelRO membranesReverse osmosisWater transport mechanismPore flow modelDesalination membranesDesalination technologiesFrictional interactionTransport mechanismWater transportConcentration gradient of waterFree volumeMembrane poresEnergy efficiencyOsmosisLow costPressure gradientState-of-the-artTheoretical findingsWater flowState-of-the-art desalination technologiesConcentration gradientPore
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