期刊
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
卷 376, 期 1-2, 页码 241-246出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.04.024
关键词
Alkoxysilane; Carbon nanotube; Membrane distillation; Hydrophobicity; Bucky-papers
资金
- CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
- Institute for Sustainability and Innovation at Victoria University
Recent work showed that carbon nanotubes could be fabricated into bucky-paper structures as self-supporting membranes and their hydrophobic property used for water desalination by membrane distillation. Carbon nanotube bucky-papers possess very interesting properties such as natural hydrophobicity, high porosity and very high specific surface area, making of them promising candidates for separation applications. However, to inhibit crack formation associated with poor mechanical stability, improved durability structures that retain a high degree of hydrophobicity need to be developed. In this work we chemically modified high purity carbon nanotubes by (i) UV/ozone treatment to create hydroxyl groups and (ii) reacting those groups by substitution with alkoxysilane based groups. The resulting nanotubes presented a silicon content up to 2.5% and the bucky-papers produced had larger contact angle (140 degrees compared to 125 degrees) and liquid entry pressures. We report here on their fabrication and use as membranes in direct contact membrane distillation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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