Graphene layers to replace conventional reverse osmosis membranes

The single layer graphene is being tested for each and every field!

David Cohen-Tanugi  et al of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been tested the potential of using nano-size pores (holes) to filter out NaCl from sea water, which is conducted using many conventional reverse osmosis membranes. Their analysis on pore size, chemical functionalization, and applied pressure proved that water permeability and quality of out put of this material is several orders of magnitude higher than conventional reverse osmosis membranes

Read the full article on: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl3012853