Preparation of aligned nanotube membranes for water and gas separation applications

Title: Preparation of aligned nanotube membranes for water and gas separation applications

Abstract

Fabrication methods for selective membranes that include aligned nanotubes can advantageously include a mechanical polishing step. The nanotubes have their ends closed off during the step of infiltrating a polymer precursor around the nanotubes. This prevents polymer precursor from flowing into the nanotubes. The polishing step is performed after the polymer matrix is formed, and can open up the ends of the nanotubes.

Inventors:: Lulevich, Valentin; Bakajin, Olgica; Klare, Jennifer E.; Noy, Aleksandr

Issue Date:: 2016-01-05

Research Org.:: Porifera, Inc., Hayward, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1234695

Patent Number(s):: 9,227,360

Application Number:: 13/654,057

Assignee:: Porifera, Inc. (Hayward, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000025

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 17

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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                    Lulevich, Valentin, Bakajin, Olgica, Klare, Jennifer E., and Noy, Aleksandr. Preparation of aligned nanotube membranes for water and gas separation applications.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Lulevich, Valentin, Bakajin, Olgica, Klare, Jennifer E., & Noy, Aleksandr. Preparation of aligned nanotube membranes for water and gas separation applications.  United States.

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                    Lulevich, Valentin, Bakajin, Olgica, Klare, Jennifer E., and Noy, Aleksandr. Tue .  
        "Preparation of aligned nanotube membranes for water and gas separation applications".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1234695.

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