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"finds that graphene capillaries either shrink in low humidity or get clogged with water molecules" How useful will the filter be if it gets clogged? Reverse O
by adrianwaj 15y ago
"finds that graphene capillaries either shrink in low humidity or get clogged with water molecules"
How useful will the filter be if it gets clogged? Reverse Osmosis needs high pressure and produces much less water than it takes in, then it needs remineralization. Same situation?
Maybe it will be better for filtering steam or air.
- LargeWu 15y agoExactly. I can see this being useful in, say, coal power plants which release a lot of water vapor, but also a lot of toxic chemicals. If one could develop a useful filter from this, could the burning of coal actually become a clean source of energy?
- DarkShikari 15y agoCoal can't be "clean" unless you can find a place to put the vast amount of carbon dioxide.
- ricopags 15y agoUse it to make more graphene oxide, obviously.