Analytical Chemistry
Feb 22, 2021
A salt solution for desalinating brine
Solar-powered brine crystallization could alleviate the environmental impacts of seawater desalination.
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Materials Science
Feb 1, 2021
Â鶹ÒùÔºicists develop new material for water desalination
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles with gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and can track hazardous molecules and ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2021
Five unusual technologies for harvesting water in dry areas
Water scarcity is among the top five global risks affecting people's wellbeing. In water-scarce areas, the situation is grim. Conventional sources like snowfall, rainfall, river runoff and easily accessible groundwater are ...
Materials Science
Jan 22, 2021
Highly functional membrane developed for producing freshwater from seawater
Professor Matsuyama Hideto's research group at Kobe University's Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology has successfully developed a new desalination membrane. They achieved this by laminating a two-dimensional ...
Materials Science
Dec 10, 2020
A balancing act: Improved water treatment technique using 'energy matching'
Today, a large number of people worldwide suffer from shortage of fresh drinking water, especially in remote rural regions, causing a significant threat to human life and society. While techniques such as membrane distillation ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 7, 2020
Molecular pores could improve efficiency of oil refining and pharmaceutical manufacture
Wafer-thin membranes tailored to separate specific molecules from liquids could improve the efficiency of oil refining and pharmaceutical manufacture.
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2020
A sweeping climate model of the Red Sea
Projections of atmospheric and oceanic processes in the Red Sea are informing the design of sustainable megacities being planned and built along its shores.
Materials Science
Nov 16, 2020
Peel-off coating keeps desalination cleaner and greener
A removable coating that can be used to clean desalination membranes has been developed by KAUST researchers. The nontoxic coating could provide a safer and more efficient alternative to harmful chemicals used to clean reverse ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 9, 2020
A biomimetic membrane for desalinating seawater on an industrial scale
The treatment of seawater, including its large-scale desalination, is a major challenge for our society. Reverse osmosis is one of the most widely used techniques for the desalination of water. Some of the membranes currently ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 3, 2020
Boron nitride coating is key ingredient in hypersaline desalination technology
A thin coating of the 2-D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by Rice University engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine.
