Nanofluidic Carbon Nanotube Membranes: Applications for Water Purification and Desalination

Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 77-93

  Bakajin, Olgica ^a   Noy, Alelcsandr ^a   Fornasiero, Francesco ^a   Grigoropoulos, Costas P ^b   Holt, Jason K ^a   In, Jung Bin ^a,b   Kim, Sangil ^a   Park, Hyung Gyu ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955516511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-8155-1578-4.50015-9     Document Type: Chapter

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