Simulation insights for graphene-based water desalination membranes

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 38, 2013, Pages 11884-11897

  Konatham, Deepthi ^a   Yu, Jing ^a   Ho, Tuan A ^a   Striolo, Alberto ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE SHEETS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PORE DIAMETERS; POTENTIAL OF MEAN FORCE; TERMINAL CARBON ATOMS; WATER DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHENE; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; WATER FILTRATION;

IONS;

GRAPHITE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

GRAPHITE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER;

EID: 84884896884     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la4018695     Document Type: Article

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