Fluids and electrolytes under confinement in single-digit nanopores

NR Aluru, F Aydin, MZ Bazant, D Blankschtein… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Fluids at the nanoscale: from continuum to subcontinuum transport

N Kavokine, RR Netz, L Bocquet - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Nanofluidics has firmly established itself as a new field in fluid mechanics, as novel
properties have been shown to emerge in fluids at the nanometric scale. Thanks to recent …

Carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials: critical advances and challenges for synthesis toward mainstream commercial applications

R Rao, CL Pint, AE Islam, RS Weatherup, S Hofmann… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Advances in the synthesis and scalable manufacturing of single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWCNTs) remain critical to realizing many important commercial applications. Here we …

2D materials as an emerging platform for nanopore-based power generation

M Macha, S Marion, VVR Nandigana… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Osmotic power generation, the extraction of power from mixing salt solutions of different
concentrations, can provide an efficient power source for both nanoscale and industrial-level …

Nanoconfinement-mediated water treatment: from fundamental to application

J Qian, X Gao, B Pan - Environmental Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Safe and clean water is of pivotal importance to all living species and the ecosystem on
earth. However, the accelerating economy and industrialization of mankind generate water …

Critical knowledge gaps in mass transport through single-digit nanopores: A review and perspective

S Faucher, N Aluru, MZ Bazant… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Not all nanopores are created equal. By definition, nanopores have characteristic diameters
or conduit widths between∼ 1 and 100 nm. However, the narrowest of such pores, perhaps …

Water in nanopores and biological channels: a molecular simulation perspective

CI Lynch, S Rao, MSP Sansom - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
This Review explores the dynamic behavior of water within nanopores and biological
channels in lipid bilayer membranes. We focus on molecular simulation studies, alongside …

Wettability effect on nanoconfined water flow

K Wu, Z Chen, J Li, X Li, J Xu… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding and controlling the flow of water confined in nanopores has tremendous
implications in theoretical studies and industrial applications. Here, we propose a simple …

Membrane materials for water purification: design, development, and application

A Lee, JW Elam, SB Darling - Environmental Science: Water Research …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Water purification for human use, ecosystem management, agriculture, and industry is
emerging as a leading global priority. Access to sufficient clean water ultimately requires …

A comprehensive review on anti-fouling nanocomposite membranes for pressure driven membrane separation processes

JH Jhaveri, ZVP Murthy - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
The advantages of membrane technology over conventional separation methods are high
removal capacity, flexibility of operation and cost effectiveness. However, the main limitation …