title: Ultrafast separation of emulsified oil/water mixtures by ultrathin free-standing single-walled carbon nanotube network films.
abstract: As an alternative to polymer membranes, ultrathin free-standing single-walled carbon-nanotube network films are used to realize oil/water separation with ultrahigh flux. The films with tunable thickness of the tens of nanometer scale can effectively separate both micrometer and nanometer-sized surfactant-free and surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions with a flux 2-3 orders of magnitude higher than commercial filtration membranes with similar separation performance.
authors.affiliation: i-LAB and Nano-bionics Division, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, P R China.
authors.forename: Zhun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Wenbin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D004655:Emulsions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009821:Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004655:Emulsions; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D009821:Oils; D014867:Water