title: Nanoporous organosilica membrane for water desalination.
abstract: Nanoporous organosilica membranes are successfully coated on porous alumina tubes and tested for desalination via membrane distillation. The membranes produced pure water (up to 13 kg m(-2) h(-1)) across an extreme range of salt concentrations (10-150 g L(-1) NaCl) at moderate temperatures (≤60 °C) without exhibiting the characteristic flux decay of competing materials.
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland, School of Chemical Engineering, Brisbane St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
authors.forename: Yen Thien
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Chun Xiang Cynthia
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kleitz
authors.forename: Xiu Song
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smart
mesh_terms: D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D054712:Salinity; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D014867:Water; D012965:Sodium Chloride