Table 3 Salt rejection performance achieved by key reported CNT membrane types
CNT density | CNT inner diameter (nm) | Membrane type | Salt rejection (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5 × 1011 (Corry 2008) | 0.8 | Vertically aligned (VA) | 100 |
2.5 × 1011 (Corry 2008) | 1.5 | Vertically aligned (VA) | 95 |
5 × 109 (this paper) | 96.92 | ||
1 × 1010 (this paper) | 5 | Vertically aligned | 96.99 |
5 × 1010 (this paper) | (VA) | 97.10 | |
1 × 1011 (this paper) | 97.26 | ||
20 wt% CNT (Thomas and Corry 2015) | 1.5 | Mixed matrix (MM) | 93 |
0.05 wt% CNT (Ocvirk et al. 2000) | 5 | Mixed matrix (MM) | 87 |