Nanocarbon Immobilized Membrane for Bacterial Deactivation and Endotoxin Removal Via Membrane Distillation Patent uri icon

abstract

  • Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) was used to generate high purity water from bacteria and endotoxin-contaminated water. The DCMD system includes a nanocarbon-coated membrane. Exemplary nanocarbon-coated membranes include a layer of carbon nanotubes immobilized relative to a polytetrafluorethylene surface (CNIM), a layer of carboxylate functionalized carbon nanotubes immobilized in the PTFE (CNIM-COOH), and a layer of graphene oxide immobilized in the PTFE (GOIM). The nanocarbon-immobilized membranes are effective in generating ultrapure, medical grade water.

author list (cited authors)

  • Mitra, S., Gupta, I., & Chakraborty, J.

complete list of authors

  • Mitra, S||Gupta, I||Chakraborty, J

publication date

  • September 2022