Table 2 Permeability of different liquids passing through the CNT membranesa
From: Preparation and Transport Performances of High-Density, Aligned Carbon Nanotube Membranes
This research | CNT/epoxy [25] | CNT/polystyrene [21] | MWNT/polystyrene [27] | Polycarbonate membrane [2] | CNT/Si3N4 [2] | |
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Pore size (nm) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1.3–2.0 |
Length (μm) | 120 | 4000 | 34~126 | 3~70 | 6 | 2~3 |
Water permeability | 3.23 | 3.9 | 0.78 | 0.59~1.02 | ~6 × 10−3 | (1.2~4.6) × 10−1 |
Ethanol permeability | 0.507 | 6.3 × 10−4 | 0.35 | 0.35 | ||
Hexane permeability | 1.00 | 9.3 | 0.45 | 0.44 | ||
Kerosene permeability | 0.10 |