The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has found out a greener way to desalinize sea water. It uses carbon nanotubes which have pores that are 100,000 times smaller than a human hair, and were able to determine the rejection mechanism within the pores. It could offer cheaper water to poor countries from Africa.
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Low Energy Water Desalination Through Nanotechnology
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Submitted by sweet_andra87 on Mon, 2008-06-09 19:31. | Tags: technology | cheap energy | cheap water | desalination | nano | nano fiber | sea water