Nanoporous graphene as a reverse osmosis membrane: Recent insights from theory and simulation
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In this article, the authors examined the potential and the challenges of designing an ultrathin reverse osmosis (RO) membrane from graphene, focusing on the role of computational methods in designing, understanding, and optimizing the relationship between atomic structure and RO performance.About:
This article is published in Desalination.The article was published on 2015-06-15 and is currently open access. It has received 206 citations till now.read more
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Fast parallel algorithms for short-range molecular dynamics
TL;DR: Comparing the results to the fastest reported vectorized Cray Y-MP and C90 algorithm shows that the current generation of parallel machines is competitive with conventional vector supercomputers even for small problems.
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A review of reverse osmosis membrane fouling and control strategies
TL;DR: This paper reviews membrane fouling types and fouling control strategies, with a focus on the latest developments, including biofouling, organic fouling, inorganic scaling and colloidal fouling.
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Fundamental transport mechanisms, fabrication and potential applications of nanoporous atomically thin membranes
Luda Wang,Michael S. H. Boutilier,Piran R. Kidambi,Doojoon Jang,Nicolas G. Hadjiconstantinou,Rohit Karnik +5 more
TL;DR: T theoretical and experimental developments in the emerging field of nanoporous atomically thin membranes are discussed, focusing on the fundamental mechanisms of gas- and liquid-phase transport, membrane fabrication techniques and advances towards practical application.
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Graphene-Based Standalone Solar Energy Converter for Water Desalination and Purification.
Yang Yang,Ruiqi Zhao,Tengfei Zhang,Kai Zhao,Peishuang Xiao,Yanfeng Ma,Pulickel M. Ajayan,Gaoquan Shi,Yongsheng Chen +8 more
TL;DR: An extremely simple and standalone solar energy converter consisting of only an as-prepared 3D cross-linked honeycomb graphene foam material without any other supporting components is demonstrated, providing a paradigm change in water purification by using a simple, point of use, reusable, and low-cost solar thermal water purifying system for a variety of environmental conditions.
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Ion selectivity of graphene nanopores
TL;DR: It is shown that single graphene nanopores preferentially permit the passage of K+ cations over Cl− anions with selectivity ratios of over 100 and conduct monovalent cations up to 5 times more rapidly than divalent cations.
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Kostya S. Novoselov,Andre K. Geim,Sergey V. Morozov,Da Jiang,Y. Zhang,S. V. Dubonos,Irina V. Grigorieva,A. A. Firsov +7 more
TL;DR: Monocrystalline graphitic films are found to be a two-dimensional semimetal with a tiny overlap between valence and conductance bands and they exhibit a strong ambipolar electric field effect.
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The rise of graphene
TL;DR: Owing to its unusual electronic spectrum, graphene has led to the emergence of a new paradigm of 'relativistic' condensed-matter physics, where quantum relativistic phenomena can now be mimicked and tested in table-top experiments.
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Equation of state calculations by fast computing machines
TL;DR: In this article, a modified Monte Carlo integration over configuration space is used to investigate the properties of a two-dimensional rigid-sphere system with a set of interacting individual molecules, and the results are compared to free volume equations of state and a four-term virial coefficient expansion.
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Fast parallel algorithms for short-range molecular dynamics
TL;DR: In this article, three parallel algorithms for classical molecular dynamics are presented, which can be implemented on any distributed-memory parallel machine which allows for message-passing of data between independently executing processors.
Fast parallel algorithms for short-range molecular dynamics
TL;DR: Comparing the results to the fastest reported vectorized Cray Y-MP and C90 algorithm shows that the current generation of parallel machines is competitive with conventional vector supercomputers even for small problems.