Nanotechnology Applications for Clean Water

Chapter 6 Nanofluidic Carbon Nanotube Membranes: Applications for Water Purification and Desalination

Olgica Balcajin ¹ , Alelcsandr Noy ¹ , Francesco Fornasiero ¹ , Costas P. Grigoropoulos ² , Jason K. Holt ¹ , Jung Bin In ^{1 2} , Sangil Kim ¹ , Hyung Gyu Park ¹

1 Molecular Biophysics and Functional Nanostructures Group, Chemistry, Materials, Ea.rth, and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

1. Introduction—Carbon Nanotube Membrane Technology for Water Purification 78

2. Basic Structure and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 79

3. Water Transport in Carbon Nanotube Pores—An MD Simulation View