Volume 23, Issue 1, May 2016, Pages 226–232
Pradeep Panneerselvam1, Pritham Velamur Aravind2, Sai Madhusudanan3, K.R. Rohit Narayanan4, S. Siddarth5, R. Pavan Kumar6, and K. Sathish Kumar7
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
3 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
4 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
5 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
6 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
7 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
With increasing requirement worldwide, the advent of desalination technology using carbon nanotubes to address energy issues seems a practical option. This project intends to provide an in-depth insight on the application of MWCNTs to heighten the performance of seawater desalination in a universal manner. The mechanical and chemical properties of this material to facilitate excellent flux of water transport and salt rejection are outlined. The raw MWCNTs are modified accordingly and subsequent tests are then carried out to study the characteristic changes of MWCNTs. With use of FTC apparatus, desalination trials are then carried out for various samples and concentrations that help in optimization of desalination technique using MWCNTs. Cost effective measures are then analyzed and are modified accordingly. By measuring the TDS before and after we show the efficiency of the desalination process with each sample and concentration. The current hurdles and future challenges related to this technology are also addressed.
Author Keywords: MWCNT (Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes), Desalination, FTC (Flow Through Capacitor), TDS (Total Dissolved Solids).
Pradeep Panneerselvam1, Pritham Velamur Aravind2, Sai Madhusudanan3, K.R. Rohit Narayanan4, S. Siddarth5, R. Pavan Kumar6, and K. Sathish Kumar7
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
2 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
3 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
4 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
5 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
6 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
7 Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN college of Engineering, Kalavakkam - 603 110, India
Original language: English
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
With increasing requirement worldwide, the advent of desalination technology using carbon nanotubes to address energy issues seems a practical option. This project intends to provide an in-depth insight on the application of MWCNTs to heighten the performance of seawater desalination in a universal manner. The mechanical and chemical properties of this material to facilitate excellent flux of water transport and salt rejection are outlined. The raw MWCNTs are modified accordingly and subsequent tests are then carried out to study the characteristic changes of MWCNTs. With use of FTC apparatus, desalination trials are then carried out for various samples and concentrations that help in optimization of desalination technique using MWCNTs. Cost effective measures are then analyzed and are modified accordingly. By measuring the TDS before and after we show the efficiency of the desalination process with each sample and concentration. The current hurdles and future challenges related to this technology are also addressed.
Author Keywords: MWCNT (Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes), Desalination, FTC (Flow Through Capacitor), TDS (Total Dissolved Solids).
How to Cite this Article
Pradeep Panneerselvam, Pritham Velamur Aravind, Sai Madhusudanan, K.R. Rohit Narayanan, S. Siddarth, R. Pavan Kumar, and K. Sathish Kumar, “MULTI WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR DESALINATION: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 226–232, May 2016.
