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Developments, initially by researchers in the University of Manchester, in creating a graphene sieve are aimed..........

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Developments, initially by researchers in the University of Manchester, in creating a graphene sieve are aimed at doing what?

posted Jun 8, 2022 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Filtering and de-salinating water
The sieve can filter out salts from seawater, producing drinkable water. In 2012 a team of researchers led by Andre Geim of the University of Manchester – who was first to isolate graphene in 2004 – found that graphene-oxide membranes were impermeable to all gases and vapours except for water. Challenges include producing atomically precise holes in a one-atom thick sheet of carbon atoms (graphene). In 2020, Vanderbilt engineers are refining the method of installing the holes.

answer Jun 9, 2022 by Anuradha Tabyal
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