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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2021

The effect of an electric field on ion separation and water desalination using molecular dynamics simulations.

Samaneh Rikhtehgaran, Luc T Wille

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Article in Journal of molecular modeling, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samaneh RikhtehgaranDepartment of Physics, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33431-0991, USA. srikhtehgara2016@fau.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6840-9094
Luc T WilleDepartment of Physics, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33431-0991, USA.
Florida Atlantic University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we analyze ion separation and water purification through a piston-driven graphene/carbon-nanotube filter in the presence of an external electric field. Three different magnitudes of electric field are applied along the nanotube's axial direction with the goal of separating sodium and chloride ions in a NaCl aqueous solution. For comparison purposes, we also study the same system in zero fields. Our results show that sufficiently large values of the electric field strength greatly improve the ion separation process. At the highest field strength, the theoretical efficiency of the filter in removing salt from water exceeds 95% indicating its applicability in commercial filtration processes to produce fresh water. These results suggest that the proposed set-up can be used to design highly efficient nanostructured membranes for water desalination.

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Ion separationMolecular dynamics simulationWater desalination

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PMID33411064
OpenAlexW3119774239

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