NAWI-supported researchers published a paper in Science Advances about the fundamental mechanism associated with water transport in thin film composite membranes. The article states that water transport in reverse osmosis membranes is governed by pore flow, not a solution-diffusion mechanism. The findings could open the way toward developing more effective materials and techniques to improve the process of reverse osmosis, which is used for removing salt from seawater and increasing access to clean water. Read the publication.
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