MoS2 Water Filter (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

MoS2 Water Filter

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A computer model of a nanopore in a single-layer sheet of MoS2 shows that high volumes of water can pass through the pore using less pressure than standard plastic membranes. Salt water is shown on the left, fresh water on the right.

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Graphic courtesy of Mohammad Heiranian

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