Jottings from SW Surrey. This used to be mainly about energy but now I've retired it's just an old man's rant. From 23 June 2016 'til 12 December 2019 Brexit dominated but that is now a lost cause. So, I will continue to point out the stupidities of government when I'm so minded; but you may also find the odd post on climate change, on popular science or on genealogy - particularly my own family.
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Potential For Massively Improved Reverse Osmosis
The world needs potable water. One source is sea water desalinated using reverse osmosis. The downside of doing this is the energy intensity of current systems. Now Lockhead Martin has announced a patent of a material they call Perforene (essentially graphene) which they claim allows water flow at 100 times better than current reverse osmosis systems. Their announcement doesn't spell out what "100 times better" actually means but I have seen it interpreted as requiring a 100 times lower pressure differential. I have to say I'm a little sceptical about that, but I hope I can be convinced. It would be some breakthrough if this material really does perform in this way and industrial size application become viable.
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