Experts at the University of Illinois has found energy-efficient material that is capable of filtering salt from seawater. Nanomaterial from films of molybdenum sulfide in the future, can relieve the dry regions from problems with access to fresh water and solve water crisis on the planet.

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Experts at the University of Illinois has found energy-efficient material that is capable of filtering salt from seawater. Nanomaterial from films of molybdenum sulfide in the future, can relieve the dry regions from problems with access to fresh water and solve water crisis on the planet.

Current desalination systems have a number of disadvantages: high cost, high energy consumption and rapid clogging of the systems, explains the resource Phys.org. A group of scientists managed to make ultrathin films of molybdenum disulfide with microscopic holes. They are crossed by the water molecules and the ions of salts and other components are delayed.

the Opening managed to do by accident. In fact, the researchers experimented with detectors of DNA molecules from films of graphene and molybdenum disulfide. It turned out that the latter is much more efficient than other systems of desalination and purification of water from salts significantly better cope: they require less maintenance costs and much less energy, and thin film capable of withstanding the necessary pressure and water volume.

Now scientists are working on prototypes and are seeking funding.

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