Applying high-potential alternating current to a carbon-nanotube–polymer composite film provides a self-heating membrane that enhances desalination performance of high-salinity brines by membrane distillation.
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Boo, C., Elimelech, M. Carbon nanotubes keep up the heat. Nature Nanotech 12, 501–503 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2017.114
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