Originally Posted By: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perforene
Bruce Sterling commented for Wired, "if this graphene vaporware actually worked out in practice, we’d have to forgive Lockheed Martin for everything else they’ve ever done — plus maybe even give them Nobels and McMansion palaces in former deserts."
The Water Desalination Report writes that Lockheed Martin's claims that it had developed a membrane that will desalinate water “at a fraction of the cost of industry-standard RO systems” were "ridiculous and very premature.
I was a RO research chemist for about 10 years. Developing a membrane is one thing, but finding a good support system to keep it intact is another whole project in itself.
Most common is the use of non-woven fabrics made out of synthetic materials. The difficulty in scaling up is finding a fabric that is consistently smooth without any loose strands that protrude up through the membrane (a loose strand causes a leak). And the larger the piece you need the more difficult it is to manufacture consistently.
Since the graphene membrane is supposedly only an atom thick this is going to be extremely difficult. It may be many more years before they find a solution.
WARNING & DISCLAIMER:
SELECT AND USE OUTDOORS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted
on this forum is not reviewed for accuracy and may not be reliable, use at your own risk. Please
review the full WARNING & DISCLAIMER about information on this
site.
Hopefully someday 
Previous Topic
Index
