Fabricating Superhydrophobic Membranes to Improve Water Recovery form Urine

By Krystle Dunn1; NEWT Center2

1. Alief ISD, Houston, TX 2. NanoEnabled Water Treatment (NEWT) ERC

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Abstract

This whiteboard video is designed to engage K-12 students in high-level nanotechnology research. 

  • In space there is a unique challenge to provide and sustain resources
  • It would is not cost-effective or feasible to do transport needed resources
  • Water is an important resource that must be recycled
  • Mechanical failure at 85% due to solid precipitation

Credits

Dr. Qilin Li, Rice - Lab PI

Seth Pedersen, Rice - Research Mentor

Sponsored by

NSF Nanotechnology Research Experience for Teachers, National Science Foundation, Grant EEC-1406885

Cite this work

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

  • Krystle Dunn, NEWT Center (2021), "Fabricating Superhydrophobic Membranes to Improve Water Recovery form Urine," https://nanohub.org/resources/34706.

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Tags

  1. Engineering Research Center (ERC)
  2. hydrophobic
  3. membranes
  4. NanoEnabled Water Treatment (NEWT) ERC
  5. nanotechnology general
  6. NASA
  7. precipitation
  8. space technology
  9. Urine
  10. Water