WO2004080578A1 - Purification of fluids with nanomaterials - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a nanostructured material comprising defective carbon nanotubes chosen from impregnated, functionalized, doped, charged, coated, and irradiated nanotubes.
- the present disclosure also relates to the purification of fluids, such as liquids and gases, using the nanostructured material.
- the present disclosure also relates to the purification of water using the nanostructured material.
- Nanomaterial purification technologies Many of these processes would be improved by using nanomaterial purification technologies. Nnanoporous materials would be useful to remove microorganisms, micron size particulates, and other very fine materials. Reverse osmosis membranes made with nanomaterials could help improve the flow of water through the membrane. Incorporating strong nanomaterials into any of the above processes would lower the weight of all of these components. But two processes seem especially likely for nanomaterial fluid purification: sterilization and desalination.
- Ozone is more effective than Chlorine at destroying viruses and bacteria, has a short contact time (10-30 minutes) for effectiveness, leaves no harmful residuals as it breaks down quickly, arid is generated onsite so there are no transportation risks.
- ozone may not be effective, it is more complex than either UV or chlorine, it is very reactive and corrosive, it is toxic, capital costs can be high and power requirements can be high.
- Chlorine is more cost-effective than ozone or UV, its residual can prolong disinfection, it is reliable and effective against a range of pathogenic organisms, and it offers flexible dosing control. Chlorine, though, carries with it significant risks including the facts that chlorine residual is toxic to aquatic life, chlorine is corrosive and toxic, chlorine's oxidation of organic matter creates hazardous compounds, and some parasitic species have shown resistance. In addition, chlorine can bind with natural organic material to create carcinogenic compounds hazardous for consumption.
- UV irradiation has been used for some time because it effectively inactivates most spores, viruses, and cysts, eliminates risks of handling chemicals, leaves no residual that can be harmful, is user-friendly to operators, requires a very short contact time (20-30 seconds) for effectiveness and requires less space.
- the downsides of UV irradiation include: that at low dosages it may not be effective; that organisms can sometimes reverse and repair UV damage; that tubes can foul requiring frequent preventative maintenance; that turbidity can render UV ineffective, the energy requirements are very high. Further, disposal of hazardous UV lamps can be expensive.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,514,413 which is herein incorporated by reference, discloses using a composite, bactericidal adsorption material. Such bactericidal adsorption material, however, have been shown to be prone to biofouling and bacterial grow-through for continued reproduction.
- U.S. patent application serial no. 09/907,092 discloses a portable oxidant generator for generating a chlorine or chlor-oxygen solution for sterilizing contaminated drinking water.
- 6,495,052 discloses a system and method for treatment of water that introduces a bactericide into the water and then removes it prior to consumption.
- U.S. patent application serial no.. 10/029,444 discloses a method whereby water is subjected to light from a laser as means of disinfection.
- Desalination of liquids would be highly useful for drinking water, biological fluids, medicines, chemicals, petroleum and its derivatives, and many other liquids.
- desalination of water would be beneficial since less than 0.5 % of the Earth's water is directly suitable for human consumption, agricultural, or industrial uses. Consequently, desalination is finding increasing favor throughout the world to produce potable water from brackish groundwater and seawater since it makes the other approximately 99.5 % of the water available.
- thermal processes involve boiling or otherwise evaporating salt water and condensing the vapor as fresh water, leaving behind a more concentrated brine solution.
- the energy requirement for distillation is relatively high compared to other methods. In part because the energy required for distillation does not increase appreciably with increasing salinity of the feed water, it is widely used in the Middle East to treat seawater.
- reverse osmosis is a membrane process that employs the tendency for fresh water to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a salt solution, thereby diluting the more saline water.
- the fresh water moves through the membrane as though there were pressure on it, which is called osmotic pressure.
- osmotic pressure By applying very high pressure to saline water on one side of a semipermeable membrane, fresh water can be forced through the membrane in the direction opposite that of the osmotic flow. This process is called reverse osmosis.
- it is energy intensive (to create the high pressure)
- the energy requirements of reverse osmosis are generally lower than those of distillation although its use of feed water is more inefficient than other methods. Additionally, the membranes are very expensive, delicate, and prone to fouling.
- Desalination by electrodialysis is a membrane process that removes contaminants and salt from liquids by using an electric current to pull ionic impurities through ion selective membranes and away from the treated liquids.
- Two types of ion-selective membranes are used - one allows passage of positive ions and one allows passage of negative ions between the electrodes of an electrolytic cell.
- Electricity is used to overcome the resistance of the ion through the ion selective membrane. The greater the resistance the higher the power demand, and hence the energy cost will increase as the resistance increases When an electric current is applied to drive the ions, fresh liquid is left between the membranes.
- the amount of electricity required for electrodialysis, and therefore its operating cost, increases with increasing salinity of feed liquid.
- Ion exchange resins replace hydrogen and hydroxide ions with salt ions.
- the primary cost of ion exchange is in maintaining or replacing the resins. The higher the concentration of dissolved salts in the water, the more often the resins will need to be regenerated and consequently ion exchange is rarely used for salt removal on a large scale.
- Freezing processes involve three stages: partial freezing of the salt water in which ice crystals of fresh water are formed, separating these ice crystals from the brine, and then melting the ice crystals (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,199,961 ). Freezing has some advantages over other processes as it requires less energy and its low operating temperatures minimize corrosion and scale formation problems. The energy requirements of freezing processes are high and are generally comparable to those of reverse osmosis. Freezing technologies are still being researched and developed and are not widely deployed. Freezing technology is not a compatible technology for portable desalinization devices.
- Nanostructured refers to a structure on a nano-scale (e.g., one billionth of a meter), such as on the atomic or molecular level.
- Nanostructured material is a material comprising at least one of the above-mentioned carbon nanotube components.
- Nanombrane is a membrane composed of the nanostructured material.
- Defective carbon nanotubes are those that contain a lattice distortion in at least one carbon ring.
- a lattice distortion means any distortion of the crystal lattice of carbon nanotube atoms forming the tubular sheet structure.
- Non-limiting examples include any displacements of atoms because of inelastic deformation, or presence of 5 and/or 7 member carbon rings, or chemical interaction followed by change in sp 2 hybridization of carbon atom bonds.
- Another aspect of the invention is directed to elongated nanotubes consisting essentially of carbon, wherein the nanotube is. distorted by crystalline defects, similar to those described above.
- the nanotubes are distorted, due to the defects, to a degree that the nanotubes, when treated, have significantly greater chemical activity that allow the nanotube to react with, or bond to, chemical species that would not react with or bond to undistorted and/or untreated nanotubes.
- the carbon nanotubes are present in the nanostructured material in an amount sufficient to substantially destroy, modify, remove, or separate contaminants in fluid that comes into contact with the nanostructured material.
- the carbon nanotubes are treated to achieve such properties.
- chemical treatments of the carbon nanotubes can lead to the resulting nanotubes having at least one end which is at least partially open. Nanotubes having such ends can provide unique properties, either from a fluid flow perspective or from a functionalization perspective, e.g., having the ability of that end to be particularly functionalized, for example.
- the material that is used to impregnate, functionalize, dope, or coat the carbon nanotubes is present in an amount sufficient to achieve active and/or selective transport of fluids or components thereof into, out of, through, along or around the carbon nanotubes.
- This material may comprise the same material that is selectively transported into, out of, through, along or around the carbon nanotubes.
- a nanostructure material used to remove arsenic from fluid can be first impregnated with arsenic ions. These arsenic ions are referred to as the "target ion.”
- a “target ion” generally encompasses an ion that is impregnated (functionalized, doped or coated) into the carbon nanotube, and that is the same as the ion of the contaminant found in the fluid to be cleaned or purified.
- impregnated means that the carbon nanotubes are at least partially filled with the material of interest, which, as shown above, may comprise the same ion of the contaminant to be removed from the contaminated fluid.
- the nanotubes, and indeed the nanostructure made of the nanotubes are primed or "challenged” to accept and/or attract and/or those same ions found within the contaminated fluid.
- a doped carbon nanotube refers to the presence of atoms, other than carbon, in the nanostructured material.
- an ion specific separation device composed of a target ion- impregnated carbon nanotube can be fabricated.
- the impregnated nanotubes are fabricated such that an electron or phonon current can either be induced by electromagnetic, or acoustic means or by direct electrical or physical connection, and have defect sites that can be opened through functionalization chemistry to create ion channels.
- ion specific quantum wells will be created within the hollow region of the nanotube due to the quasi-one dimensional nature of the carbon nanotube defined by its morphology. This will create a "pre-programmed" or ion specific trap when the ion is moved or indexed through the nanotube. When the ion is moved within the nanotube, the ion specific trap is left behind, in the quasi one-dimensional quantum structure of the nanotube.
- the target ion will be able to minimize its free energy by adsorbing and filling the ion specific trap within the nanotube.
- the addition of the target ion in the nanotube will cause a change in resistance, which will trigger an electric and/or phononic current response that will move at least one ion through the nanotube and out of the system.
- the material can be programmed or reprogrammed depending on what ion the nanotube, nanostructured device has been filled with.
- the device will not have to consume power because power is only required when target ions are present.
- the built in self limiting process will take advantage of the fact that when there are no target ions in the fluid no power is required to remove them.
- the target material or the material that is used to impregnate, functionalize, dope, or coat the carbon nanotubes may comprise at least one compound chosen from oxygen, hydrogen, ionic compounds, halogenated compounds, sugars, alcohols, peptides, amino acids, RNA, DNA, endotoxins, metalo-organic compounds, oxides, borides, carbides, nitrides, and elemental metals and alloys thereof.
- the oxides comprise any well known oxide generally used in the art, such as an oxide of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, chlorine, iron, magnesium, silicon, zinc, titanium, or aluminum.
- the nanostructured material comprises the carbon nanotubes being placed in, and optionally dispersed in via ultrasonication, a liquid, solid, or gaseous medium.
- the carbon nanotubes may be maintained in such a medium by a mechanical force or a field chosen from, mechanical, chemical, electromagnetic, acoustic, and optic fields or combinations thereof.
- acoustic fields comprise certain frequencies of noise inside a cavity to form standing waves that hold the carbon nanotubes in a substantially static position.
- an optical field may comprise a single or an active array of optical tweezers generated by passing laser light through a hologram.
- the solid medium in which the carbon nanotubes can be found generally comprises at least one component chosen from fibers, substrates, and particles, each of which may comprise metallic, ceramic, and/or polymeric materials.
- the carbon nanotubes are interconnected and/or connected to fibers, substrates, and particles, such as those having a diameter up to 100 microns, to form a nanomembrane.
- Particle size is determined by a number distribution, e.g., by the number of particles having a particular size.
- the method is typically measured by microscopic techniques, such as by a calibrated optical microscope, by calibrated polystyrene beads and by calibrated scanning force microscope or scanning electron microscope or scanning tunneling microscope and scanning electron microscope. Methods of measuring particles of the sizes described herein are taught in Walter C. McCrone's et al., The Particle Atlas, (An encyclopedia of techniques for small particle identification), Vol. I, Principles and Techniques, Ed. Two (Ann Arbor Science Pub.), which is herein incorporated by reference.
- the polymeric material of the solid medium comprises single or multi-component polymers (advantageously where the multi-component polymers have at least two different glass transition or melting temperatures), nylon, polyurethane, acrylic, methacrylic, polycarbonate, epoxy, silicone rubbers, natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers, vulcanized rubbers, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, Nomex (poly-paraphylene terephtalamide), Kevlar poly (p-phenylene terephtalamide), PEEK (polyester ester ketene), Mylar (polyethylene terephthalate), viton (viton fluoroelastomer), polyetrafluoroethylene, polyetrafluoroethylene), halogenated polymers, such as polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyester (polyethylene terepthalate), polypropylene, and polychloroprene
- PVC polyvinylchloride
- the at least two different glass transition or melting temperatures of the multi-component polymers described herein are measured by heating to a temperature at which the material has inelastic deformation.
- the ceramic material of the solid medium comprises at least one of the following: boron carbide, boron nitride, boron oxide, boron phosphate, compounds having a spinel or garnet structure, lanthanum fluoride, calcium fluoride, silicon carbide, carbon and its allotropes, silicon oxide, glass, quartz, aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, zirconium oxide, zirconium carbide, zirconium boride, zirconium nitride, hafnium boride, thorium oxide, yttrium oxide, magnesium oxide, phosphorus oxide, cordierite, mullite, silicon nitride, ferrite, sapphire, steatite, titanium carbide, titanium nitride, titanium boride, and combinations thereof.
- the metallic material of the solid medium comprises at least one of the following elements: aluminum, copper, cobalt, gold, platinum, silicon, titanium, rhodium, indium, iron, palladium, germanium, tin, lead, tungsten, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, silver, zirconium, yttrium, and alloys thereof, including an alloy of iron, i.e., . steel.
- the liquid medium in which the carbon nanotubes can be found include water, oil, organic and inorganic solvents, as well as the liquid form of nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
- the gaseous medium in which the carbon nanotubes can be found include the air, or a gas chosen from argon, nitrogen, helium, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is related to the use of carbon nanotubes that have a scrolled tubular or non-tubular nano-structure of carbon rings.
- These carbon nanotubes are usually single-walled, multi- walled or combinations thereof, and may take a variety of morphologies.
- the carbon nanotubes used in the present disclosure may have a morphology chosen from nanohorns, nanospirals, dendrites, trees, spider nanotube structures, nanotube Y-junctions, and bamboo morphology.
- Such shapes generally tend to add in the use of the carbon nanotubes for nanomembranes.
- the above described shapes are more particularly defined in M.S. Dresselhaus.G. Dresselhaus, and P.Avouris, eds.
- Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications, Topics in Applied Physics. Vol. 80. 2000, Springer-Verlag; and "A Chemical Route to Carbon Nanoscrolls, Lisa M. Viculis, Julia J. Mack, and Richard B. Kaner; Science 28 February 2003; 299, both of which are herein incorporated by reference.
- carbon nanotubes may be functionalized to achieve desired chemical or biological activity.
- a functionalized carbon nanotube is one that comprises inorganic and/or organic compounds attached to the surface of the carbon nanotubes.
- the organic compounds may comprise linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated groups.
- Non-limiting examples of such organic compounds include at least one chemical group chosen from: carboxyl, amine, polyamide, polyamphiphiles, diazonium salts, pyrenyl, silane and combination thereof.
- Non-limiting examples of the inorganic compounds include at least one fluorine compound of boron, titanium, niobium, tungsten, and combination thereof.
- the inorganic compounds as well as the organic compounds may comprise a halogen atom or halogenated compound.
- functionalized carbon nanotubes comprise any one or any combination of the above-described inorganic and organic groups. These groups are generally located on the ends of the carbon nanotubes and are optionally polymerized.
- the functionalized carbon nanotubes can comprise a non-uniformity in composition and/or density of functional groups across the surface of the carbon nanotubes and/or across at least one dimension of the nanostructured material.
- the functionalized carbon nanotubes can comprise a substantjally uniform gradient of functional groups across the surface of the carbon nanotubes and/or across at least one dimension of the nanostructured material.
- carbon nanotubes are charged, such as with an AC or DC electromagnetic field, to a level sufficient to achieve desired properties. Desired properties include facilitating the coating of a surface of the nanotubes or aiding in the destruction, modification, removal, or separation of contaminants that are found in fluids that are in contact or in proximity to the carbon nanotubes. "Removal” is understood to mean at least one of the following mechanisms: size exclusion, absorption, and adsorption.
- charging may occur using any one of the following methods: chemical, irradiation, capacitive charging, or fluid flowing adjacent and/or through the carbon nanotubes. Charging of the nanotubes may occur prior to or simultaneous with the above-described functionalization procedure.
- Charging the nanotubes tends to facilitate their coating with metallic and/or polymeric materials.
- metallic materials that can be used to coat the carbon nanotubes include gold, platinum, titanium, rhodium, iridium, indium, copper, iron, palladium, gallium, germanium, tin, lead, tungsten, niobium, molybdenum, silver, nickel, cobalt, metals of the lanthanum group, and alloys thereof.
- Examples of such polymeric material that can be used to coat the carbon nanotubes include multicomponent polymers (advantageously where the multi-component polymers have at least two different glass transition or melting temperatures), nylon, polyurethane, acrylic, methacrylic, polycarbonate, epoxy, silicone rubbers, natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers, vulcanized rubbers, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, Nomex (poly-paraphylene terephtalamide), Kevlar poly (p- phenylene terephtalamide), PEEK (polyester ester ketene), Mylar (polyethylene terephthalate), viton (viton fluoroelastomer), polyetrafluoroethylene, polyetrafluoroethylene), halogenated polymers, such as polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyester (polyethylene terepthalate), polypropylene, and polychloroprene.
- Contaminants that can be cleaned from fluids include pathogens, microbiological organisms, DNA, RNA, natural organic molecules, molds, fungi, natural and synthetic toxins (such as chemical and biological warfare agents), heavy metals (such as arsenic, lead, uranium, thallium, cadmium, chromium, selenium, copper, and thorium), endotoxins, proteins, enzymes, and micro and nano-particle contaminants.
- pathogens such as pathogens, microbiological organisms, DNA, RNA, natural organic molecules, molds, fungi, natural and synthetic toxins (such as chemical and biological warfare agents), heavy metals (such as arsenic, lead, uranium, thallium, cadmium, chromium, selenium, copper, and thorium), endotoxins, proteins, enzymes, and micro and nano-particle contaminants.
- pathogens such as pathogens, microbiological organisms, DNA, RNA, natural organic molecules, molds,
- the present disclosure also relates to a method of purifying fluids, which includes both liquids and gases by removing at least one of these contaminants from fluid.
- contaminated fluid is contacted with the above described nanostructured material, e.g., the nanostructured material comprising defective carbon nanotubes chosen from impregnated, functionalized, doped, charged, coated, and irradiated nanotubes, and combination thereof.
- the activated nanostructured material may be treated and/or activated with constituents that modify the biological or chemical activity of the fluid to be cleaned.
- the method allows for at least partially separating contaminants from the treated fluids to form distinct fluid streams of . contaminants and treated fluid.
- the fluid to be cleaned is a liquid, such as water, natural and/or synthetic petroleum and its. byproducts, biological fluids, foodstuffs, alcoholic beverages, and medicines.
- a major problem is the latent growth of bacteria in the petroleum during storage. This has been a problem particularly with aviation fuel. The presence of such bacteria can severely foul and eventually ruin the fuel. Accordingly, a major area of concern in the area of liquid purification is for cleaning bacteria from natural and/or synthetic petroleum products. Natural and/or synthetic petroleum and its byproducts include aviation, automotive, marine, and locomotive fuels, rocket fuels, industrial and machine oils and lubricants, and heating oils and gases.
- the biological fluids described herein are derived from an animal, human, plant, or comprise a growing broth used in the processing of a biotechnology or pharmaceutical product.
- the biological fluids comprise blood, human milk and components of both.
- foodstuffs comprise animal by-products, such as eggs and milk, fruit juice, natural syrups, and natural and synthetic oils used in the cooking or food industry, including, but not limited to olive oil, peanut oil, flower oils (sunflower, safflower), vegetable oil, and the like.
- one embodiment of the present invention involves the treatment of alcoholic beverages.
- the fermentation of alcoholic beverages results in contaminants in the finished product.
- oxygen is one undesired contaminant of the wine making process.
- sulfites are normally added to absorb or remove this excess oxygen. Due to health concerns, however, sulfites should be avoided.
- One aspect of the present invention includes treating wine to remove unwanted contaminants, such as oxygen, using the above-describe nanostructure material. Because the process would eliminate or substantially reduce the need for sulfites in wine, the wine industry would benefit from the purification process described herein.
- Another aspect of the present invention includes a method of cleaning the air to remove the above-mentioned contaminants.
- the present disclosure also relates to a method of purifying water by contacting contaminated water with an activated nanostructured material described herein. It has been demonstrated that contaminants, such as salts, bacteria and viruses, can be removed from water, to a level of at least 3 logs (99.9%), such as at least 4 logs (99.99%), and at least 5 logs (99.999%), and up to level of detection currently available, i.e., up to 7 logs (99.99999%).
- the contaminants again comprise pathogens, microbiological organisms, DNA, RNA, natural organic molecules, molds, fungi, natural and synthetic toxins, heavy metals (e.g., arsenic, lead, uranium, thallium, cadmium, chromium, selenium, copper, and thorium), endotoxins, proteins, enzymes, and micro and nano-particle contaminants.
- heavy metals e.g., arsenic, lead, uranium, thallium, cadmium, chromium, selenium, copper, and thorium
- endotoxins proteins
- enzymes enzymes
- micro and nano-particle contaminants also of interest is the desalination of water (i.e., where the contaminants comprise salts).
- Fig. 1 is an optical image of sample 1 : E.coli without carbon nanotube, nanostructured material (not sonicated; fixation after 48 hours).
- Fig. 2 is an optical image of sample 2: E.coli without carbon nanotube, nanostructured material (sonicated; fixation after 48 hours).
- Fig. 3 is an optical image of sample 3: E.coli with carbon nanotube, nanostructured material; sonicated; fixation within 3 hours.
- Fig. 4 is in optical image of sample 4: E.coli with carbon nanotube, nanostructured material (sonicated; fixation after 48 hours).
- Fig. 5 is in an AFM image of sample 2: E.coli without carbon nanotube, nanostructured material (sonicated; no fixation).
- Fig. 6 is an AFM image of sample #3: E.coli with carbon nanotube, nanostructured material (sonicated; fixation within 3 hours).
- Fig. 7 is an AFM image of sample #3: three dimension transformation of Fig. 6.
- Fig. 8 is an AFM image of sample #3: E.coli with carbon nanotube, nanostructured material (sonicated; fixation within 3 hours).
- Fig. 9 is an AFM image of sample #3: three dimension transformation of Fig. 8.
- Fig. 10 is AFM image of Sample #4: E.coli with carbon nanotube, nanostructured material (sonicated; no fixation).
- Fig. 11 is an AFM image of sample #4: three dimension transformation of Fig. 10.
- Fig. 12 is a photograph showing a vertical nanotube at rest (left) and vibrating (right) due to fluid flow.
- Fig. 13 is a micrograph of the edge of a nanostructured material attached to a 20 micron metal mesh superstructure.
- Fig. 14 is a micrograph showing nanotubes in a pore of a supporting superstructure (cellulose acetate) wrapping themselves around the fibers of the supportstructure.
- Fig. 15 is a micrograph of the torn edge of a carbon nanotube - nanostructured material.
- Fig. 16 is a micrograph of a fused monolayer of carbon nanotube nanostructured material stretched and fused to support wires spanning a 25x25 micron opening.
- Fig. 17 is a photograph of self woven carbon nanotube nanostructured material.
- Fig. 18 is a micrograph of freestanding carbon nanotubes fused at the intersection points to form a nanostructured material.
- Fig. 19 is a micrograph of freestanding, self woven nanostructured material.
- Fig. 20 is a simulation of fluid flow dynamics around a carbon nanotubes in a nanostructured material.
- Fig. 21 is an image showing the results of a bacteria removal
- fluid sterilization incorporating nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, metallic oxide nanowires, and metal nanowires is believed to be a result, at least in part from, in the formation of a unique nanoscopic kill zone that uses focused forces to kill microbes and other pathogens.
- microorganisms come into contact with the nanomaterial described herein, causing focused forces to be applied to the microorganisms which break open cell membranes and cause internal cellular damage, thus destroying the microorganisms or destroying their ability to reproduce.
- liquids can be sterilized from microorganisms.
- Common microorganisms are 1-5 microns long and as such are at least 100 times larger than a nanostructure such as carbon nanotubes.
- Known examples of these organisms include E. coli, Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia, Entamoeha histolytica, and many others.
- Mechanisms believed to be capable of destroying microorganisms in this nano-regime can act independently or in concert with one another.
- Non-limiting examples of such mechanisms include:
- DNA DNA, RNA, proteins, organelles, etc.
- MS2 which is commonly used as a surrogate in assessing treatment capabilities of membranes designed for treating drinking water, is a single stranded RNA virus, with a diameter of 0.025 urn and an icosahedron shape. Its size and shape are similar to other water related viruses such as the poliovirus and hepatitis.
- a process of liquid desalination according to the present disclosure is also based on nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, metallic oxide nanowires, and metal nanowires.
- nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, metallic oxide nanowires, and metal nanowires.
- One mechanism believed to be capable of desalinating liquid with nanomaterials is the creation of an ionic separation gradient between two nanomaterial membranes. When one nanomaterial membrane carries a positive charge and the other membrane a negative charge, the charge difference between these two plates creates an ionic separation gradient that causes cations to migrate to one side of the zone and anions to migrate towards the other.
- the tremendous surface area on the nanomaterial membranes is used to create very high capacitance, enabling the creation of a very efficient ionic gradient.
- a desalination unit could incorporate two or more parallel layers of supported conductive nanomaterial membrane. that are electrically isolated from each other. This layered nanostructured material may be assembled at the intersection of a Y junction channel. The two or more layers may be electrically charged, in a static mode, or in an active mode in which the charge on each plate sequentially indexes from positive to neutral to negative to neutral — one positively and one negatively — to create either a salt trap between them or to electronically create a moving capacitor in the structure causing the salt to migration in a different direction than the flow of the water.
- the concentrated salt water would be channeled out one leg of the Y junction and the fresh water out the other.
- the geometry, capacitance, and morphology of the device may be optimized for the hydrodynamic flow using complex analysis such as method of residues, fitness functions and optimization algorithms.
- the base unit of the device will be a variant on the wide junction geometry in which most of the liquid will continue to flow along the main channel while a smaller quantity of liquid is taken out through the outlet channel.
- Many such base units may be used in parallel and/or series to reduce the salt concentration and increase total liquid processed.
- a heat pump to cool the near super-saturated salt liquid and to heat the incoming raw liquid.
- Such a system can be actively monitored to ensure proper concentration before cooling is applied. Salt crystallization will occur when the solution is cooled because the saturated solution will transition into a super-saturated state more quickly in colder temperature. In salt water, this will have the effect of speeding the crystallization of the salt in the brine.
- the final products of the desalination process will be a nearly salt free liquid, such as removing contaminants, including but not limited to crystallized salts or a concentrated brine mixture, to a level of at least log 4 (99.99%) and up to and including log 7 (99.99999), with intermediate levels of log 5 and log 6 purity.
- a refrigerated brine holding tank will speed crystallization and allow any remaining liquid to be put through the process again.
- surfaces susceptible to biomaterials and other impurities or contaminants can be coated in a layer of nanomaterial to prevent the growth of microbes.
- nanomaterials include functionalized nanotube nanostructured material that have been functionalized with elements or compounds having antibacterial properties, such as silver, or aluminum oxide.
- the invention further relates to methods to the manufacture the nanostructure materials described herein.
- Such methods include an organic solvent evaporation process, a metallic oxide nanowire process, a geometric weave process, a vacuum filtration process, and a nanostructure polymerization process.
- Each of these processes can create a nanostructure with nanomaterials embedded on them or composed of them.
- each of these membranes enables the fluid purification treatment technologies disclosed herein.
- membranes made according to the present disclosure has high permeability to allow for high fluid flow rates.
- the permeability of a nanomaterial membrane is generally controlled by its thickness and fiber density. Accordingly, an ultrathin, ultrastrong nanomaterial membrane of low fiber density will be much more transparent to the flow of fluids than a thick nanomaterial membrane would be. Therefore, one embodiment of the present invention is directed to a fused nanomaterial membrane primarily composed of high strength carbon nanotubes.
- the entire nanomaterial membrane can be coated with a metal, a plastic, or. a ceramic. Defects can be removed from the nanomaterial membrane by chemical, electrical, thermal, or mechanical means to enhance its structural integrity .
- the entire nanomaterial membrane can be stimulated with static or dynamic electromagnetic fields to cause specific absorption or rejection of certain molecules when fine tuned.
- High-frequency electrical stimulation can create an ultrasonic self-cleaning effect.
- nanostructured material By taking advantage of the strength, Young's modulis, conductivity, and piezo-electric effect of the nanotube, nanostructured material one can stimulate the material as a whole to vibrate, and to eject contaminates from the surface, so as to reduce fouling.
- the starting carbon nanotubes generally contain residual iron particles or other catalytic particles that remain after production of the nanotubes.
- a strong oxidizing agent such as acids and/or peroxides or combinations there of before forming a nanostructured material.
- acid washing has the benefit of removing amorphous carbon which interferes with the surface chemistry of the nanotube.
- the washed carbon nanotubes are generally fabricated into a nanostructured material using one of the following processes. It is noted that any one of the following processes, as well as those described in the Examples, can be used to create a nanostructured material described herein, whether multi or monolayered.
- a nanostructure material such as a sterilization membrane
- a nanostructure material can be made by bonding nanomaterials with an adhesive.
- adhesives are chemical adhesives, such as glue, metallic adhesives, such as gold, and ceramic adhesives, such as alumina.
- nanomaterials are carbon nanotubes, silicon and other metallic nanowires, and metallic oxide nanowires.
- carbon nanotubes can be mixed with a solvent, such as xylene.
- this dispersion is next be placed in an ultrasonic bath for 5-10 minutes to de-agglomerate the carbon nanotubes.
- the resulting dispersion is next poured onto fiber paper to allow the organic solvent to evaporate, optionally with the addition of moderate heating.
- the carbon nanotubes deposit on the fiber paper.
- other polymeric materials may be added to the organi solvent to enhance the resulting structure's mechanical stability; the concentration of this adhesive material can be at 0.001 - 10 % of the weight of the solvent used.
- a sterilization . membrane is made with metallic oxide nanowires.
- metal meshes are heated to a temperature ranging from 230-1000°C in an oxidative environment to create metallic oxide nanowires on the metal wires of the metal mesh.
- the metal meshes may comprise a metal chosen from copper, aluminum, and silicon.
- the metallic oxide nanowires can be in a size ranging from 1-100 nanometers in diameter, such as 1-50 nanometers in diameter, including 10-30 nanometers in diameter.
- the surface of the mesh is abraded to provide surface texture to accept and hold the nanotube aliquot deposition to create better substrate attachment.
- a membrane made according to this process may be used by itself to sterilize liquid, treated to strengthen its overall structure, or coated with carbon nanotubes or other nanostructures for further activity.
- solutions of well-dispersed single or multi- walled carbon nanotubes are passed through the mesh where they adhere to the metallic oxide surface.
- This resulting mesh may or may not be treated thermally, mechanically (e.g., such as by hydraulic pressure), chemically, or through rapid laser heating to enhance structural integrity. It also may or may not be coated with metal, ceramic, plastic, or polymers to enhance its structural activity.
- the resulting mesh may also be subjected to this nanotube solution treatment a number of times until the proper design criteria are reached. Further modification to the carbon nanotubes and/or support of this membrane can be made to functionalize the materials so that they chemically react with biological molecules to destroy, modify, remove, or separate them.
- metal meshes such as copper meshes are placed in a chemical vapor deposition chamber in an oxidative environment.
- the reaction zone is heated to a temperature ranging from 230-1000° C to cause creation of metallic oxide nanowires while the chamber is in an atmosphere for a period ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
- a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in liquid can then passed through the formed structure. After this treatment, the entire structure can be thermally annealed in vacuum at 1000° C to strengthen the overall structure.
- the carbon nanotubes can optionally be treated in a solution of nitric and sulfuric acids to create carboxyl functional groups on the carbon nanotubes.
- a sterilization membrane can be made by vacuum deposition of carbon nanotube dispersions to lay down layers of carbon nanotubes on at least one substrate. Ultrasonication may be used to aid in dispersing and/or deagglomerating carbon nanotubes during deposition.
- An envisioned process of the deposition method comprises placing carbon nanotubes in a suitable organic solvent or liquid and ultrasonicating to disperse the carbon nanotubes during deposition.
- the solution can be placed in a vacuum filtration device equipped with ultrasonication to further ensure that the carbon nanotubes are deagglomerated.
- the nanomaterial in the solution may be deposited on to a substrate whose porosity is small enough to trap carbon nanotubes but larger than the microorganisms to be removed from the contaminated fluid.
- the resulting NanoMeshTM can be removed with the help of using a supporting metal mesh to maintain flatness during removal.
- the porous substrate used to trap the carbon nanotubes can also be removed by dissolving in acid or base, or oxidized to leave a free-standing carbon nanotube membrane.
- the vacuum filtration process may be modified by using electromagnetic fields to align the nanostructures during deposition.
- the nanostructures are placed in a suitable solvent (organic solvent or liquid), ultrasonicated to disperse them in the solvent, which is then placed in a vacuum filtration apparatus equipped with an ultrasonic probe to keep them from becoming agglomerated during deposition.
- a suitable solvent organic solvent or liquid
- an electromagnetic field is applied to align the nanostructures during their deposition.
- This electromagnetic field can also be arbitrarily modulated in three space adjusted and to result in a woven or partially woven - partially nonwoven structure.
- the resulting membrane is then removed with the help of a supporting metal mesh and the entire membrane is immersed in acid to remove the initial substrate, which acted as a sacrificial support.
- the vacuum filtration process may be modified to allow for the creation of multiple layers of nanostructures.
- a suspension of nanostructures can be formed in an organic solvent above a substrate. For example, with very low vacuum pressure the solvent is removed leaving behind a very thin layer of nanotubes on a steel mesh, such as a 20 micron steel mesh. This layer can then cured and dried. This process can repeated multiple times in order to create several layers of NanoMeshTM.
- nanostructures can be dispersed evenly, whether in a gas or a liquid solution.
- a quantity of nanostructures is released as a fan to stir the gas to cause dispersion of the carbon nanotubes in the chamber.
- This gas may also be mechanically modulated at frequencies sufficient to cause dispersion.
- the carbon nanotubes are being added to the chamber they are charged to a voltage sufficient to overcome the attractive Van der Waals forces, by passing the nanotubes through a high surface area electrode. This will prohibit agglomeration.
- the nanotube impregnated gas is now ready for gas phase deposition. By applying a pressure different passing the gas though a grounded mesh electrode. The nanotubes will stick to this grounded mesh electrode.
- the carbon nanotube nanostructured material is in its most fragile state.
- the nanostructured material can now be exposed to ionizing radiation to cause the structure to fuse together and/or to coat surface via chemical vapor deposition (CVD), plasma enhanced chemical vapor, deposition PECVD, or physical vapor deposition (PVD) processing techniques, or by chemical fusing techniques.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- PECVD plasma enhanced chemical vapor
- PVD physical vapor deposition
- the surface can then be removed and exposed to a sputtering process sufficient to cover the nanostructures and cause them to lock together.
- the resulting membrane can then be removed from the surface by reversing the charge of the surface causing the membrane to fall away.
- a nanomaterial membrane is produced by linking nanostructures to one another through polymer bonding.
- An envisioned process of this method involves first ultrasonicating a quantity of nanostructures (such as carbon nanotubes) in an acid solution.
- the acid will act to cut the lengths of the nanotubes, to expose their ends, and allow carboxyl ions (COOH) to graft thereto.
- the resultant carboxyl functionalized product is then treated with concentrated acid to create carboxyl groups (COOH) which are more reactive for cross-linking reactions, such as condensation.
- This COOH functionalized nanostructure is then reacted at the carboxyl groups to crosslink two nanostructures together.
- the mixture is then allowed to react until an entire cross-linked network is formed into a fused nanomaterial membrane.
- MS-2 is a male specific, single stranded RNA virus, with a diameter of 0.025 ⁇ m and an icosahedron shape. Its size and shape are similar to other water related viruses such as the poliovirus and hepatitis and it is a non-human pathogen.
- a 1 % solution MgCI 2 (or CaCI 2 ) is first be prepared by adding to a desired amount of Dl water MgCI 2 (or CaCI 2 ).
- a typical example is 1.0 g MgCI 2 /99 ml Dl water. This solution is autoclaved and cooled.
- a preparation of Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution (1x PBS) is next prepared by adding to a desired amount of Dl water Phosphate Buffered Saline Powder Concentrate.
- a typical example is 4.98 g PBS/ 500 ml Dl water. This solution is also autoclaved and cooled.
- a preparation of streptomycin/ampicillin antibiotic solution (Strep/Amp) is next made by adding to a desired amount of Dl water Streptomycin ' Sulfate.
- a typical example is 0.15g Strep/100 ml Dl water.
- Ampicillin Sodium Salt is then added to the solution.
- a typical example is
- a preparation of E. coli Stock Culture is made by first making a desired volume of Tryptic soy broth. The previously made streptomycin/ampicillin antibiotic solution is mixed with the T-soy in 1 :100 ratio. (1.0 ml step/amp/100 ml T-soy).
- E. coli strain used herein is the HS(pF amp)R strain (E. coli with an inserted strep/amp resistance plasmid).
- E. coli strain C3000 which commercially available (American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)) can also be used.
- the T-soy broth/E. coli culture is then placed into a shaking water bath at 37°C (or orbital shaker in a 37° incubator), shaking vigorously for 2.5-3.0 hours (or at a time in which the E. coli reach mid-log phase in their growth cycle). This shaking step is to provide oxygen to the entire culture so it does not become anaerobic and inhibit growth.
- the culture is then from incubator and stored at 10°C.
- MS2 Bacteriophage Propagation was performed by first adding liquid culture of MS2 (approx. 1 x 10 10 -1 x 10 11 MS2/500 ml T-soy broth) to the T-soy broth and then incubating at 37°C for 12-18 hours.
- the MS2 strain used was a commercially available specimen (ATCC (American Type Culture Collection), catalog # 15597-B1 )).
- the culture is transferred to an appropriate size centrifuge tube, and centrifuged under the following conditions: 10,000 rpm, 4°C, for 10 minutes. After centrifuging, the supernatant can be decanted, being careful not to disturb the pellet.
- the MS2 stock is generally stored at 10°C.
- MS2 Enumeration is generally performed in the following manner.
- a 1X Overlay is made by mixing the following in 1000 ml of Dl water and bringing to a boil.
- the diluted sample and MS2 is mixed throughout the overlay.
- the overlay and its contents are added onto a T-soy plate, which is swirled in a circular motion to evenly distribute the overlay across the surface of the agar. After a few minutes, the overlay harden, at which time it is incubated at 37°C for 12-18 hours.
- MS2 plaques will appear as circular clearing zones in the E. coli lawn.
- Negative and positive controls are generally used in this assay.
- the negative control includes the addition of only the E. coli to the overlay (no sample) to determine if the E. coli is growing properly, and if any phage or bacterial contamination is present.
- An additional control that can also be used to determine these factors can be performed by placing a small volume of the E. coli host (no MS2 or overlay) on a T-soy plate and examining the resulting colony morphology.
- the positive control includes the addition of only the E. coli to the overlay (no sample) and subsequent plating. Once the overlay is evenly distributed across the surface of the plate, a small volume of MS2 stock is placed on various spots throughout the surface of the overlay. After incubation, the presence of plaques in these spots demonstrates that the E. coli host can effectively be infected by the MS2 phage.
- Example 3 shows the destruction of E.coli bacteria, as evidenced by the presence of free bacteria DNA and protein found in the filtrate. Damaged cells are dissipated by water flow as seen in Example 3. Therefore, not only does the inventive carbon nanotube nanostructured material completely destroy bacteria but the inventive material does not foul due to the build up of bio burden, which should provide for a longer life than those materials currently used.
- An activated nanostructured material was made from commercially available purified carbon nanotubes. These nanotubes were placed in a 50 ml conical centrifuge tube to which concentrated nitric acid was added to a volume of 45 ml. The tube was shaken vigorously for 2-3 minutes to mix the acid and nanotubes, and then centrifuged at 2,500 RPM for five minutes to pellet the nanotubes.
- NanoMeshTM The resulting nanostructure material (called NanoMeshTM) was removed from the fabricator and allowed to air dry at room temperature for 2 hrs to form an activated carbon nanotube, nanostructured material.
- This example describes a purification test on water contaminated with E.coli bacteria stock culture, that was purchased from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC).
- a bacteria assay was conducted by challenging the carbon nanotube nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1 , with a challenge of ((4 x 10 7 ⁇ 2 x 10 7 colony forming units per ml (cfu/ml)) of E.coli stock culture ATCC #25922, that was first reconstituted. Using a sterile biological loop (commercially available) a loop of the reconstituted stock was removed and streaked on a commercially available blood agar plate and incubated for 12-18 hours at 36° C. The culture was then removed from the incubator and examined for purity.
- the test results established removal rates which exceeded EPA potable water standards for removal of bacteria from water.
- the EPA standards dictate 6 logs removal (>99.99995%) of E.coli bacteria to achieve potable water.
- Improved purification by greater log removals of E.coli bacteria have been achieved in such tests, by challenging the carbon nanotube, nanostructured material, with higher concentrations of E.coli bacteria challenge material, made as described above.
- Such tests with higher concentrations confirm removal rates of greater than 7 log.
- Independent tests, using the test procedures described in this example, of the carbon nanotube nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1 establish this material as a complete barrier to E.coli bacteria.
- This example describes the chemical analysis of filtrate from an E.coli challenge test, performed as described in Example 2, on the carbon nanotube nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1.
- This example provided verification of purification through destruction of E.coli bacteria passing through the inventive carbon nanotube nanostructured material.
- Evidence of purification through the destruction of the contaminant, (E.coli bacteria) was established by the presence of DNA and protein in the challenge filtrate.
- a control filtrate was obtained by passing the E.coli challenge filtrate through a commercially available 0.45 micron Millipore filter.
- the resulting filtrates, of the control and the challenge were then analyzed with a commercially available spectra-photometer to determine the presence of protein and DNA.
- the test challenge filtrate was not concentrated.
- the analysis of the filtrate with a commercially available spectra-photometer revealed 40 ⁇ g/ml of DNA and 0.5 mg/ml of protein. Concentrations of protein and DNA at these levels in non-concentrated challenge filtrate were 6 times higher than the control test material. These concentrations confirmed the destruction of the E.coli in the challenge by the carbon nanotube nanostructured material,
- Example 4 Purification Test on Water Contaminated with MS-2 Bacteriophage Virus
- the MS-2 bacteriophage virus is commonly used in assessing treatment capabilities of membranes designed for treating drinking water (NSF 1998).
- the pressure challenges for this example were performed with 100 ml challenge solutions using the protocols described above.
- the MS-2 challenge materials were prepared in accordance with those steps enumerated above.
- This example describes a purification test on water contaminated with arsenic.
- a stock solution of 150 parts per billion arsenic in 100 ml of water was passed through the carbon nanotube, nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1.
- a sample of the as-treated water was analyzed according to the EPA Method #SM 183113B.
- the analysis of the challenge filtrate confirm a reduction of the arsenic level by 86% ⁇ 5%; after passing the challenge as-treated water, one time through the inventive carbon nanotube nanostructured material.
- a sample of contaminated jet fuej (JP8) was obtained from a 33,000 gallon storage tank located at the United States Air Force Research facility at the Wright Patterson Air Force base. After collection, the sample was cultured on trypticase-soy agar and found to contain three types of bacteria: two bacillus species and one micrococcus species. The sample was separated, in two container of 2 liters each. Both containers presented two distinct layers, jet fuel on top and water on the bottom. Container A contained a heavy contaminated growth layer at the interface between the water and the fuel. Container B only showed slight contamination. The challenge test bacteria were obtained from the interface of the fuel and water from Container B.
- the fuel/water/bacteria challenge filtrate sample was allowed to separate into its fuel - water components, and four test samples were obtained from each component. Each test sample was plated on agar. Samples were then incubated to analyze bacteria growth at 37°C and samples were incubated at room temperature to analyze mold growth. No bacteria or mold culture growth was observed on the challenge filtrate test plates after incubating the samples for 24 and 48 hours. The control samples presented vigorous colonies of bacteria and mold growth after incubation at 24 and 48 hours. The results confirm that the carbon nanotube nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1 , was a complete barrier to bacteria in fuel for it accomplished removal of bacteria and mold from the fuel beyond the limits of measuring with testing protocols.
- Example 7 A study of E.coli interaction with carbon nanotube nanostructured material
- the carbon nanotube nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1 was rinsed 6 times with Dl water.
- the rinsed carbon nanotube nanostructured material was diluted to a concentration of 10,000 ppm in Dl water.
- E.coli suspension was placed on a commercially available glass microscope slide (American Scientific Products, Micro Slides, plain, Cat. M6145, size 75 x 25 mm) that was cleaned with sulfuric acid and rinsed with Dl water.
- the drop of E.coli suspension was smeared and allowed the to air dry, and refrigerated at 4 degrees Celsius for 48 hours.
- the prepared slide was heat fixed by passing through a flame in a manner known to the art.
- Suspension #1 was diluted with Dl water to a concentration of 2x10 9 CFU/ml of E.coli.
- Carbon nanotube, nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1 was added to Suspension #2.
- Suspension #2 was diluted with Dl water to the same concentration of E.coli as Suspension # 1.
- the concentration of carbon nanotube nanostructured material, made in accordance with Example 1 was 625 ppm.
- Suspensions # 1 and #2 were simultaneously ultrasonicated with a Branson-2510 sonicator for 3 min. These suspensions were centrifuged in a commercially available centrifuge at 2500 rpm for 2 minutes to pellet them, and subsequently decanted leaving 1 ml of supernatant behind (and to- suspend the pellet in Suspension # 1 and #2). The pellet of Suspension # 1 and #2, was then used in samples described below.
- Sample 2 was prepared by placing a drop of Suspension #1 was placed on a glass slide described above, and refrigerated for 19 hours. After being refrigerated for 19 hours, an atomic force microscope (AFM) was used . to investigate the sample without fixation. Sample #2 was then placed in a refrigerator for 24 hours at the same temperature noted above. After, being refrigerated for 24 hours, Sample #2 was thermally fixed, by methods know in the art. Sample #2 was stained by methods know to the art, using with Gram Crystal Violet dye. Light microscopy was subsequently investigated. [0202] Sample #3:
- Sample 3 was prepared by placing (and smearing) a drop of Suspension #2 on a glass slide. Thermal fixation was performed within 3 hours after ultrasonic treatment. Stain Sample #3, by methods know to the art, using Gram Crystal Violet dye. Sample #3 was placed in a refrigerator at the same temperature noted above. After 19 hours, Sample #3 was removed from the refrigerator and analyzed with an AFM without fixation. Sample #3 was , placed back in the refrigerator at for 24 hours, after which time light microscopy was conducted.
- Sample #4 was prepared in the manner described for Sample #2, with the exception that Suspension #2 (and not Suspension #1) was used.
- Sample #3 demonstrated complete absence of bacteria on the areas of the slide where no nanotubes were observed. There were only a few carbon nanotube nanostructured material observed at the periphery of the smear. The majority of the carbon nanotube nanostructured material had been washed from the slide when the excess violet stain was washed from the slide. Bacteria concentration was observed at boundaries of carbon nanotube nanostructured material (Fig. 3). The bacteria areas separate particles as shown in violet.
- Sample #4 also demonstrated presence of E.coli at boundaries ' of carbon nanotube nanostructured material but it appear in the image as blur spots (Fig.4).
- Atomic force microscopy was made at Veeco Dimension 3100 Scanning Probe System in tapping mode.
- Sample #2 demonstrated E.coli closely packed together (Fig. 5). All cells had sharp boundaries. Note that the decrease in size and packing density of bacteria can be seen when comparing AFM image of sample #2 before heat treatment (Fig. 5) and optical image of this sample after heat treatment (Fig. 2).
- Sample #3 shows some cells inside of carbon nanotube nanostructured material (Fig. 6). The presence at least one individual cell in upper middle part of the image is apparent. The boundary of the E.coli cell wall is diffused.
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