Graphene could be 'super filter'

Graphene filtration of ‘heavy water’ used in nuclear power plants could be 10 times less energy intensive, and simpler and cheaper than current separation methods, University of Manchester research indicates

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Current separation methods for producing heavy water for nuclear power plants are energy intensive, and costly

A team led by Nobel Prize winner Sir Andre Geim demonstrated graphene membranes can act as a sieve, separating protons – nuclei of hydrogen – from heavier nuclei of hydrogen isotope deuterium.