Table 1 Water vapor fluxes measured through VAGME devices and conventional GO films.

From: Controlling nanochannel orientation and dimensions in graphene-based nanofluidic membranes

Membrane

Flux (60 °C) kg m−2 hr−1

Flux (80 °C) kg m−2 hr−1

Flux (100 °C)** kg m−2 hr−1

Conventional GO films

1.7–4.1* 9,27

(film cracking)

(film cracking)

VAGME (total area basis)

1.9 ± 0.1

5.6 ± 0.2

13 ± 2

VAGME (active area basis)

27 ± 1

79 ± 2

(1.8 ± 0.3) × 102

 

Normalized flux (60 °C) kg m−2 hr−1 μm

Normalized flux (80 °C) kg m−2 hr−1 μm

Normalized flux (100 °C) kg m−2 hr−1 μm

VAGME (active area basis)

(5.4 ± 0.2) × 102

(1.6 ± 0.1) × 103

(3.5 ± 0.6) × 103

  1. *The flux value from ref. 9 includes a calculated temperature correction based on vapor pressure driving force.
  2. **The 100 °C data is time-dependent and the table entries are average fluxes over 12 h.