Thin-film composite vapor-gap membrane for pressure-driven distillation

Journal:: Science Advances
Published:: 2025-05-09
DOI:: 10.1126/sciadv.adu6787
Affiliations:: 4
Authors:: 6

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Institutions	Authors	Share
Tianjin University (TJU), China	5.000000	0.83
Vanderbilt University (VU), United States of America (USA)	1.000000	0.17

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