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(A)
(B)
(a)
Solvent barrier
Organic
phase
Aqueous
phase
Direct permeation of
analytes through
membrane pores
Concentration gradient
across solvent barrier
(b)
Organic
phase
Solvent barrier
Aqueous
phase
Concentration gradient
across solvent barrier
Pathway for permeation
of analytes
CNT immobilized in membrane pores
figure 14.12
sEM images of (A) unmodified composite membrane and (b) membrane immobilizing with CNTs. schematic representa-
tion of solvent retention and solute transport in (a) the plain membrane and (b) the CNIM. The triangles represent the path of the analyte
molecules, and the dashed lines mark the solvent barriers. Reproduced with permission from Refs. [50, 51]. Ref. [50] © science direct
Elsevier and Ref. [51] © ACs Publications.
