GRAPHENE-BASED MOLECULAR SEPARATION AND SEQUESTRATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR HARVEST AND RECOVERY

摘要

A device for separating a component from a medium includes at least one charging area to apply an electrical charge to the medium which aligns the medium according to a polarity of the electrical charge. At least one screening area is associated with the charging area to separate a component from the aligned medium.

主权项

1. A device for separating a target component from a medium, comprising:
at least one charging area to apply an electrical field to the medium and components therein which locates the components in the medium in a direction perpendicular to the applied electric field according to a component's electrophoretic mobility or isoelectric point; and at least one screening area associated with said charging area to separate the target component from other components of selected electrophoretic mobility or isoelectric point, wherein the screening area comprises a membrane of perforated two-dimensional material wherein the hole sizes are chosen to block passage of components larger than a selected size.