Carbon Membranes Quiz

What property of carbon membranes allows for a reciprocal relationship with selectivity?

• a) The biocidal property

• b) The polymeric structure

• c) The meso-macroporous nature

• d) Their reciprocal relationship with permeance

Which is a type of nano-porous carbon membrane?

• a) Selective Surface Flow (SSF)

• b) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

• c) Molecular Sieve Carbon (MSC)

• d) Acrylate Terpolymer

What is the SSF membrane produced from?

• a) Polyvinylidine chloride-acrylate terpolymer

• b) Alumina

• c) Polyacrylonitrile

• d) Zeolites

The carbon nanotube assembly was developed at which institution?

• a) Oxford University

• b) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• d) Stanford University

What function does the carbon aerogel-carbon paper composite serve optimally?

• a) Electrodialysis

• b) Electrochemical double layer capacitors

• c) Fuel cells

• d) Water purification

Organic-Inorganic nanocomposite membranes are enhanced by the incorporation of which particles?

• a) Carbon nanotubes

• b) Gold nanoparticles

• c) Zeolites

• d) Oxide nanoparticles

Which property of nanocomposites can be controlled by integrating inorganic materials?

• a) Fouling tendency

• b) Electrical conductivity

• c) Permeance

• d) Biocidal properties

What application does the Organic-Inorganic nanocomposite membrane primarily serve?

• a) Osmosis

• b) Filtration

• c) Electrodialysis for desalination

• d) Gas drying

The introduction of inorganic particles to polymer nanocomposites enhances all EXCEPT which property?

• a) Mechanical toughness

• b) Conductivity

• c) Flexibility

• d) Catalytic activity

Which of the following is NOT a property of a nano-porous carbon film supported on a meso-macroporous inorganic solid?

• Meso-macroporous inorganic base

• Polymer structure

• Thickness less than 10 μm

• Made from polyvinylidene