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Natural Lattice Defects in Graphite Confirmed

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mechanicusMECHANICUS 05/03/2016 at 23:510 Comments

https://books.google.com/books?id=ivMHo0uSSvIC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=natural+defects+in+crystalline+graphite&source=bl&ots=W-rmiog8fp&sig=imCwQnUzLIgDi2tpbSIsR57nm78&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKv5vW_77MAhUBk4MKHeFgBmUQ6AEIVDAI#v=onepage&q=natural defects in crystalline graphite&f=false

In the section 1.3.2

Natural graphite has defects in the form of twinning planes and screw deformations. These are what allow only water to pass and solvated ions to be filtered.

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