DESALINATION AND/OR PURIFICATION DEVICE, DESALINATION AND/OR PURIFICATION CARBON MEMBRANE, AND METHOD OF DESALINATING AND/OR PURIFYING A LIQUID

The present invention relates to a desalination and/or purification device, a desalination and/or purification carbon membrane, and a method of desalinating and/or purifying a liquid by using such a desalination and/or purification device. In various illustrative embodiments, a desalination and/or purification device is provided, the desalination and/or purification device comprising a carbon membrane body comprising a carbon surface, and a structure of microchannels and/or nanochannels at least partially permeating the carbon membrane body and ending at openings at the carbon surface, a liquid transportation structure extending at least partially through the carbon membrane body, the liquid transportation structure being arranged and configured to supply the structure of microchannels and/or nanochannels of the carbon membrane body with a liquid to be desalinated and/or purified, and a condenser arranged above the carbon membrane body. Herein, the structure of microchannels and/or nanochannels of the carbon membrane body is an at least two-level disordered network of channels.