• 文献标题:   Enhancing the Dye-Rejection Efficiencies and Stability of Graphene Oxide-Based Nanofiltration Membranes via Divalent Cation Intercalation and Mild Reduction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JEE H, JANG J, KANG Y, EISA T, CHAE KJ, KIM IS, YANG E
  • 作者关键词:   divalent ion, graphene oxide, membrane, nanofiltration, reduction, crosslinking
  • 出版物名称:   MEMBRANES
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.3390/membranes12040402
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Laminar graphene oxide (GO) membranes have demonstrated great potential as next-generation water-treatment membranes because of their outstanding performance and physicochemical properties. However, solute rejection and stability deterioration in aqueous solutions, which are caused by enlarged nanochannels due to hydration and swelling, are regarded as serious issues in the use of GO membranes. In this study, we attempt to use the crosslinking of divalent cations to improve resistance against swelling in partially reduced GO membranes. The partially reduced GO membranes intercalated by divalent cations (i.e., Mg2+) exhibited improved dye-rejection efficiencies of up to 98.40%, 98.88%, and 86.41% for methyl orange, methylene blue, and rhodamine B, respectively. In addition, it was confirmed that divalent cation crosslinking and partial reduction could strengthen mechanical stability during testing under harsh aqueous conditions (i.e., strong sonication).