• 文献标题:   Supersonically blown nylon-6 nanofibers entangled with graphene flakes for water purification
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE JG, KIM DY, MALI MG, ALDEYAB SS, SWIHART MT, YOON SS
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE
  • ISSN:   2040-3364 EI 2040-3372
  • 通讯作者地址:   Korea Univ
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1039/c5nr06549f
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Water purification membranes, capable of purifying a few to tens of milliliters of aqueous methylene blue solution in a minute, were produced by supersonically blowing graphene flakes with a nylon-6 polymeric solution. The solution-blown nylon-6 nanofibers became entangled with graphene flakes thereby locking the graphene flakes within the frame of the bendable two-dimensional film structure. This method, which yielded a 5 x 7 cm(2)-sized membrane in less than 10 seconds, is commercially viable owing to fast fabrication and scalability. We show that our water purification device allows a flow rate range of 0.3-4 L h(-1) with a membrane area of just 5 cm(2), under a pressure difference of 0.5-3.5 bar. If the membrane were scaled up to 0.5 m(2), it could provide 300-4000 L h(-1) flow rate, an ample supply for home use.