• 文献标题:   Free-standing graphene oxide membrane with tunable channels for efficient water pollution control
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHAO S, ZHU HT, WANG H, RASSU P, WANG Z, SONG P, RAO DW
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide membrane, tunable interlayer spacing, ionic sieving, hotpressing
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   0304-3894 EI 1873-3336
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beijing Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.055
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

In this study, a graphene oxide (GO) membrane with tunable interlayer spacing was fabricated by a facile method combining the inter-layer modification with external treatment. Congo red (CR), a negatively charged dye with n-orbital-rich groups, was adsorbed on nonoxide regions (G regions) of GO nano-sheets; thus, the interlayers were cross-linked by Ca2+ ions through chelating reaction. GO@CR nano-sheets pi-pi at stacking interactions were changed by thermal reduction of the GO/Ca/CR membrane using a hot-pressing method. A broader effective inter-layer spacing control of the GO membrane in wet condition was achieved (from 7.7 +/- 0.2 angstrom to 11.7 +/- 0.25 angstrom). With the decrease of effective inter-layer spacing, the rejection of dyes and heavy metal ions gradually increased (i.e., methylene blue (99.5%), Cu2+ (98.6%), Ni2+ (97.2%), Pb2+ (97.2%) and Cd2+ (99.1%) at 7.7 angstrom) and a sufficient permeation flux was also achieved (17.1 L/m(2).h.bar). Meanwhile, the diffusion mechanism of water molecules inside the interlayer gallery of GO laminates was explored by climbing image nudged elastic band (cNEB) method. The hydrogen bonding between water molecules and hydroxyl groups constrained the diffusion of water molecules; consequently, partially reduced hybrid GO membrane can show a better permeability for water and superior rejection for heavy metal ions.