• 文献标题:   Near-complete blocking of multivalent anions in graphene oxide membranes with tunable interlayer spacing from 3.7 to 8.0 angstrom
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIM J, LEE SE, SEO S, WOO JY, HAN CS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, interlayer spacing, reduction, swelling, dehydration
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0376-7388 EI 1873-3123
  • 通讯作者地址:   Korea Univ
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117394
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxide (GO) membranes have attracted attention as a promising candidate for selective ion permeation due to narrow interlayer spacing. Among several methods to control the interlayer spacing, the reduction of GO membranes has great potential for desalination and water purification. To apply GO membranes for ion separation, investigating ion transport of sub-nanometer channels of reduced GO membranes is needed. In this study, thermally and chemically reduced GO membranes were fabricated with different interlayer spacing ranging from 3.7 to 8.0 angstrom in a dry state. It was experimentally determined that the minimum spacing allowing water permeation was 5.7 angstrom (9.6 angstrom in water), and no water permeated at 5.0 angstrom or less. For ion permeation, a pure GO membrane exhibited similar permeability for most ions, while the permeability of GO membrane with 5.7 A spacing was strongly dependent of the size and charge of ions. The permeability of cations significantly changed along with the ionic radius, while there was a noticeable cutoff for permeability of multivalent anions such as SO42- and Fe(CN)(6)(3-). Our reduced GO membrane could be used to effectively block the permeation of large ions and multivalent anions.