• 文献标题:   Effect of Temperature and Branched Crosslinkers on Supported Graphene Oxide Pervaporation Membranes for Ethanol Dehydration
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   STRUNCK AB, SURI A, BOFFA V
  • 作者关键词:   pervaporation, membrane, separation, biofuel, azeotrope, graphene oxide
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Aalborg Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano10081571
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

We describe the performance of graphene oxide (GO) membranes stabilized by crosslinkers and supported on polyethersulfone films in the dehydration of ethanol in a continuous cross-flow pervaporation set-up. We used two crosslinker species with branched structures (humic acid-like substances derived from urban waste and a synthetic hyperbranched polyol). The supported crosslinked GO films were prepared by rod coating on a polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane. Pervaporation experiments were carried out at temperatures of 40, 50, 60 and 70 degrees C. When the feed comprised pure water and ethanol, a much higher flux of water than ethanol was observed at all temperatures through GO films stabilized by the two crosslinkers (humic acid, GO-HAL, and the synthetic hyperbranched polyol, GO-HBPO), indicating the separation ability of these crosslinked membranes. For feed mixtures of water and ethanol, the GO-HAL and GO-HBPO membranes showed good separation performances by producing permeates with a significantly higher water content than the feed at all temperatures.