• 文献标题:   Design of niobate nanosheet-graphene oxide composite nanofiltration membranes with improved permeability
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KUNIMATSU M, NAKAGAWA K, YOSHIOKA T, SHINTANI T, YASUI T, KAMIO E, TSANG SCE, LI JX, MATSUYAMA H
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, niobate nanosheet, composite membrane, water treatment, nanofiltration
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0376-7388 EI 1873-3123
  • 通讯作者地址:   Kobe Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117598
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Membranes assembled by two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets have high potential for advanced molecular separation. The intercalation of nanomaterials into the laminar membrane is a promising strategy to control the nanochannel structure. We present 2D niobate nanosheet (NbN)-Graphene oxide (GO) composite membranes fabricated by simple vacuum filtration. The effect of the weight ratio of NbN/GO on the membrane structures and performances is investigated. The NbN-rich membranes have a more stable structure in the wet condition and a membrane structure with a larger channel size compared with GO-rich membranes. Especially, NbN55-GO45 (weight ratio of NbN/GO = 55/45) shows a superior water permeability of 20 L m(-2) h(-1) bar(-1), which is around 6 times higher than an NbN membrane (NbN100) and 2 times higher than a GO membrane (GO100), while maintaining good rejection abilities of an anionic dye (nearly 100% for Evans blue) and salt (60% for Na2SO4). Different models for the water pathway through nanochannels can be classified according to the composite ratio of the NbN-GO membranes.