• 文献标题:   Chemical-grafting of graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) onto ceramic microfiltration membranes for enhanced water permeability and anti-organic fouling potential
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GU QL, NG TCA, ZAIN I, LIU XM, ZHANG L, ZHANG ZX, LYU ZY, HE ZM, NG HY, WANG J
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide quantum dots goqds, ceramic membrane, chemical grafting, antifouling
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0169-4332 EI 1873-5584
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144128
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

In this work, graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) with an average size of around 3.8 nm were prepared by facile hydrolysis of citric acid. Subsequently, GOQDs were immobilized onto the (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) functionalized alumina membrane surface by covalent bonding. The effects of GOQDs on the surface properties including the pore size, hydrophilicity and surface roughness, as well as water permeability and anti-organic fouling properties of ceramic membranes were systematically studied. The ceramic membranes modified by GOQDs could remain a porous structure with reduced surface roughness and improved hydrophilicity. Notably, the surface modification by GOQDs slightly decreases the average pore size from 200.8 nm to 191.3 nm, and the uniformity in pore size is improved at the same time. As a result, the GOQDs modified ceramic membranes show improved water permeability with an enhanced pure water flux (similar to 30%) and reduced membranes resistance (similar to 15%). Importantly, GOQDs modified ceramic membranes show much higher pure water flux and lower filtration resistance both before and after the static adsorption experiment, which compare favorably with those unmodified ones. In addition, the GOQDs modified ceramic membranes also show improved fouling resistance in HA solution under submerged conditions.