A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Porous reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) was obtained by making pores on graphene oxide layers. Halloysite nanotubes, modified by Poly (sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS), were used to enlarge the interlayer spacing of PRGO. These two materials were immobilized on membrane surface thr...

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Main Authors: Zhu, L., Wang, H., Bai, J., Liu, Jian, Zhang, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71956
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author Zhu, L.
Wang, H.
Bai, J.
Liu, Jian
Zhang, Y.
author_facet Zhu, L.
Wang, H.
Bai, J.
Liu, Jian
Zhang, Y.
author_sort Zhu, L.
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description © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Porous reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) was obtained by making pores on graphene oxide layers. Halloysite nanotubes, modified by Poly (sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS), were used to enlarge the interlayer spacing of PRGO. These two materials were immobilized on membrane surface through a time-saving, facile solvent evaporation method. The sandwich structure, formed through solvent evaporation process, provided additionally continuous pathway for water and salts, thus improving the water permeability of the composite membranes. Comprehensive characterizations of the materials were characterized by FT-IR, TEM, Raman, EDS and XRD. The composite membranes were characterized by SEM, FT-IR and EDS. The composite membranes exhibited a higher separation effect for salts and dye (i.e. 4.7% for MgSO4, 4.7% for MgCl2, 6.8% for NaCl, and 14.3% for Na2SO4; up to 97.9% for Reactive Black 5). The pure water permeation of composite membranes could reach as high as 8.8 L/(m2h bar). Hence, the graphene-based hybrid membranes presented a potential application in separation for salts and dyes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-719562018-12-13T09:31:55Z A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination Zhu, L. Wang, H. Bai, J. Liu, Jian Zhang, Y. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Porous reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) was obtained by making pores on graphene oxide layers. Halloysite nanotubes, modified by Poly (sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS), were used to enlarge the interlayer spacing of PRGO. These two materials were immobilized on membrane surface through a time-saving, facile solvent evaporation method. The sandwich structure, formed through solvent evaporation process, provided additionally continuous pathway for water and salts, thus improving the water permeability of the composite membranes. Comprehensive characterizations of the materials were characterized by FT-IR, TEM, Raman, EDS and XRD. The composite membranes were characterized by SEM, FT-IR and EDS. The composite membranes exhibited a higher separation effect for salts and dye (i.e. 4.7% for MgSO4, 4.7% for MgCl2, 6.8% for NaCl, and 14.3% for Na2SO4; up to 97.9% for Reactive Black 5). The pure water permeation of composite membranes could reach as high as 8.8 L/(m2h bar). Hence, the graphene-based hybrid membranes presented a potential application in separation for salts and dyes. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71956 10.1016/j.desal.2017.07.008 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Zhu, L.
Wang, H.
Bai, J.
Liu, Jian
Zhang, Y.
A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination
title A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination
title_full A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination
title_fullStr A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination
title_full_unstemmed A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination
title_short A porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination
title_sort porous graphene composite membrane intercalated by halloysite nanotubes for efficient dye desalination
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71956