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Abstract
Graphene oxide (GO) thin films have demonstrated outstanding water permeability and excellent selectivity towards organic molecules and inorganic salts, unlocking a new exciting direction in the development of nanofiltration, desalination and pervaporation membranes. However, there are still high concerns about their stability at basic pH and under cross-flow conditions. The stabilization of graphene oxide can be achieved by thermal or chemical reduction; but stacked layers of reduced GO tend to form ordered and compact graphite-like structures, thus preventing their application as molecular separation membranes. In this work, a humic acid-like biopolymer (HAL), extracted from organic compost with a yield of ~ 20%, was used to fabricate composite GO-HAL membranes. The HAL brings a high degree of disorder to the membrane structure, with the benefit of an increased water permeation rate. Upon thermal stabilization, the membrane with a biopolymer loading of 30% presented an ideal water/ethanol selectivity of 45 and a water permeance that is 33% higher than the pristine graphene oxide membrane. The enhanced water permeability along with the good water/ethanol selectivity makes the GO-HAL membranes promising devices for alcohol dehydration technologies.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Carbon |
Vol/bind | 118 |
Sider (fra-til) | 458-466 |
Antal sider | 9 |
ISSN | 0008-6223 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2017 |
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