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47. Nanostructured Graphene Oxide Composite Membranes with Ultrapermeability and Mechanical Robustness

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Xue, Shuangmei, Ji, Chenhao, Kowal, Matthew D, Molas, Jenna C, Lin, Cheng-Wei, McVerry, Brian T, Turner, Christopher L, Mak, Wai H, Anderson, Mackenzie, Muni, Mit, Hoek, Eric MV, Xu, Zhen-Liang, and Kaner, Richard B

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Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Chemical Sciences, graphene oxide, nanostructure, molecular sieving, thin-film composite, mechanical robustness, membrane separation, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Abstract

Graphene oxide (GO) membranes have great potential for separation applications due to their low-friction water permeation combined with unique molecular sieving ability. However, the practical use of deposited GO membranes is limited by the inferior mechanical robustness of the membrane composite structure derived from conventional deposition methods. Here, we report a nanostructured GO membrane that possesses great permeability and mechanical robustness. This composite membrane consists of an ultrathin selective GO nanofilm (as low as 32 nm thick) and a postsynthesized macroporous support layer that exhibits excellent stability in water and under practical permeability testing. By utilizing thin-film lift off (T-FLO) to fabricate membranes with precise optimizations in both selective and support layers, unprecedented water permeability (47 L·m-2·hr-1·bar-1) and high retention (>98% of solutes with hydrated radii larger than 4.9 Å) were obtained.

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2020

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