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Anti-fouling graphene-based membranes for effective water desalination

Authors :
Dong Han Seo
Shafique Pineda
Yun Chul Woo
Ming Xie
Adrian T. Murdock
Elisa Y. M. Ang
Yalong Jiao
Myoung Jun Park
Sung Il Lim
Malcolm Lawn
Fabricio Frizera Borghi
Zhao Jun Han
Stephen Gray
Graeme Millar
Aijun Du
Ho Kyong Shon
Teng Yong Ng
Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Intrinsic limitations of nanoporous graphene limit its applications in water treatment. Here the authors produce post-treatment-free, low-cost graphene-based membranes from renewable biomass and demonstrate their high water permeance and antifouling properties using real seawater.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f31504bdb36448c695ea96a2f052d285
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02871-3