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Zhuang P, Guo Z, Wang S, Zhang Q, Zhang M, Fu L, Min H, Li B, Zhang K. Interfacial Hydrothermal Assembly of Three-Dimensional Lamellar Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel Membranes for Water Self-Purification. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:30656-30665. [PMID: 34805693 PMCID: PMC8600619 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Energy-saving membrane separation for water purification is increasingly desired, which requires appropriate nanofiltration membranes enabling to reject undesired solutes efficiently and allows high permeation of water. Herein, we report the fabrication of three-dimensional lamellar reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hydrogel membranes with a one-step, environment-friendly and water/vapor interfacial hydrothermal assembly process and the corresponding aerogel membranes by the freeze-drying method. The structures of the aerogel membranes can be tuned from lamellar to porously interconnected morphologies by controlling the volume of GO suspensions during the hydrothermal process. The rGO aerogel membrane was extremely flexible, which can be bent in liquid nitrogen and boiling water without any deformation, and highly stable in various solvents for at least 2 months. When used as nanofiltration membranes, the rGO aerogel membranes showed ∼100% rejection of organic dyes and a moderate water flux (up to 53 L m-2 h-1) only under the gravity of organic dye aqueous solutions of a 30 cm height. This water self-purification property of our flexible and stable aerogel membranes without extra energy consumption provides a possibility to make cheap, portable water purification devices for utilization in emergency and home-used water purification systems in the areas with electricity unavailable or inconvenient.
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- Pengyu Zhuang
- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Guangzhou
Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou
Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Li N, Guo C, Shi H, Xu Z, Xu P, Teng K, Shan M, Qian X. Analysis of Mg 2+/Li + separation mechanism by charged nanofiltration membranes: visual simulation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:085703. [PMID: 33176292 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abc98b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The mechanism of the nanofiltration (NF) membrane separation of Mg2+ and Li+ needs to be further investigated, but some commonly used model theories are abstract, which makes them difficult to understand. More importantly, the relationship between the membrane charge and separation performance of Mg2+ and Li+ cannot be quantitatively analyzed. It is worth studying these challenges and providing a performance boost for Mg2+/Li+ filtration applications of NF membranes. Here, various NF membranes, with the membrane volumetric charge density increasing from -4.69 to 7.02 mol · m-3, were fabricated via interfacial polymerization. For these membranes, the separation factor S Mg,Li was decreased from 0.41 to 0.20. Importantly, the visual simulation results were consistent with the experimental results as a whole. The separation factor S Mg,Li decreased with the increase of volumetric charge density, and the minimum separation factor S Mg,Li of the NF membranes was 0.20 (experiment) and 0.17 (simulation), respectively. This meant that the performance of the positively charged NF membrane was not fully developed. Furthermore, we analyzed the relationship between the membrane charge and separation performance, and visualized the simulation of the NF membrane filtration and separation.
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- Nan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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Mehrdad M, Moosavi A. Novel adjustable monolayer carbon nitride membranes for high-performance saline water desalination. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:045706. [PMID: 32906105 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abb6a6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, via molecular dynamic simulations, we showed that the latest described graphene-like carbon nitride membranes, such as g-C4N3, g-C6N6, and g-C3N4 single-layers, can be used as high-performance membranes for water desalination. In addition to having inherent nanopores and extraordinary mechanical properties, the carbon nitride membranes have high water permeability and strong ion rejection (IR) capability. The important point about carbon nitride membranes is that the open or closed state of the pores can be changed by applying tensile stress and creating a positive strain on the membrane. The effect of the imposed pressure, the tensile strain, the ion concentration, and the effective pore size of the membranes are reported. It is demonstrated that, with the applied tensile strain of 12%, the g-C6N6 membrane is the best purification membrane, with a water permeability of 54.16 l cm-2 d-1 MPa-1 and the IR of 100%. Its water permeability is one order of magnitude greater than other one-atom-thick membranes.
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- Mohammad Mehrdad
- Center of Excellence in Energy Conversion (CEEC), School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11365-9567, Iran
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- Center of Excellence in Energy Conversion (CEEC), School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11365-9567, Iran
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Xia QC, Yang WJ, Fan F, Ji M, Wang Y, Wang ZY, Cao XL, Xing W, Sun SP. Encapsulated Polyethyleneimine Enables Synchronous Nanostructure Construction and In Situ Functionalization of Nanofiltration Membranes. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:8185-8192. [PMID: 33125239 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Highly permselective nanostructured membranes are desirable for the energy-efficient molecular sieving on the subnanometer scale. The nanostructure construction and charge functionalization of the membranes are generally carried out step by step through the conventional layer-by-layer coating strategy, which inevitably brings about a demanding contradiction between the permselective performance and process efficiency. For the first time, we report the concurrent construction of the well-defined molecular sieving architectures and tunable surface charges of nanofiltration membranes through precisely controlled release of the nanocapsule decorated polyethyleneimine and carbon dioxide. This novel strategy not only substantially shortens the fabrication process but also leads to impressive performance (permeance up to 37.4 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 together with a rejection 98.7% for Janus Green B-511 Da) that outperforms most state-of-art nanofiltration membranes. This study unlocks new avenues to engineer next-generation molecular sieving materials simply, precisely, and cost efficiently.
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- Qian-Cheng Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Gui L, Dong J, Fang W, Zhang S, Zhou K, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Jin J. Ultrafast Ion Sieving from Honeycomb-like Polyamide Membranes Formed Using Porous Protein Assemblies. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:5821-5829. [PMID: 32628856 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite the commercial success of thin film composite polyamide membranes, further improvements to the water permeation of polyamide membranes without degradation in product water quality remain a great challenge. Herein, we report the fabrication of an interfacially polymerized polyamide nanofiltration membrane with a novel 3D honeycomb-like spatial structure, which is formed from a tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) porous protein nanosheet-coated microfiltration membrane support. TMV nanosheets with uniform pores and appropriate hydrophilicity deposited inside the support membrane pores facilitate the construction of a localized water-oil reaction interface with evenly distributed monomers and guide the formation of a defect-free polyamide layer with a spatial structure that copies the geometry of the membrane cavities. Such a 3D morphology possesses ultrahigh specific surface area, leading to unprecedented membrane water permeance as high as 84 L m-2 h-1 bar-1, high MgSO4 rejection of 98%, and monovalent/divalent ion sieving selectivity up to 89.
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- Liangliang Gui
- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- i-Lab and CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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PVA/SO42−-AAO difunctional catalytic-pervaporation membranes: Preparation and characterization. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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