Free-Standing Graphene Oxide-Palygorskite Nanohybrid Membrane for Oil/Water Separation

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• 作者：Xueting Zhao ; Yanlei Su ; Yanan Liu ; Yafei Li ; Zhongyi Jiang
• 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 30, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：12
• 页码：8247-8256
• 全文大小：635K
• ISSN：1944-8252

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Graphene oxide (GO) is an emerging kind of building block for advanced membranes with tunable passageway for water molecules. To synergistically manipulate the channel and surface structures/properties of GO-based membranes, the different building blocks are combined and the specific interfacial interactions are designed in this study. With vacuum-assisted filtration self-assembly, palygorskite nanorods are intercalated into adjacent GO nanosheets, and GO nanosheets are assembled into laminate structures through π–π stacking and cation cross-linking. The palygorskite nanorods in the free-standing GOP nanohybrid membranes take a 3-fold role, rendering enlarged mass transfer channels, elevating hydration capacity, and creating hierarchical nanostructures of membrane surfaces. Accordingly, the permeate fluxes from 267 L/(m² h) for GO membrane to 1867 L/(m² h) for GOP membrane. The hydration capacity and hierarchical nanostructures synergistically endow GOP membranes with underwater superoleophobic and low oil-adhesive water/membrane interfaces. Moreover, by rationally imparting chemical and physical joint defense mechanisms, the GOP membranes exhibit outstanding separation performance and antifouling properties for various oil-in-water emulsion systems (with different concentration, pH, or oil species). The high water permeability, high separation efficiency, as well as superior anti-oil-fouling properties of GOP membranes enlighten the great prospects of graphene-based nanostructured materials in water purification and wastewater treatment.