Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 206, Issue 4, Pages 495-508Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2018.1503174
Keywords
Graphene oxide; Hydrophilicity; Nanocomposite membrane; Nitrate removal
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- Center for Water Quality Research (CWQR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran [22716-46-02-92]
- TUMS
- CWQR
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In this study, four types of mixed matrix membranes were fabricated using polysulfone (as the base polymer) and different contents of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets (as modifier) through wet phase inversion method. Based on the amounts of GO (0, 0.5, 1, and 2wt%), the synthesized membranes named as M1, M2, M3, and M4, respectively. The membranes characteristics were evaluated using FE-SEM, FT-IR, and water contact angle measurements. In addition, the performance of the prepared membranes was investigated in terms of basic parameters: filtrate water flux, nitrate removal efficiency, and antifouling properties. Results showed significant improvements of the characteristics of modified membranes with GO. Accordingly, the permeability and hydrophilicity were enhanced and water flux was considerably improved. At operating pressure of 4bar and nitrate concentration of 110mg/L, the removal efficiency for unmodified membrane (M1) was 15.5% and for modified M2, M3, and M4 membranes were 22.78%, 39.12%, and 41.37%, respectively. In addition, the results of flux recovery ratio (FRR) showed that the anti-fouling properties of the GO modified membranes were improved due to the increase in membrane surface hydrophilicity.
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