Graphene Oxide Surface Modification of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane via Langmuir–Blodgett Technique: Balancing Performance and Antifouling Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Membrane Modification
2.3. Membrane Characterization
2.4. Filtration Tests
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Modifier | Permeance, L/(m2 bar h) | NaCl Rejection, % | FDR, % (Time, h) | FRR, % | Ref. | ||||
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Pristine | Modified | Pristine | Modified | Pristine | Modified | Pristine | Modified | ||
Surface modification | |||||||||
GO | 2.3 | 1.1 | 95% | 98% | 25.5% (3) | 10% (3) | 80% | 98% | [14] |
AgNP | 5 | 4.6 | 98% | 97% | 3% (5) | 9% (5) | 93% | 98% | [47] |
Dopamine/tannic acid | 4.9 | 3.6 | 97.2% | 98.5% | 23% (5) | 9% (5) | 82% | 96& | [48] |
Ferric-phytic acid | 4.5 | 3.5 | 96.2% | 98% | 35%(24) | 12%(24) | 75% | 94% | [49] |
TiO2 nanosheets | 1.06 | 1.39 | 97% | 97.2% | 36% (5) | 20% (5) | 87% | 100% | [50] |
GO | 2.6 | 2.25 | 94.1% | 95.3% | 65% (168) | 43% (168) | n/a | n/a | [15] |
GO | 2.7 | 2.28 | 95.2% | 98% | 38% (3) | 18% (3) | 65% | 87% | This work |
Thin film composite membranes | |||||||||
CQD/Ag | 1.69 | 2.44 | 98.6% | 98.9% | 44% (20) | 36% (20) | 68% | 83% | [51] |
CNT | 0.62 | 1.45 | 98.2% | 98.1% | 38% (10) | 24% (10) | 72% | 100% | [52] |
GO | 0.2 | 0.42 | 97.6% | 81% | 70% (12) | 45% (12) | 92% | 98% | [53] |
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Petukhov, D.I.; Weston, J.; Valeev, R.G.; Johnson, D.J. Graphene Oxide Surface Modification of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane via Langmuir–Blodgett Technique: Balancing Performance and Antifouling Properties. Membranes 2024, 14, 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14080172
Petukhov DI, Weston J, Valeev RG, Johnson DJ. Graphene Oxide Surface Modification of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane via Langmuir–Blodgett Technique: Balancing Performance and Antifouling Properties. Membranes. 2024; 14(8):172. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14080172
Chicago/Turabian StylePetukhov, Dmitrii I., James Weston, Rishat G. Valeev, and Daniel J. Johnson. 2024. "Graphene Oxide Surface Modification of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane via Langmuir–Blodgett Technique: Balancing Performance and Antifouling Properties" Membranes 14, no. 8: 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14080172