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Gogoi, A.; Neyts, E.C.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M. |
| Title |
Arresting aqueous swelling of layered graphene-oxide membranes with H3O+ and OH- ions |
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A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
ACS applied materials and interfaces |
Abbreviated Journal |
Acs Appl Mater Inter |
| Volume |
14 |
Issue |
30 |
Pages |
34946-34954 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
| Abstract |
Over the past decade, graphene oxide (GO) has emerged as a promising membrane material with superior separation performance and intriguing mechanical/chemical stability. However, its practical implementation remains very challenging primarily because of its undesirable swelling in an aqueous environment. Here, we demonstrated that dissociation of water molecules into H3O+ and OH- ions inside the interlayer gallery of a layered GO membrane can strongly affect its stability and performance. We reveal that H3O+ and OH- ions form clusters inside the GO laminates that impede the permeance of water and salt ions through the membrane. Dynamics of those clusters is sensitive to an external ac electric field, which can be used to tailor the membrane performance. The presence of H3O+ and OH- ions also leads to increased stability of the hydrogen bond (H-bond) network among the water molecules and the GO layers, which further reduces water permeance through the membrane, while crucially imparting stability to the layered GO membrane against undesirable swelling. KEYWORDS: layered graphene-oxide membrane, aqueous stability, H3O+ and OH- ions, external electric field, molecular dynamics |
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000835946500001 |
Publication Date |
2022-07-25 |
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1944-8244 |
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| Impact Factor |
9.5 |
Times cited |
1 |
Open Access |
OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 9.5 |
| Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:189467 |
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7127 |
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Gogoi, A.; Neyts, E.C.; Peeters, F.M. |
| Title |
Reduction-enhanced water flux through layered graphene oxide (GO) membranes stabilized with H3O+ and OH- ions |
Type |
A1 Journal article |
| Year |
2024 |
Publication |
Physical chemistry, chemical physics |
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| Volume |
26 |
Issue |
13 |
Pages |
10265-10272 |
| Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Modelling and Simulation in Chemistry (MOSAIC) |
| Abstract |
Graphene oxide (GO) is one of the most promising candidates for next generation of atomically thin membranes. Nevertheless, one of the major issues for real world application of GO membranes is their undesirable swelling in an aqueous environment. Recently, we demonstrated that generation of H3O+ and OH- ions (e.g., with an external electric field) in the interlayer gallery could impart aqueous stability to the layered GO membranes (A. Gogoi, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 34946). This, however, compromises the water flux through the membrane. In this study, we report on reducing the GO nanosheets as a solution to this issue. With the reduction of the GO nanosheets, the water flux through the layered GO membrane initially increases and then decreases again beyond a certain degree of reduction. Here, two key factors are at play. Firstly, the instability of the H-bond network between water molecules and the GO nanosheets, which increases the water flux. Secondly, the pore size reduction in the interlayer gallery of the membranes, which decreases the water flux. We also observe a significant improvement in the salt rejection of the membranes, due to the dissociation of water molecules in the interlayer gallery. In particular, for the case of 10% water dissociation, the water flux through the membranes can be enhanced without altering its selectivity. This is an encouraging observation as it breaks the traditional tradeoff between water flux and salt rejection of a membrane. |
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001186465400001 |
Publication Date |
2024-03-15 |
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1463-9076; 1463-9084 |
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UA library record; WoS full record |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:204792 |
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9168 |
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