Issue 48, 2022

Membranes prepared from graphene-based nanomaterials for water purification: a mini-review

Abstract

Graphene-based nanomaterials (GBnMs) are currently regarded as a critical building block for the fabrication of membranes for water purification due to their advantageous properties such as easy surface modification of functional groups, adjustable interlayer pore channels for solvent transportation, robust mechanical properties, and superior photothermal capabilities. By combining graphene derivatives with other emerging materials, heteroatom doping and rational design of a three-dimensional network can enhance water transportation and evaporation rates through channels of GBnM laminates and such layered structures have been applied in various water purification technologies. Herein, this mini-review summarizes recent progress in the synthesis of GBnMs and their applications in water treatment technologies, specifically, nanofiltration (NF) and solar desalination (SD). Finally, personal perspectives on the challenges and future directions of this promising nanomaterial are also provided.

Graphical abstract: Membranes prepared from graphene-based nanomaterials for water purification: a mini-review

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
27 sep 2022
Accepted
24 nov 2022
First published
24 nov 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 17871-17886

Membranes prepared from graphene-based nanomaterials for water purification: a mini-review

M. Aizudin, N. H. Alias, Y. X. A. Ng, M. H. Mahmod Fadzuli, S. C. Ang, Y. X. Ng, R. Poolamuri Pottammel, F. Yang and E. H. Ang, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 17871 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR05328D

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