Plasma-assisted in-situ preparation of graphene-Ag nanofiltration membranes for efficient removal of heavy metal ions

Graphene-based membranes have been considered as promising separation membranes for water treatments due to their unique two-dimensional confined channels. However, subject to the preparation technology, the effective construction of graphene-based filtration membranes with suitable separation abili...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of hazardous materials 2022-02, Vol.423 (Pt A), p.127012-127012, Article 127012
Hauptverfasser: Han, Shitong, Li, Wenyue, Xi, Hailing, Yuan, Rusheng, Long, Jinlin, Xu, Chao
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Zusammenfassung:Graphene-based membranes have been considered as promising separation membranes for water treatments due to their unique two-dimensional confined channels. However, subject to the preparation technology, the effective construction of graphene-based filtration membranes with suitable separation ability on heavy metal ions still face considerable challenges. Herein, we have successfully constructed a kind of graphene-based (reduced graphene oxide, rGO) nanofiltration membranes by adopting a plasma-assisted in-situ photocatalytic reduction method. Graphene oxide-Ag (GO-Ag) composite sheets are prepared firstly and then assembled into membranes by vacuum filtration. With the use of Ag nanoparticles as plasmonic photocatalyst, GO-Ag films can be in-situ reduced, leading to the formation of rGO-based composite membranes. Thanks to the mild in-situ reduction process, the filtration ability on heavy metal ions (Cr(VI), Cr3+, Cu2+ and Pb2+) caused by lamellar structure is well retained in the as-formed rGO-Ag membranes. Especially, when treating the typical toxic Cr(VI) solution, the retention capacity, water flux and stability of rGO-Ag membranes are all improved compared with that of the original GO-Ag ones. In addition, the effectively rejection of Cr(VI) from mixed solutions containing both Cr(VI) and Cr(III) also suggests the good applicability of such rGO-Ag membranes in a complex wastewater system. [Display omitted] •Graphene-based membranes are prepared by in-situ reducing graphene oxide films.•Ag nanoparticles are used as plasmonic photocatalysts to implement the reduction.•Graphene-Ag filtration films possess good separation abilities on heavy metal ions.•Such films exhibit superior properties on sieving Cr(VI) to graphene oxide ones.
ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127012