Nature Communications (Feb 2018)
Anti-fouling graphene-based membranes for effective water desalination
- Dong Han Seo,
- Shafique Pineda,
- Yun Chul Woo,
- Ming Xie,
- Adrian T. Murdock,
- Elisa Y. M. Ang,
- Yalong Jiao,
- Myoung Jun Park,
- Sung Il Lim,
- Malcolm Lawn,
- Fabricio Frizera Borghi,
- Zhao Jun Han,
- Stephen Gray,
- Graeme Millar,
- Aijun Du,
- Ho Kyong Shon,
- Teng Yong Ng,
- Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
Affiliations
- Dong Han Seo
- CSIRO Manufacturing
- Shafique Pineda
- CSIRO Manufacturing
- Yun Chul Woo
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
- Ming Xie
- Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University
- Adrian T. Murdock
- CSIRO Manufacturing
- Elisa Y. M. Ang
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Yalong Jiao
- Institute for Future Environments and Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
- Myoung Jun Park
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
- Sung Il Lim
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
- Malcolm Lawn
- National Measurement Institute, Nanometrology
- Fabricio Frizera Borghi
- CSIRO Manufacturing
- Zhao Jun Han
- CSIRO Manufacturing
- Stephen Gray
- Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University
- Graeme Millar
- Institute for Future Environments and Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
- Aijun Du
- Institute for Future Environments and Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, School of Chemistry, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
- Ho Kyong Shon
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
- Teng Yong Ng
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov
- CSIRO Manufacturing
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02871-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Intrinsic limitations of nanoporous graphene limit its applications in water treatment. Here the authors produce post-treatment-free, low-cost graphene-based membranes from renewable biomass and demonstrate their high water permeance and antifouling properties using real seawater.
