Electrically-charged recyclable graphene flakes entangled with electrospun nanofibers for the adsorption of organics for water purification

Seongpil An, Hong Seok Jo, Kyo Yong Song, Mukund G. Mali, Salem S. Al-Deyab, Suk Goo Yoon

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    Abstract

    Graphene flakes were entrapped between nylon 6 nanofiber layers and the resulting assembly was used as a recyclable water purification membrane. Water purification was achieved via adsorption of the model organic pollutant (methylene blue; MB) on the surface of the graphene component. Desorption of these MB molecules was achieved by applying high voltage, which increased the removal efficiency of the recycled membrane. The adsorption and desorption mechanisms were evaluated in detail. The material characteristics of the membrane were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, Raman, UV-visible, and Fourier transform infrared analyses.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19170-19177
    Number of pages8
    JournalNanoscale
    Volume7
    Issue number45
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 Dec 7

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    © 2015 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science

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