title: Flux accentuation and improved rejection in graphene-based filtration membranes produced by capillary-force-assisted self-assembly.
abstract: Separation and flux performance were compared in graphene-based membranes that differed only in the method of deposition of reduced graphene oxide platelets. Membranes with higher degree of order were produced by evaporation-induced capillary-force self-assembly, which showed higher steric rejection properties while simultaneously accentuating water permeance compared to membranes produced by the traditional vacuum filtration technique. These studies attempt to establish structure-property correlations in graphene-based membranes.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sheath
authors.affiliation: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory (NSEL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia mainak.majumder@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Mainak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Majumder
keywords: graphene; membrane; nano-filtration; self-assembly; water purification