title: Incorporating Zwitterionic Graphene Oxides into Sodium Alginate Membrane for Efficient Water/Alcohol Separation.
abstract: For the selective water-permeation across dense membrane, constructing continuous pathways with high-density ionic groups are of critical significance for the preferential sorption and diffusion of water molecules. In this study, zwitterionic graphene oxides (PSBMA@GO) nanosheets were prepared and incorporated into sodium alginate (SA) membrane for efficient water permeation and water/alcohol separation. The two-dimensional GO provides continuous pathway, while the high-density zwitterionic groups on GO confer electrostatic interaction sites with water molecules, leading to high water affinity and ethanol repellency. The simultaneous optimization of the physical and chemical structures of water transport pathway on zwitterionic GO surface endows the membrane with high-efficiency water permeation. Using dehydration of water/alcohol mixture as the model system, the nanohybrid membranes incorporating PSBMA@GO exhibit much higher separation performance than the SA membrane and the nanohybrid membrane utilizing unmodified GO as filler (with the optimal permeation flux of 2140 g m(-2) h(-1), and separation factor of 1370). The study indicates the great application potential of zwitterionic graphene materials in dense water-permeation membranes and provides a facile approach to constructing efficient water transport pathway in membrane.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Yiwei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Guangwei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Ruisi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Fusheng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Zhongyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Multi-discipline Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.|Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment , Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Multi-discipline Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.|Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment , Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Xingzhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Multi-discipline Research Division, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.|Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment , Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Baoyi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: graphene oxides; nanohybrid membrane; water transport pathway; water/alcohol separation; zwitterionic