Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment

Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment Publisher

Vatanpour V¹ ; Mousavi Khadem SS² ; Masterifarahani M¹ ; Mosleh N¹ ; Ganjali MR^{2, 3, 4} ; Badiei A⁵ ; Pourbashir E⁶ ; Mashhadzadeh AH² ; Tajammal Munir M⁷ ; Mahmodi G⁸ ; Zarrintaj P⁸ ; Ramsey JD⁸ ; Kim SJ⁸ ; Saeb MR²

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1. Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran
2. Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3. School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.O. Box 611731, Xiyuan Ave, Chengdu, China
4. Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, P.O. Box 179, Ardabil, Iran
7. Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, American University of Middle East, Egaila, Kuwait
8. School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 420 Engineering North, Stillwater, 74078, OK, United States

Source: Journal of Water Process Engineering Published:2020

Abstract

In recent years, graphene has received much attention in many fields, to the extent that it has been mostly able to solve the tremendous human challenge of water scarcity. In this research, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were used for the preparation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) blended matrix nanofiltration membrane for removing Reactive Blue 19 dye wastewater. Improvement in anti-fouling performance was tested by filtration of bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution. The GQDs were synthesized and characterized using TEM, XRD, FTIR, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and fluorescence emission. The surface morphology of prepared nanocomposite membranes was identified using AFM and SEM images. By embedding the optimum amount of the GQDs to the PVC matrix (1 wt%), the water flux reached 19.1 L/m2 h, which is 56% higher than the unfilled membrane. In the case of anti-fouling properties, the flux recovery ratio was improved from 68.8 to 80.0%. All of the fabricated PVC membranes have BSA rejection of more than 98%, and Reactive Blue 19 dye rejection of more than 96%. It can be concluded that the organic anti-fouling characteristics were improved with considerable permeability enhancement without influencing membrane rejection performance. © 2020

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MLA	Vatanpour V, et al.. "Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment." Journal of Water Process Engineering, vol. 38, no. , 2020, pp. -.
APA	Vatanpour V, Mousavi Khadem SS, Masterifarahani M, Mosleh N, Ganjali MR, Badiei A, Pourbashir E, Mashhadzadeh AH, Tajammal Munir M, Mahmodi G, Zarrintaj P, Ramsey JD, Kim SJ, Saeb MR (2020). Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 38(), -.
Chicago	Vatanpour V, Mousavi Khadem SS, Masterifarahani M, Mosleh N, Ganjali MR, Badiei A, Pourbashir E, et al.. "Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment." Journal of Water Process Engineering 38, no. (2020): -.
Harvard	Vatanpour V et al. (2020) 'Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment', Journal of Water Process Engineering, 38(), pp. -.
Vancouver	Vatanpour V, Mousavi Khadem SS, Masterifarahani M, Mosleh N, Ganjali MR, Badiei A, et al.. Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2020;38():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Vatanpour V and Mousavi Khadem SS and Masterifarahani M and Mosleh N and Ganjali MR and Badiei A and Pourbashir E and Mashhadzadeh AH and Tajammal Munir M and Mahmodi G and Zarrintaj P and Ramsey JD and Kim SJ and Saeb MR}, title = {Anti-Fouling and Permeable Polyvinyl Chloride Nanofiltration Membranes Embedded by Hydrophilic Graphene Quantum Dots for Dye Wastewater Treatment}, journal = {Journal of Water Process Engineering}, volume = {38}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2020} }
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