Graphene oxide (GO) as functional material in tailoring polyamide thin film composite (PA-TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes

• Published in: Desalination Vol. 394; pp. 162 - 175
• Main Authors: Liu, Qian, Xu, Guo-Rong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2016
• Subjects: Desalination; Graphene; Graphene oxide (GO); Membrane desalination; Membranes; Nanomaterials incorporations; Oxides; PA-TFC RO membranes; Polyamide resins; Polymer matrix composites; Reverse osmosis; Strategy; Sublayer adjustment; Surface modifications; Thin films; Sublayer adjustment; Nanomaterials incorporations; Surface modifications; Graphene oxide (GO); Membrane desalination; PA-TFC RO membranes

Polyamide thin film composite (PA-TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have dominated membrane-based desalination because of their stable structure and high separation properties. Nevertheless, energy consumption, membrane fouling and chlorination are the three challenges that PA-TFC RO membranes are...