Graphene Oxide-Based Membranes for Water Purification Applications: Effect of Plasma Treatment on the Adhesion and Stability of the Synthesized Membranes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Substrate Preparation
2.3. Preparation of GO/rGO-PES Membrane
2.4. Characterization of Synthesized Membranes
2.5. GO/PES Membrane Performance
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Modification of PES Surface by Plasma Treatment
3.2. Synthesis and Characterization of GO/PES Membranes
3.3. Performance of GO/PT-PES Membranes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Alnoor, O.; Laoui, T.; Ibrahim, A.; Kafiah, F.; Nadhreen, G.; Akhtar, S.; Khan, Z. Graphene Oxide-Based Membranes for Water Purification Applications: Effect of Plasma Treatment on the Adhesion and Stability of the Synthesized Membranes. Membranes 2020, 10, 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100292
Alnoor O, Laoui T, Ibrahim A, Kafiah F, Nadhreen G, Akhtar S, Khan Z. Graphene Oxide-Based Membranes for Water Purification Applications: Effect of Plasma Treatment on the Adhesion and Stability of the Synthesized Membranes. Membranes. 2020; 10(10):292. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100292
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlnoor, Omer, Tahar Laoui, Ahmed Ibrahim, Feras Kafiah, Ghaith Nadhreen, Sultan Akhtar, and Zafarullah Khan. 2020. "Graphene Oxide-Based Membranes for Water Purification Applications: Effect of Plasma Treatment on the Adhesion and Stability of the Synthesized Membranes" Membranes 10, no. 10: 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100292