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Organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) is an emerging technology for molecular separation and purification in organic media. The separation performances are mainly depended on the material and structure of the membrane. In this study, Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-8) nanoparticles were in situ growth onto the surface of graphene oxide (GO) sheets to form ZIF-8@GO composites, which were co-deposited with polyethyleneimine (PEI) matrix on tubular ceramic substrate through a vacuum-assisted assembly method. The dispersion of ZIF-8 nanoparticles in PEI matrix as well as the compactness and uniformity of the composite membranes were readily improved due to the templating effect of lamellar GO sheets and the transmembrane pressure. Membrane performance in OSN was evaluated on the basis of methanol permeance and retention of dye molecules. Methanol permeance increased when ZIF-8@GO laminates were embedded into the PEI layer, whereas the retention remained higher than 99%. The improvement of separation performance may be due to the well dispersion of ZIF-8 nanoparticles in PEI matrix, which offers more well-defined pathways for solvent molecules. Building on these findings, we demonstrate a simple scalable method to obtain robust ZIF-8@GO based membranes with enhanced OSN performance.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
ISSN: 0376-7388
Year: 2018
Volume: 545
Page: 158-166
9 . 5 0 0
JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:192
JCR Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 138
SCOPUS Cited Count: 146
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 8
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