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PVA-Based MMMs for Ethanol Dehydration via Pervaporation: A Comparison Study between Graphene and Graphene Oxide

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SEPARATIONS
卷 9, 期 2, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/separations9020026

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graphene; graphene oxide; poly (vinyl alcohol); mixed matrix membrane; ethanol dehydration; pervaporation

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  1. Beijing Natural Science Foundation Commission-Beijing Municipal Education Commission Joint Foundation, China [KZ201910011012]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [21736001, 21206001]
  3. Open Research Fund Program of Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry [CP-2020-YB7]
  4. Graduate research capability improvement program of Beijing Technology and Business University [2022020]

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This study investigates the relationship between the microstructure and performance of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) filled with graphene (GR) and graphene oxide (GO). The presence of oxygen-containing groups on GO enhances the membrane's hydrophilicity and permeation properties, while the presence of GR reduces the hydrophilicity and permeation properties. The study highlights the importance of the microstructure and physical properties of graphene in achieving high-performance MMMs.
Two different types of 2D nanosheets, including hydrophobic graphene (GR) and hydrophilic graphene oxide (GO), were filled into poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) polymers to prepare mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for ethanol dehydration via pervaporation. The relationship between the physical/chemical properties of graphene and pervaporation performance of MMMs was investigated by a comparison of GR/PVA and GO/PVA MMMs in microstructure and PV performance. The incorporation of GO nanosheets into PVA reduced PVA crystallinity and enhanced the membrane hydrophilicity, while the incorporation of GR into PVA led to the opposite results. The incorporation of GR/GO into PVA depressed the PVA membrane swelling degree, and the incorporation of GR showed a more obvious depression effect. GR/PVA MMMs showed a much higher separation factor than GO/PVA MMMs, while they exhibited a much lower permeation flux than GO/PVA MMMs and pristine PVA membranes. The huge difference in microstructure and performance between GO/PVA and GR/PVA MMMs was strongly associated with the oxygen-containing groups on graphene lamellae. The higher permeation flux of GO/PVA MMMs was ascribed to the facilitated transport of water molecules induced by oxygen-containing groups and exclusive channels provided by GO lamellae, while the much lower permeation flux and higher separation factor GR/PVA MMMs was resulted from the smaller GR interplanar spacing (0.33 nm) and hydrophobicity as well as barrier effect of GR lamellae on the sorption and diffusion of water molecules. It was presumed that graphene intercalated with an appropriate number of oxygen-containing groups might be a good choice to prepare PVA-based MMMs for ethanol dehydration, which would combine the advantages of GR's high interlayer diffusion selectivity and GO's high permeation properties. The investigation might open a door to achieve both of high permeation flux and separation factor of PVA-based MMMs by tuning the microstructure of graphene.

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