Graphene is a thin, tightly packed single layer of pure carbon atoms joined together in a hexagonal honeycomb matrix. In a more complete expression, it is a carbon allotrope arranged in sp2 bonded flat atoms with a very small molecular bond length (0.142 nm). Graphite is formed by the arrangement of layers of graphene on top of each other, with tiny interplanar gaps (0.335 nm) (Cohen-Tanugi and Grossman, 2012). This rather new material has made rapid progress towards increasing the production of 30 in graphene membranes. (Bae et al., 2010). The thin thickness of graphene, i.e. one atomic layer, and its higher tensile strength (Lu and Huang, 2009), could enable accelerated water transport, low-pressure supplies and a flexible range of operating conditions and, furthermore, could be considered among the potential advantages of graphene over current RO membranes. Although the fact that an atomic layer of graphene is impervious to all gases and liquids (Bunch et al., 2008; Leenaerts et al., 2008) (Fig. 3A), there Many researchers are trying to explore the ability of this material to develop a membrane, due to the current mass production of graphene (Geim, 2009). Furthermore, nanopores could be induced within the unsaturated carbon atoms in the graphene structure, which exist at the edge of chemically passivized pores. Lately, experimental procedures for introducing nanopores into graphene have been widely explored and rapid developments have been achieved. Initial methods based on electron beam exposure were conducted, however more modern approaches using helium ion beam drilling, diblock copolymer patterning and chemical etching have been performed to realize precise porosity distribution denser (Bell et al., 2009...... paper medium...r material could be produced, either by the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly method or by mixing it with polymers (H. Kim et al. , 2010; Potts et al., 2011; Xu et al., 2009; Yang et al., 2013).GO is verified to be an amphiphilic nanomaterial, as water molecules are initially adsorbed at the hydrophilic terminal (hydroxides) , then rapidly diffuse between the hydrophobic carbon cores, developing a water channel that enhances permeation flow. Once water molecules infiltrate the GO layers, they accumulate to create a receding single-layer configuration consecutive layers from each other, resulting in increased spacing d. (Hung et al., 2014). The unique properties of GO-based water desalination membrane could open the door to opportunities to overcome challenges to make clean water easily attainable across the earth..
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