Amino Acid Cross-Linked Graphene Oxide Membranes for Metal Ions Permeation, Insertion and Antibacterial Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimentals
2.1. Regents and Materials
2.2. Preparation and Characterizations of GOMs
2.3. Measurement of Water Fluxes, and Test of Stability and Tensile Properties
2.4. Stability and Tensile Properties of GOMs
2.5. Permeation Experiment
2.6. GO-PHE Membrane Insertion Experiment
2.7. Antibacterial Ability Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of GO-Ala, GO-PHE, GO-Ser
3.2. Contact Angle, Water Flux, Stability and Tensile Properties of GOM, GO-Ala, GO-PHE, and GO-Ser
3.3. Rejection Coefficients of GO-Ala, GO-PHE, and GO-Ser
3.4. Permeability of Na+ Through GO-PHE-Inserted K+, Ca2+, and Fe3+
3.5. Antibacterial Performance of GOM, GO-Ala, GO-PHE, and GO-Ser
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Membrane | Contact Angle (°) | Water Flux (L m−2 h−1) | Water Phase * (s) | Tensile Properties (MPa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
GOM GO-Ala | 52 44.4 | 6.07 4.72 | 14 54 | 27.2 26.4 |
GO-PHE | 53.8 | 6.61 | 36 | 25.8 |
GO-Ser | 53.2 | 11.81 | 43 | 27.3 |
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Qian, L.; Wang, H.; Yang, J.; Chen, X.; Chang, X.; Nan, Y.; He, Z.; Hu, P.; Wu, W.; Liu, T. Amino Acid Cross-Linked Graphene Oxide Membranes for Metal Ions Permeation, Insertion and Antibacterial Properties. Membranes 2020, 10, 296. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100296
Qian L, Wang H, Yang J, Chen X, Chang X, Nan Y, He Z, Hu P, Wu W, Liu T. Amino Acid Cross-Linked Graphene Oxide Membranes for Metal Ions Permeation, Insertion and Antibacterial Properties. Membranes. 2020; 10(10):296. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100296
Chicago/Turabian StyleQian, Lijuan, Haijing Wang, Jingyi Yang, Xiaolei Chen, Xue Chang, Yu Nan, Zhuanyan He, Peizhuo Hu, Wangsuo Wu, and Tonghuan Liu. 2020. "Amino Acid Cross-Linked Graphene Oxide Membranes for Metal Ions Permeation, Insertion and Antibacterial Properties" Membranes 10, no. 10: 296. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10100296