Impact of Silver-Decorated Graphene Oxide (Ag-GO) towards Improving the Characteristics of Nanohybrid Polysulfone Membranes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of PSf/Ag-GO Membranes
2.3. Characterization of Membrane and Performance Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Properties of PSf/Ag-GO Membranes
3.2. Properties of Composite PSf-GO Membranes
3.3. FESEM Images and EDX Mapping
3.4. Salt Rejection
3.5. Iron Removal
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | PSf (wt%) | NMP (wt%) | Ag-GO (wt%) |
---|---|---|---|
M0 | 20 | 80 | 0 |
M1 | 20 | 80 | 0.3 |
M2 | 20 | 80 | 0.5 |
M3 | 20 | 80 | 0.8 |
NO | Assignment | FTIR Frequency of M0 (cm−1) | FTIR Frequency of M2 (cm−1) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | O-H stretching vibrations | 3380.84 | 3382.84 and 3380.84 |
2 | Aromatic C=C stretching | 1577.41 and 1485.46 | 1577.39 and 1485.43 |
3 | C=C | 1406.37 | 1406.20 |
4 | asymmetric O=S=O stretching of sulfone group | 1320.34 and 1297.21 | 1320.22 and 1297.15 |
5 | C-O-C | 1238.25 | 1237.94 |
6 | Symmetric O=S=O | 1147.95 | 1147.79 |
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Suhalim, N.S.; Kasim, N.; Mahmoudi, E.; Shamsudin, I.J.; Jamari, N.L.-A.; Mohamed Zuki, F. Impact of Silver-Decorated Graphene Oxide (Ag-GO) towards Improving the Characteristics of Nanohybrid Polysulfone Membranes. Membranes 2023, 13, 602. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13060602
Suhalim NS, Kasim N, Mahmoudi E, Shamsudin IJ, Jamari NL-A, Mohamed Zuki F. Impact of Silver-Decorated Graphene Oxide (Ag-GO) towards Improving the Characteristics of Nanohybrid Polysulfone Membranes. Membranes. 2023; 13(6):602. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13060602
Chicago/Turabian StyleSuhalim, Nur Syahirah, Norherdawati Kasim, Ebrahim Mahmoudi, Intan Juliana Shamsudin, Nor Laili-Azua Jamari, and Fathiah Mohamed Zuki. 2023. "Impact of Silver-Decorated Graphene Oxide (Ag-GO) towards Improving the Characteristics of Nanohybrid Polysulfone Membranes" Membranes 13, no. 6: 602. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13060602