Membranes Coated with Graphene-Based Materials: A Review

Despina A Gkika; Vasiliki Karmali; Dimitra A Lambropoulou; Athanasios C Mitropoulos; George Z Kyzas

doi:10.3390/membranes13020127

Membranes Coated with Graphene-Based Materials: A Review

Membranes (Basel). 2023 Jan 19;13(2):127. doi: 10.3390/membranes13020127.

Authors

Despina A Gkika¹, Vasiliki Karmali^{1

2}, Dimitra A Lambropoulou^{1

3}, Athanasios C Mitropoulos¹, George Z Kyzas¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, 65404 Kavala, Greece.
² School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece.
³ Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Abstract

Graphene is a popular material with outstanding properties due to its single layer. Graphene and its oxide have been put to the test as nano-sized building components for separation membranes with distinctive structures and adjustable physicochemical attributes. Graphene-based membranes have exhibited excellent water and gas purification abilities, which have garnered the spotlight over the past decade. This work aims to examine the most recent science and engineering cutting-edge advances of graphene-based membranes in regard to design, production and use. Additional effort will be directed towards the breakthroughs in synthesizing graphene and its composites to create various forms of membranes, such as nanoporous layers, laminates and graphene-based compounds. Their efficiency in separating and decontaminating water via different techniques such as cross-linking, layer by layer and coating will also be explored. This review intends to offer comprehensive, up-to-date information that will be useful to scientists of multiple disciplines interested in graphene-based membranes.

Keywords: graphene-based membranes; membranes; performance; separation.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the Greek Ministry of Development and Investments (General Secretariat for Research and Technology) through the research project “Research-Create-Innovate”, with the topic “Development of an integration methodology for the treatment of micropollutants in wastewaters and leachates coupling adsorption, advanced oxidation processes and membrane technology” (Grant no: T2EDK-04066).