Controllable corrugation of chemically converted graphene sheets in water and potential application for nanofiltration

Ling Qiu; Xuehua Zhang; Wenrong Yang; Yufei Wang; George P Simon; Dan Li

doi:10.1039/c1cc10720h

Controllable corrugation of chemically converted graphene sheets in water and potential application for nanofiltration

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 May 28;47(20):5810-2. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10720h. Epub 2011 Apr 13.

Authors

Ling Qiu¹, Xuehua Zhang, Wenrong Yang, Yufei Wang, George P Simon, Dan Li

Affiliation

¹ Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.

PMID: 21487629
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10720h

Abstract

A combination of AFM, SEM and permeation experiments suggests that the amplitude of corrugation of chemically converted graphene (CCG) sheets in water can be readily controlled by hydrothermal treatment, leading to a new class of permeation-tuneable nanofiltration membranes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Filtration / methods*
Graphite / chemistry*
Microscopy, Atomic Force
Nanotechnology / methods*
Water / chemistry*
Water Purification

Substances

Water
Graphite