Title:Graphene Oxide Membrane: Recent Advancement in Waste Water Treatment and its Applications
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
Author(s): Nusrat Sahiba, Pankaj Teli, Prakash Prajapat and Shikha Agarwal*
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313001,India
Keywords:
GO, nanocomposite membranes, wastewater effluents, fouling, water-flux, desalination,
fabrication.
Abstract: World water resources are barely alive due to various factors such as rise
in population, adverse changes in the environment and the effects of pollutants,
which increase the demand for fresh-water. Numerous techniques have been
developed to solve the problem of water inadequacy, but most of them are adverse
with respect to the environment and economy. Graphene-oxide (GO) nanopore
materials may be an effective solution for water-purification due to its properties of
easy fabrication and modification. This next-generation membrane has high waterflux,
selectivity, and permeability to selected molecules. In this discussion, we have
covered the latest technologies and potential applications of GO for waterpurification,
which shall help researchers to get quick ideas for future research to
design and fabricate multi-layered GO membranes. This article gives a snapshot of
current status and proposed strategies of graphene-membranes for water treatment
with earlier information to wastewater management and stimulated progress in this
area from 2017 to date. The future challenges and opportunities in this field have
also been highlighted.
