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Alizadeh M, Hasanzadeh A, Ajalli N, Azamat J. A computational investigation of DMSO/water separation through functionalized GO multilayer nanosheet membrane using molecular dynamics simulation and deep neural network model for membrane performance prediction. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 349:140802. [PMID: 38048825 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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In this molecular dynamics (MD) simulation study, the separation of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) from water was investigated using multilayer functionalized graphene oxide (GO) membranes. The GO nanosheets were modified with chemical groups (-F, -H) to alter their properties. The study analyzed the influence of pressure and functional groups on the separation rate. Additionally, a deep neural network (DNN) model was developed to predict membrane behavior under different conditions in water treatment processes. Results revealed that the fluorine-functionalized membrane exhibited higher permeation compared to the hydrogen-functionalized one, with potential of mean force (PMF) analysis indicating higher energy barriers for water molecules passing through the hydrogen-functionalized membrane. The study used density profile, water density map analysis, and radial distribution function (RDF) analysis to understand water and DMSO molecule interactions. The diffusion coefficient of water molecules was also calculated, showing higher diffusion in the fluorine-functionalized system. Overall, the findings suggest that functionalized GO membranes are effective for DMSO-water separation, with the fluorine-functionalized membrane showing superior performance. The DNN model accurately predicts membrane behavior, contributing to the optimization of membrane separation systems.
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- Mahdi Alizadeh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Babol Noshiravani University of Technology, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran.
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Gkika DA, Karmali V, Lambropoulou DA, Mitropoulos AC, Kyzas GZ. Membranes Coated with Graphene-Based Materials: A Review. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:127. [PMID: 36837630 PMCID: PMC9965639 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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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.
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- Despina A. Gkika
- Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, 65404 Kavala, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, 65404 Kavala, Greece
- School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, 65404 Kavala, Greece
- Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, International Hellenic University, 65404 Kavala, Greece
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Abdullahi YZ, Ersan F. Theoretical design of porous dodecagonal germanium carbide (d-GeC) monolayer. RSC Adv 2023; 13:3290-3294. [PMID: 36756449 PMCID: PMC9869739 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07841d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Porous nanosheet materials have recently emerged as attractive candidates to serve as nanofiltration membranes. Through first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we propose a new porous dodecagonal GeC (d-GeC) monolayer. We show that the d-GeC monolayer exhibits excellent energetic, mechanical, dynamic, and thermal stabilities. The d-GeC monolayer shows semiconducting properties with an indirect band gap of 1.73 eV (2.53 eV) PBE(HSE06). We also show that the d-GeC monolayer can serve as a good membrane for molecular and atomic permeation due to its low value of estimated diffusion energy barriers. Our results demonstrate the potential of the d-GeC monolayer for the design of nanofiltration membrane technology.
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- Yusuf Zuntu Abdullahi
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kaduna State University P.M.B. 2339 Kaduna State Nigeria
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- Department of Physics, Aydin Adnan Menderes University Aydin 09010 Turkey
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González-López ME, Laureano-Anzaldo CM, Pérez-Fonseca AA, Arellano M, Robledo-Ortíz JR. A Critical Overview of Adsorption Models Linearization: Methodological and Statistical Inconsistencies. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2021.1951757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Martín E. González-López
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara,Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara,Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara,Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Madera, Celulosa y Papel, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
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Almarzooqi K, Ashrafi M, Kanthan T, Elkamel A, Pope MA. Graphene Oxide Membranes for High Salinity, Produced Water Separation by Pervaporation. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:475. [PMID: 34206908 PMCID: PMC8305078 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11070475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oil and gas industries produce a huge amount of wastewater known as produced water which contains diverse contaminants including salts, dissolved organics, dispersed oils, and solids making separation and purification challenging. The chemical and thermal stability of graphene oxide (GO) membranes make them promising for use in membrane pervaporation, which may provide a more economical route to purifying this water for disposal or re-use compared to other membrane-based separation techniques. In this study, we investigate the performance and stability of GO membranes cast onto polyethersulfone (PES) supports in the separation of simulated produced water containing high salinity brackish water (30 g/L NaCl) contaminated with phenol, cresol, naphthenic acid, and an oil-in-water emulsion. The GO/PES membranes achieve water flux as high as 47.8 L m-2 h-1 for NaCl solutions for membranes operated at 60 °C, while being able to reject 99.9% of the salt and upwards of 56% of the soluble organic components. The flux for membranes tested in pure water, salt, and simulated produced water was found to decrease over 72 h of testing but only to 50-60% of the initial flux in the worst-case scenario. This drop was concurrent with an increase in contact angle and C/O ratio indicating that the GO may become partially reduced during the separation process. Additionally, a closer look at the membrane crosslinker (Zn2+) was investigated and found to hydrolyze over time to Zn(OH)2 with much of it being washed away during the long-term pervaporation.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; (K.A.); (M.A.); (T.K.); (A.E.)
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Yue XY, Li YY, Zhang QW, Liao G, Yi HB. Synergistic effects of hydration shells and ion association on Li+ selectivity of bivalent cations adsorbed carboxylate graphene nanopore: A molecular simulation study. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Castelletto S, Boretti A. Advantages, limitations, and future suggestions in studying graphene-based desalination membranes. RSC Adv 2021; 11:7981-8002. [PMID: 35423337 PMCID: PMC8695175 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00278c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The potential of novel 2D carbon materials such as nanoporous single-layer graphene and multilayer graphene oxide membranes is based on their possible advantages such as high water permeability, high selectivity capable of rejecting monovalent ions, with high salt rejection, reduced fouling, and high chemical and physical stability. Here we review how the field has advanced in the study of their performances in various desalination approaches such as reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, nanofiltration, membrane distillation, and solar water purification. The research on making high-performance graphene membranes which started with reverse osmosis applications is seemingly evolving towards other directions.
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Ukhurebor KE, Aigbe UO, Onyancha RB, Nwankwo W, Osibote OA, Paumo HK, Ama OM, Adetunji CO, Siloko IU. Effect of hexavalent chromium on the environment and removal techniques: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 280:111809. [PMID: 33360556 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Despite the importance of chromium (Cr) in most anthropogenic activities, the subsequent environmental adulteration is now a source of major concern. Cr occurs in numerous oxidation states, with the furthermost stable and frequently occur states being Cr(0), Cr(III) and Cr(VI). Cr(0) and Cr(III) are vital trace elements while Cr(VI) is dispensable and noxious to living organisms. Predominantly in plants, Cr at low concentrations of about 0.05-1 mg/L assist to boost growth as well as increase productivity. However, accumulation of Cr could represent a potential threat to living organisms. Cr absorption, displacement and accretion depend on its speciation, which also determines its toxicity which is often diverse. Indications of its toxicity include; reduction of seed germination, retardation of growth, reduction of yield, inhibition of enzymatic activities, weakening of photosynthesis, nutrient, oxidative disparities and genetic mutation in plants as well as several injurious diseases in animals and humans. In this study, we have presented a comprehensive review as well as an informative account of the influence of Cr on the environment drawn from researches carried out over the years following an analytical approach. Uniquely, this work presents a review of the effects and remediation of Cr from soil and wastewater drawn from several evidence and meta-data-based articles and other publications. Accordingly, the write-up is intended to appeal to the consciousness of the general public that the significance of Cr notwithstanding, its environmental toxicity should not be taken for granted.
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- Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor
- Climatic/Environmental/Telecommunication Unit, Department of Physics, Edo University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Physics and Space Science, School of Physical Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Cyberphysical/Green Computing Unit, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Edo University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa; Department of Chemical Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, South Africa
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- Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Mathematical Statistics/Modelling Unit, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Edo University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria
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