Nanofiltration across Defect-Sealed Nanoporous Monolayer Graphene

O'Hern, Sean C.; Jang, Doojoon; Bose, Suman; Idrobo Tapia, Juan Carlos; Song, Yi; Laoui, Tahar; Kong, Jing; Karnik, Rohit

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00456

Title: Nanofiltration across Defect-Sealed Nanoporous Monolayer Graphene

Journal Article · Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00456· OSTI ID:1265473

O'Hern, Sean C. ^[1]; Jang, Doojoon ^[1]; Bose, Suman ^[1]; Idrobo Tapia, Juan Carlos ^[2]; Song, Yi ^[3]; Laoui, Tahar ^[4]; Kong, Jing ^[3]; Karnik, Rohit ^[1]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
King Fahd Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran (Saudi Arabia). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Monolayer nanoporous graphene represents an ideal membrane for molecular separations, but its practical realization is impeded by leakage through defects in the ultrathin graphene. Here, we report a multiscale leakage-sealing process that exploits the nonpolar nature and impermeability of pristine graphene to selectively block defects, resulting in a centimeter-scale membrane that can separate two fluid reservoirs by an atomically thin layer of graphene. After introducing subnanometer pores in graphene, the membrane exhibited rejection of multivalent ions and small molecules and water flux consistent with prior molecular dynamics simulations. The results indicate the feasibility of constructing defect-tolerant monolayer graphene membranes for nanofiltration, desalination, and other separation processes.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

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OSTI ID:: 1265473

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Vol. 15, Issue 5; ISSN 1530-6984

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