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Preparation of graphene-coated anodic alumina substrates for selective molecular transport

  • Carbon Letters
  • Abbr : Carbon Lett.
  • 2020, 30(1), pp.23-33
  • DOI : 10.1007/s42823-019-00066-4
  • Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
  • Received : May 1, 2019
  • Accepted : July 17, 2019
  • Published : February 1, 2020

Akhtar Sultan 1 Ali Sadaqat 1 Kafiah Feras M. 1 Ibrahim Ahmed 2 Matin Asif 3 Laoui Tahar 4

1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
2Zagazig University
3King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
4University of Sharjah

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ABSTRACT

In this paper, we report graphene composite membranes prepared by transfer of a layer of chemical vapor deposition graphene onto porous anodic alumina (AA) substrates with nominal pore size 20 and 30 nm, referred as 20AA and 30AA. The coated and uncoated substrates were characterized using optical and electron microscopy techniques. The bare substrates exhibited a smooth surfaces with a well-organized array of hexagonal pores, displaying an average pore size of 17±3 (20AA) and 23±3 nm (30AA). The scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy analyses confrmed the successful transfer of graphene layer onto the target substrates. The molecular transport study was performed by introducing 0.5 M potassium chloride (KCl) and deionized water in a Side-bi-Side Franz difusion cell. The graphene/20AA specimen blocked 66% ions transport, and graphene/30AA membrane about 64%. The ions blockage exceeded 90%, near the characteristics of defect�free graphene when the defects of the transferred graphene were sealed with Nylon 6,6. The results of this study suggest the potential use of graphene on AA substrates for water desalination and gas purifcation applications.

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