Enhancing the seawater desalination performance of multilayer reduced graphene oxide membranes by introducing in-plane nanopores: a molecular dynamics simulation study
Zahra Alinia, Hamed Akbarzadeh, Farokhzad Mohammadi Zonoz, Reza Tayebee
Abstract
In this study, using MD simulation, the effect of creating in-plane nanopores in a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) membrane and the formation of a reduced nanoporous graphene oxide (rNPGO) membrane is proposed to increase salt rejection and water flux.
Topics & Concepts
GrapheneNanoporeOxideMembraneNanoporousWater desalinationDesalinationMaterials scienceMolecular dynamicsNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryComputational chemistryEngineeringMetallurgyBiochemistryMembrane Separation TechnologiesNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesGraphene research and applications