Graphene oxide membranes with a confined mass transfer effect for Li<sup>+</sup>/Mg<sup>2+</sup> separation: a molecular dynamics study
Jinman Wu, Nan Li, Shengkai Liu, Wenxiong Shi, Chunying Min, Bo Zhu, Ruiqi Shao, Xiaoyuan Pei, Zhijiang Cai, Zhiwei Xu
Abstract
Molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the influence of the confined mass transfer effect on the separation of Mg 2+ and Li + from graphene oxide membranes, both in terms of layer spacing and degree of oxidation.
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MembraneGrapheneOxideMass transferMolecular dynamicsChemistryMoleculeExtraction (chemistry)BilayerChemical physicsPotential of mean forceAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Chemical engineeringMaterials scienceNanotechnologyComputational chemistryChromatographyOrganic chemistryEngineeringBiochemistryMembrane Separation TechnologiesExtraction and Separation ProcessesMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques