Archive | 2021
Nano-Porous Graphene as Free-Standing Membranes
Abstract
Membrane-based treatments are superior to conventional processes in water purification and desalination in terms of final water quality and smaller footprint. In addition, there are inherent weaknesses of state-of-the-art membranes in reverse osmosis (RO) technology, thus there is pressing constraints for next-generation membranes. Nano-porous graphene membranes as the mother of novel 2D materials have attracted tremendous attention in the last decade in this regard, and many theoretical and experimental attempts have been made towards the realization of these membranes for water desalination. Advancements and challenges facing this approach, research gaps and prospects that shed light on this field are explored in this chapter.