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Vol. 14 (2022)

MOF-Like 3D Graphene-Based Catalytic Membrane Fabricated by One-Step Laser Scribing for Robust Water Purification and Green Energy Production

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00923-4
Xinyu Huang
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Liheng Li
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Shuaifei Zhao
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia
Lei Tong
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Zheng Li
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Zhuiri Peng
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Runfeng Lin
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Li Zhou
Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal and Materials (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, People’s Republic of China
Chang Peng
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan 410128, People’s Republic of China
Kan‑Hao Xue
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Lijuan Chen
School of Material Science and Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China
Gary J. Cheng
School of Industrial Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Centre, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Zhu Xiong
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3216, Australia
Lei Ye
School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Lei Ye

leiye@hust.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 174

Abstract

Increasing both clean water and green energy demands for survival and development are the grand challenges of our age. Here, we successfully fabricate a novel multifunctional 3D graphene-based catalytic membrane (3D-GCM) with active metal nanoparticles (AMNs) loading for simultaneously obtaining the water purification and clean energy generation, via a “green” one-step laser scribing technology. The as-prepared 3D-GCM shows high porosity and uniform distribution with AMNs, which exhibits high permeated fluxes (over 100 L m−2 h−1) and versatile super-adsorption capacities for the removal of tricky organic pollutants from wastewater under ultra-low pressure-driving (0.1 bar). After adsorption saturating, the AMNs in 3D-GCM actuates the advanced oxidization process to self-clean the fouled membrane via the catalysis, and restores the adsorption capacity well for the next time membrane separation. Most importantly, the 3D-GCM with the welding of laser scribing overcomes the lateral shear force damaging during the long-term separation. Moreover, the 3D-GCM could emit plentiful of hot electrons from AMNs under light irradiation, realizing the membrane catalytic hydrolysis reactions for hydrogen energy generation. This “green” precision manufacturing with laser scribing technology provides a feasible technology to fabricate high-efficient and robust 3D-GCM microreactor in the tricky wastewater purification and sustainable clean energy production as well.


Highlights:


1 A novel multifunctional three-dimensional graphene-metal frame film for the combination of water purification and hydrolysis hydrogen production, which has excellent purification efficiency and extremely low energy consumption.
2 A “green” one-step laser scribing technology without any organic solvent in the whole preparation process.
3 Metal nanoparticles as the active site can be loaded in a graphene film and wrapped by graphene, preventing undesirable aggregation and increasing catalytic active sites.

Keywords

3D graphene Laser scribing Catalytic membrane Water purification Hydrogen production
Huang, Xinyu, Liheng Li, Shuaifei Zhao, Lei Tong, Zheng Li, Zhuiri Peng, Runfeng Lin, Li Zhou, Chang Peng, Kan‑Hao Xue, Lijuan Chen, Gary J. Cheng, Zhu Xiong, and Lei Ye. 2022. “MOF-Like 3D Graphene-Based Catalytic Membrane Fabricated by One-Step Laser Scribing for Robust Water Purification and Green Energy Production”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (August):174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00923-4.
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