Estrogens have an essential role in our body. They affect our heart, blood, bones, skin, and hair, and regulates the menstrual cycle. However, breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men are some of the consequences of the high amount of estrogens that are detected in drinking water. The purpose of this experiment is to remove the estrogens from drinking water by using improved reduced graphene oxide membranes. The membranes were optimized by pre-treatment of graphene oxide with hydrogen peroxide and thermally annealing under an inert atmosphere. The removal of estrogen 17-α-Ethynylestradiol (EE2) in drinking water was conducted with forward osmosis. The filtration efficiency of the membranes was analyzed by UV-visible absorption. The improved reduced graphene oxide membranes removed EE2 effectively, with a rejection rate of &gt; 99%. Our current research may provide an efficient filtration membrane to remove estrogens from drinking water.

Improved reduced graphene oxide filtration membranes for removal of estrogens from drinking water

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