Synthesis of nanoporous zeolite-Y and zeolite-Y/GO nanocomposite using polyelectrolyte functionalized graphene oxide

Autor: Vishnu V. Pillai, Issam Ismail, Aasif A. Dabbawala, Samuel Stephen, Anjana Tharalekshmy, Vasileios Tzitzios, Saeed M. Alhassan, Georgia Basina, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Kevin Sunny
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Surface and Coatings Technology. 350:369-375
ISSN: 0257-8972
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.07.036
Popis: Zeolite-Y with different particle size was synthesized and the growth of crystals was studied in the presence of a cationic polyelectrolyte (PDDA) functionalized graphene oxide (PDDA-GO). The assembly of PDDA-GO was found to be cooperative in the growth of pure zeolite-Y crystals with various particle sizes (400 nm and 100 nm). The submicron size zeolite-Y particles were grown with entrapment of the GO nanosheets and the complete removal of PDDA-GO by calcination under air atmosphere assisted nanoporosity generation in the zeolite crystals. Whereas the growth of nano-size zeolite-Y particles occurred through both side of GO surface and produce nanocomposite with inter-particles porosity. The synthesized nanoporous zeolite-Y and zeolite-Y/GO nanocomposite showed higher water adsorption capacity (259–291 mg/g) than microporous zeolite-Y that placed these adsorbents as promising candidate for water adsorption applications.
Databáze: OpenAIRE