Textural, surface, thermal and sorption properties of the functionalized activated carbons and carbon nanotubes

Autor: Nowicki Piotr, Szymanowski Wiktor, Pietrzak Robert
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 120-127 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1899-4741
DOI: 10.1515/pjct-2015-0078
Popis: Two series of functionalised carbonaceous adsorbents were prepared by means of oxidation and nitrogenation of commercially available activated carbon and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The effect of nitrogen and oxygen incorporation on the textural, surface, thermal and sorption properties of the adsorbents prepared was tested. The materials were characterized by elemental analysis, low-temperature nitrogen sorption, thermogravimetric study and determination of the surface oxygen groups content. Sorptive properties of the materials obtained were characterized by the adsorption of methylene and alkali blue 6B as well as copper(II) ions. The final products were nitrogen- and oxygen-enriched mesoporous adsorbents of medium-developed surface area, showing highly diverse N and O-heteroatom contents and acidic-basic character of the surface. The results obtained in our study have proved that through a suitable choice of the modification procedure of commercial adsorbents it is possible to produce materials with high sorption capacity towards organic dyes as well as copper(II) ions.
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