Adsorbent Performance of Solid Porous Carbon Derived from Waste Cigarette Filters

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 726-731
Author(s):  
Bin Zeng ◽  
Wujun Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Genomic Stability ◽  
Mesoporous Structure ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Cigarette Filter ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Morphology And Structure

Introduction: Solid porous carbon (SPC) with micro-mesopore structures was successfully fabricated from used cigarette filters via carbonization. Experimental: The morphology and structure of the as-prepared porous carbon materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. Results: This novel carbon material allows the removal of organic pollutants from water. The maximum adsorbed capacity of methylene blue could reach ~185 mg.g-1, which was attributed to the high specific surface area (567.7 m2.g-1) and the micro-mesoporous structure of the samples. Conclusion: Furthermore, when genomic stability was maintained in the solution, SPC was easily extracted. The mechanism for the fabrication of the proposed used cigarette filter is elucidated in this study.

scholarly journals Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon as a Catalyst for the Effective Degradation of Rhodamine B dye

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 926
Author(s):  
Shamim Ahmed Hira ◽  
Mohammad Yusuf ◽  
Dicky Annas ◽  
Hu Shi Hui ◽  
Kang Hyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Rhodamine B ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron

Activated carbon (AC) was fabricated from carrot waste using ZnCl2 as the activating agent and calcined at 700 °C for 2 h in a tube furnace. The as-synthesized AC was characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis; the results revealed that it exhibited a high specific surface area and high porosity. Moreover, this material displayed superior catalytic activity for the degradation of toxic Rhodamine B (RhB) dye. Rate constant for the degradation of RhB was ascertained at different experimental conditions. Lastly, we used the Arrhenius equation and determined that the activation energy for the decomposition of RhB using AC was approximately 35.9 kJ mol−1, which was very low. Hopefully it will create a great platform for the degradation of other toxic dye in near future.

scholarly journals Porous Carbon Materials Obtained by the Hydrothermal Carbonization of Orange Juice

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Veltri ◽  
Francesca Alessandro ◽  
Andrea Scarcello ◽  
Amerigo Beneduci ◽  
Melvin Arias Polanco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Orange Juice ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Sorption Isotherms ◽  
Hydrothermal Carbonization ◽  
Carbon Quantum Dots ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Porous Carbon Materials

Porous carbon materials are currently subjected to strong research efforts mainly due to their excellent performances in energy storage devices. A sustainable process to obtain them is hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), in which the decomposition of biomass precursors generates solid products called hydrochars, together with liquid and gaseous products. Hydrochars have a high C content and are rich with oxygen-containing functional groups, which is important for subsequent activation. Orange pomace and orange peels are considered wastes and then have been investigated as possible feedstocks for hydrochars production. On the contrary, orange juice was treated by HTC only to obtain carbon quantum dots. In the present study, pure orange juice was hydrothermally carbonized and the resulting hydrochar was filtered and washed, and graphitized/activated by KOH in nitrogen atmosphere at 800 °C. The resulting material was studied by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and nitrogen sorption isotherms. We found porous microspheres with some degree of graphitization and high nitrogen content, a specific surface of 1725 m2/g, and a pore size distribution that make them good candidates for supercapacitor electrodes.

scholarly journals Novel Route to Obtain Carbon Self-Doped TiO2 Mesoporous Nanoparticles as Efficient Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation Processes under Visible Light

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo A. Ochoa Rodríguez ◽  
Tamara B. Benzaquén ◽  
Gina A. Pecchi ◽  
Sandra G. Casuscelli ◽  
Verónica R. Elías ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Mesoporous Structure ◽  
Acid Orange 7 ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Visible Radiation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

Titanium dioxide materials were synthesized using two different methods. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Visible diffusion reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DR), Raman spectroscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), transmission electron spectroscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Although both kind of materials were found to have mesoporous structure and anatase crystalline phase, one of them was obtained from a synthesis method that does not involve the use of surfactants, and therefore, does not require calcination at high temperatures. This implies that the synthesized solid was self-doped with carbon species, coming only from the same source used for titanium. Then, the relationship between the presence of these species, the final calcination temperature, and the photocatalytic activity of the solids was studied in terms of the degradation and mineralization of an Acid Orange 7 aqueous solution, under visible radiation. A photosensitizing effect caused by the non-metal presence, that allows the solid to extend its absorption range, was found. Hence, a novel route to prepare C-modified photoactive mesoporous TiO2, simpler and cheaper, where neither a template nor an external carbon source is used, could be performed.

Deactivation Behavior of CuXCe1-XO2-X/SBA-15/Cordierite Monolithic Catalysts for Catalytic Combustion of CO

2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 383-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu Zhen Zhao ◽  
Wen Qiang Liang ◽  
Sheng Bin Ling ◽  
Yu Qing Wu ◽  
Ai Qing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Catalytic Combustion ◽  
Mesoporous Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
N2 Adsorption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Monolithic Catalysts ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

A series of CuxCe1-xO2-x/SBA-15/cordierite (x = 0-1) catalysts were prepared. The activity of the catalysts for CO combustion was evaluated. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Deactivation behavior of the catalysts for the catalytic combustion of CO was investigated. The results show that all of the catalysts retained the SBA-15 mesoporous structure. It is proposed that deactivation of the catalysts is associated with the increase of the Cu+ and the decrease of the Cu2+ in the catalysts.

scholarly journals The Effects of Doping Copper and Mesoporous Structure on Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Wubiao Duan ◽  
Bo Liu ◽  
Xidong Chen ◽  
Feihua Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Mesoporous Structure ◽  
Initial Solution ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Reduction Effect ◽  
20 Nm ◽  
As Effects

This paper describes a system for the synthesis of Cu-doped mesoporous TiO2nanoparticles by a hydrothermal method at relatively low temperatures. The technique used is to dope the as-prepared mesoporous TiO2system with copper. In this method, the copper species with the form of Cu1+, which was attributed to the reduction effect of dehydroxylation and evidenced by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), was well dispersed in the optimal concentration 1 wt.% Cu-doped mesoporous TiO2. In this as-prepared mesoporous TiO2system, original particles with a size of approximately 20 nm are aggregated together to shapes of approximately 1100 nm, which resulted in the porous aggregate structure. More importantly, the enhancement of the photocatalytic activity was discussed as effects due to the formation of stable Cu(I) and the mesoporous structure in the Cu-doped mesoporous TiO2. Among them, Cu-doped mesoporous TiO2shows the highest degradation rate of methyl orange (MO). In addition, the effects of initial solution pH on degradation of MO had also been investigated. As a result, the optimum values of initial solution pH were found to be 3.

scholarly journals Study of CO2 adsorption and separation using modified porous carbon

2020 ◽  
pp. 174751982093803
Author(s):  
Madhavi Jonnalagadda ◽  
Rumana Anjum ◽  
Harshitha Burri ◽  
Suresh Mutyala
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Co2 Adsorption ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
High Adsorption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Adsorption Of Co ◽  
Adsorption Desorption ◽  
Adsorption Cycle

Porous carbon and La2O3/porous carbon materials are synthesized for the study of CO2 adsorption and separation by the volumetric method. The synthesized adsorbents are characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms, Raman spectra and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. Characterization results confirm the existence of porosity in the synthesized carbon materials and uniform distribution of lanthanum(III) oxide on porous carbon. The CO2 adsorption capacity for porous carbon and La2O3/porous carbon is 21 and 33 cm3 g−1, respectively, at 298 K and 1 bar. High adsorption of CO2 is obtained for La2O3/porous carbon because of the electrostatic interaction between La2O3 and CO2. Moreover, the N2 adsorption capacity is 2.8 cm3 g−1 for porous carbon and 2.2 cm3 g−1 for La2O3/porous carbon at 298 K and 1 bar. The change in N2 adsorption is due to the decrease in surface area. For La2O3/porous carbon, the selectivity of CO2/N2 is 33.5 and the heat of CO2 adsorption is 36.5 kJ mol−1 at low adsorption of CO2. It also shows constant CO2 adsorption capacity in each adsorption cycle.

Enhanced photodegradation activity of electrospun porous TiO2 fibers

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (06) ◽  
pp. 1941002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Zhao ◽  
Peipei Huo ◽  
Xinxu Han ◽  
Bo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Mesoporous Structure ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hollow Nanofibers ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Calcination Method

Mesoporous titanium dioxide (TiO2) hollow nanofibers (HNFs) were successfully prepared by a facile electrospinning and calcination method. Techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were utilized to characterize TiO2 fibers. It was revealed that TiO2 crystals with an appropriate anatase fraction (71.58%) were grown and a tubular mesoporous structure was formed with a high specific surface area. Photodecomposition of methyl orange (MO) solution showed that TiO2 HNFs exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity than corresponding TiO2 nanofibers (NFs) and loose-structured nanofibers (LNFs). The significant enhancement of photocatalytic activity was attributed to both the sufficient growth of active anatase phase primarily and a tubular mesoporous nature of TiO2 HNFs.

scholarly journals Facile Template In-Situ Fabrication of ZnCo2O4 Nanoparticles with Highly Photocatalytic Activities under Visible-Light Irradiation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vu T. Tan ◽  
La The Vinh ◽  
Tran Ngoc Khiem ◽  
Huynh Dang Chinh
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
In Situ Fabrication ◽  
Transmission Electron

High specific surface area ZnCo2O4 nanoparticles were prepared via a sacrificial template accelerated hydrolysis by using nanoparticles of ZnO with highly polar properties as a template. The obtained ZnCo2O4 nanoparticles were characterized by the method of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurements, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The obtained nanoparticles were performed as a photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution under visible irradiation. The photocatalytic degradation rate of methylene blue onto the synthesized ZnCo2O4 was higher than that of commercial ZnO and synthesized ZnO template. Copyright © 2019 BCREC Group. All rights reserved. 

Biological Synthesis of Triangular Pd Nanoplates by Aqueous Extract of Syzygium samarangense Leaf

2014 ◽  
Vol 522-524 ◽  
pp. 370-373
Author(s):  
Dao Hua Sun ◽  
Peng Yao Li ◽  
Xue Liang Li
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Biological Synthesis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Spectroscopy Analysis ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Morphology And Structure

We report the facile synthesis of triangular Pd nanoplates using aqueous extract of Syzygium Samarangense leaf. The morphology and structure of the obtained Pd nanoplates were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. FTIR spectra indicated that C=C, COH, and OCOH were mainly responsible for the formation of the Pd nanoplates.

Investigation of the Effect of Uv-Assisted Oxidation and Nitridation of Hafnium Metal Films

2003 ◽  
Vol 780 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Essary ◽  
V. Craciun ◽  
J. M. Howard ◽  
R. K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Grazing Angle ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Metal Thin Films ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Silicon Interface

AbstractHf metal thin films were deposited on Si substrates using a pulsed laser deposition technique in vacuum and in ammonia ambients. The films were then oxidized at 400 °C in 300 Torr of O2. Half the samples were oxidized in the presence of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from a Hg lamp array. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and grazing angle X-ray diffraction were used to compare the crystallinity, roughness, and composition of the films. It has been found that UV radiation causes roughening of the films and also promotes crystallization at lower temperatures.Furthermore, increased silicon oxidation at the interface was noted with the UVirradiated samples and was shown to be in the form of a mixed layer using angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Incorporation of nitrogen into the film reduces the oxidation of the silicon interface.

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