Graphene oxide-covered melamine foam utilizing as a hybrid foam toward organic dye removal and recyclability

Graphene-based adsorbents have been attracted extensive interest in recent years. Herein, graphene oxide-covered melamine foam (GO-covered MF) was designed and prepared by a mild submerge-covering method with the support of a super-hydrophilic melamine framework, showing its adsorption performances for various organic dyes. The structure morphology as well as chemical, thermal and mechanical properties of the as-obtained hybrid foam (HF) were further determined for the possible structure changes after covering the GO sheets on the MF framework. Moreover, the HF exhibited an excellent ability for organic dye adsorption application, and which was well fitted in the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir models corresponding to a chemical adsorption and a mono-layer approach during the adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacity by using the as-obtained HF corresponded to 258.56 ?mg ?g^?1 (methylene blue), 233.22 ?mg ?g^?1 (Rhodamine B), 206.92 ?mg ?g^?1 (methyl orange), and 184.93 ?mg ?g^?1 (Congo red), which are competitive with that of other graphene-based absorbents. In particular, the HF could be reused without a noticeable degradation of organic dye removal performance. As such, the HF prepared in this study can become an encouraging candidate for practical application owing to the reliable recyclability and low-cost.     

污泥活性炭对活性艳红K-2BP染料的吸附特性研究

以城市污水处理厂脱水污泥作为原料，采用化学活化法（ZnCl₂作为活化剂）制得污泥活性炭，并将其用于吸附活性艳红K-2BP染料.考察了吸附剂投加量、吸附时间和pH值对吸附效果的影响，并对其吸附动力学和热力学特性进行了探讨. 结果表明，所制得的污泥活性炭的碘吸附值为326mg^.g^-1，产率为51.31%，BET比表面积为298m^2.g^-1，具有中孔性和开放的孔结构，浸出液重金属含量不超标；污泥活性炭对活性艳红K-2BP的吸附动力学符合二阶段吸附速率方程和伪二级动力学方程；此吸附为优惠吸附，Langmuir等温方程比Freundlich等温方程更适合于描述此吸附行为；此吸附是一个吸热过程（吸附焓ΔH>0），提高温度有利于吸附的进行，吸附自发进行（吸附自由能ΔG<0），吸附熵ΔS总是正值.     

Efficient adsorption of As(V) on poly(acrylo-amidino ethylene amine) nanofiber membranes

Poly(acrylo-amidino ethylene amine) (PAEA) nanofiber membranes have been synthesized by combining the electrospinning technique and subsequent chemical modification. The membranes were used to remove As(V) from aqueous solution. The adsorption kinetics, equilibrium isotherms, and pH effect were investigated in batch experiments. The Langmuir isotherm and pseudo second-order kinetic models agree well with the experimental data. The PAEA nanofibers are effective for As(V) adsorption at pH 3. Experimental results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity of the PAEA nanofibers with As(V) is 76.92 mg g-1 , which is much higher than that of the PAEA microfibers (27.62 mg g-1 ). The adsorption rate of PAEA nanofibers is faster than that of PAEA microfibers due to its higher specific surface area. The PAEA nanofibers can be used as an effective adsorbent for the removal of As(V) in aqueous solution due to high adsorption capacity and short adsorption time to achieve equilibrium.     

Investigation of performances and mechanism of fluoride removal by Fe (III)-loaded ligand exchange cotton cellulose adsorbent

Novel adsorbent, Fe(III)-loaded ligand exchange cotton cellulose adsorbent [Fe(III)LECCA], was used to investigate the adsorption performances and mechanism of fluoride removal from aqueous solutions. The adsorbent was found to adsorb fluoride rapidly and effectively. The fluoride removal was influenced by pH. Adsorption model followed first-order reaction at different temperature, theapparent adsorption activated energyE, was 6.37 kJ·mol⁻¹, and adsorption enthalpy ΔH was 5.35 kJ·mol⁻¹. The adsorption capacity of fluoride on adsorbent was 3.2 mmol·g⁻¹ (dry weight). The maximal integer coordination ratio of fluoride with Fe(III) LECCA was 3∶1. The ligand exchange mechanism of adsorption was elucidated through chemical methods and IR spectral analysis. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (29977010) and Shanghai Priority Academic Discipline Biography: ZHAO Ya-ping (1974-), female, Ph.D., research direction: water and wastewater treatment.     

A ternary TiO2/WO3/graphene nanocomposite adsorbent: facile preparation and efficient removal of Rhodamine B

Ternary TiO₂/WO₃/graphene (TWG) nanocomposites were prepared by a facile salt-ultrasonic assisted hydrothermal method. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. Both anatase TiO₂ and orthorhombic WO₃ formed in the nanocomposites, along with a highly disordered overlay of individual graphene nanosheets. Polyhedral and spherical TiO₂ and WO₃ nanoparticles of uniform size 10–30 nm were densely anchored to the graphene sheets. The maximum specific surface area of the products was 144.59 m²·g^?1. The products showed clear abilities for the removal of Rhodamine B in the absence of illumination. Furthermore, the adsorption activity of the products exhibited only a slight decrease after three successive cycles. The results demonstrate that the ternary nanocomposites could be used as a high-efficiency adsorbent for the removal of environmental contaminants.     

Synthesis of the 3D porous carbon-manganese oxide (3D-C@MnO) nanocomposite and its supercapacitor behavior study

A 3D porous carbon-manganese oxide ([email protected]) nanocomposite is successfully synthesized via a thermal plasma deposition method. The chemical bonds and compositions, phase structures, surface morphologies, etc. of as-obtained [email protected] nanocomposite were characterized by the various equipment, such as X-ray diffractometer, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron microscopes. The electrochemical performances of the [email protected] nanocomposite electrode showed a specific capacitance of 780 F g^?1 at a current density of 2 A g^?1 and a capacitance retention rate of 99% after 5000 charge-discharge cycles at a high current density of 10 A g^?1. These excellent capacitive performances may be attributed to the encapsulation of MnO nanoparticles by porous carbon sheets in the [email protected] MnO nanocomposite structure. It is believed that the carbon-encapsulated MnO nanoparticles can be protected from a volume deformation during the charge adsorption/desorption cycle and can be electrically improved by the encapsulated carbon sheets, resulting in better overall capacitive performance. In addition, this study also demonstrates the practical applicability by assembling a supercapacitor using the as-obtained [email protected] nanocomposite to glow a light emitting diode.     

Preparation of mesoporous MgO-templated carbons from phenolic resin and their applications for electric double-layer capacitors

Mesoporous carbons were synthesized using thermoplastic phenolic resin (PF) as carbonaceous precursor and magnesium citrate as template precursor. Pore structure was determined as ink-bottle-like geometry through TEM, N2 adsorption analysis combined with TG curves. The porous carbons prepared were then applied as electrode material for electric double-layer capacitors. The capacitor performance was examined in 30 wt% KOH aqueous solution by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements. The carbon prepared with MgO/PF mass ratio of 8/2 had a BET surface area of 1920 m² g^?1 and exhibited a capacitance of 220 F g^?1 at a current density of 50 mA g^?1. Besides, the carbon with the ratio of 4/6 had the optimize proportion of mesopores, which ensures its good rate performance that up to 98.3%, expressed as the ratio of the capacitance measured at 1000 mA g^?1 against that at 50 mA g^?1.     

Preparation of composite adsorbent with high performance of heat and mass transfer

To develop a new composite adsorbent with high performance,fir sawdust and CaCl2are selected as raw materials.The mass transfer is enhanced by carbonizing and activating the sawdust and heat transfer is enhanced by adding expanded graphite into the adsorbent.The effect of the preparation temperature and the expanded graphite content on the adsorption performance is investigated.The results show that the new adsorbent exhibits a high adsorption performance due to its high porosity,uniform distribution and high content of CaCl2and high thermal conductivity.Also,the experimental results indicate that the rate of ammonia adsorption on the adsorbent depends on the expanded graphite content and the carbonization and activation temperature.The adsorbent prepared at 500°C and with the expanded graphite content of 30%has the best performance in terms of the adsorption refrigeration,which adsorbs ammonia as high as 0.37 g g 1at 10 min.     

Adsorption of rhodamine B from aqueous solution onto heat-activated sepiolite

The heat-activated sepiolite, which was prepared using sepiolite by thermal treatment at different temperatures, was used as an absorbent for the removal of rhodamine B (RhB) from aqueous solutions. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques, respectively. The adsorption capacity of RhB onto the heat-activated sepiolite has been examined with pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, initial dye concentration, and temperature. Kinetic studies showed that the equilibrium was attained within 40 min, and the kinetic data were well described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Besides, the experimental data (R ²>0.999) fitted the Freundlich model better than the Langmuir model. The as-prepared sample showed higher adsorption capacity (8.33 mg/g) for the removal of RhB than that of sepiolite, which could be attributed to more adsorption sites caused by appropriate heat treatment. The adsorbent can be well regenerated by calcination at 400 °C for 2 h and regenerated sepiolite did not exhibited significant loss of adsorption activity after five recycles.     

Mangosteen peel-derived activated carbon for supercapacitors

This work reports the effects of activation temperatures on the porous development and electrochemical performance of activated carbons. Herein, activated carbons were prepared from the biowaste of mangosteen peel by using KOH activation at temperatures of 400, 600, and 800 ?°C. The results demonstrate that the specific surface area increases with increasing the activation temperatures in which the well-developed porous structure after KOH activation at 800 ?°C provides the highest specific surface area of 1039 ?m² ?g^?1. At 600 ?°C, the activated carbon delivers the highest specific capacitance value of 182 ?F ?g^?1 ?at a current density of 0.5 ?A ?g^?1 in 3 ?M KOH aqueous electrolyte. This is correlated well with its high micropore fractions (99%). Moreover, it was found that the activation temperature changes the major contribution of oxygen-containing functional group on surface of activated carbon, which is beneficial for the enhancement of the specific capacitance value of activated carbon at the temperature of 600 ?°C. This work suggests that the activation temperature is a key to optimizing the electrochemical performance of activated carbons. Overall, our activated carbons can be considered as a strong candidate for use as electrode materials in supercapacitors.     

Enhanced Adsorption of Methyl Orange onto Self-assembled Hydrogel with Anatase Titania Nanotube and Graphene

A novel composites hydrogel adsorbent was facilely synthesized for efficient removal of acid dyes from aqueous solution.The composite hydrogel consisting of TiO_2 nanotubes(TN) and graphene oxide(GO)(H-TN-GO) was characterized by BrunauerEmmett-Teller(BET),transmission electron microscope(TEM),scanning electron microscope(SEM),Raman spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscope(XPS).Experimental results elucidated that columnar hydrogel could be tunably prepared with self-assembly by adjusting the proportion of GO/TN,mixing time and pH.The properties of adsorption and regeneration on methyl orange(MO)onto H-TN-GO were investigated respectively.The maximal adsorption capacity of H-TN-GO for MO reached 933.8 and 513.7mg/g under the pH of 4.0 and 6.8,respectively.The adsorption capacity of MO reached the maximum when pH was equivalent to4.0,which attributed to increasing electrostatic attraction.Besides,the adsorption behavior was fitted reasonably better with Freundlich isotherm model than Langmuir model;the adsorption speed was rapid and the removal ratio almost reached 99.5% when the concentration of MO was less than 100 mg/L.After the used adsorbent was irradiated with the ultraviolet ray of 500 W for 3 h,its adsorption capacity could be recovered without significant loss.     

大面积壳聚糖无纺布的吸附性能研究及其分离回用强化

本研究针对壳聚糖类绿色低值吸附材料难以分离及回用的不足,构建了一类适用于无纺布类吸附材料的吸附装置,吸附装置为套筒结构,用以固定及最大限度地展开无纺布吸附材料。同时,本研究考察了将该装置对染料废水的处理性能,探讨了壳聚糖无纺布对染料废水吸附去除过程中壳聚糖无纺布的用量、处理时间、染料初始浓度以及体系pH的影响。结果表明壳聚糖无纺布质量在4 ~ 8 g之间,处理时间在90 ~ 120 min之间,废水pH在 3~7范围之间,染料C. I. Acid Red 73的去除效果达到最佳,去除率可达90%以上,吸附容量为88.43 mg/g。此外,通过SEM、XRD及XPS一系列表征手段,揭示了壳聚糖无纺布对染料的吸附主要机制与普通壳聚糖基吸附材料相似,通过壳聚糖分子中的质子化的活性氨基与染料分子中的阴离子基团的静电结合实现。     

Loading and releasing behavior of carboxymethyl cellulose and chitosan complex beads

The complex beads of carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC) and chitosan(CHI) that are fabricated by interfacial complexation have a core-shell structure composed of a thin skin layer and a 3D entangled internal structure,which endows the beads with adsorption possibilities toward anionic and cationic molecules via electrostatic interaction.However,the loading and releasing behavior of such a system is essential and fundamental for their application yet has not been studied systematically.In this work,the...     

Adsorptive Removal of Reactive Dye from Water by Modified Montmorillonite

Polyaniline-intercalated montmorillonite( PANI-MMT)was prepared via in-situ intercalative polymerization and used as the adsorbent for the removal of reactive green 19( RG-19) dye from water. The structure,composition and specific surface area of asprepared composite were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy( FT-IR),X-ray diffraction( XRD) and surface area analyzer. The adsorption of RG-19 by PANI-MMT was investigated as a function of contact time,temperature and pH. The results indicated the adsorption kinetics of RG-19 onto PANI-MMT followed the pseudo second-order model best among the pseudo firstorder,pseudo second-order and Elovich kinetic models. The equilibrium data fitted the Langmuir model better than the Freundlich model. Moreover,the maximum adsorption capacity for RG-19 decreased with the increase of initial solution pH. It can be concluded that the PANI-MMT can be a potential adsorbent for RG-19 removal from water.     

磁性FeNi合金/石墨化介孔碳纳米复合材料的合成及其在染料吸附中的应用

以介孔SBA-15为模板,金属硝酸盐作为磁性FeNi合金纳米颗粒前驱物,采用纳米铸造法合成出一系列磁性FeNi合金/石墨化介孔碳纳米复合材料.利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、N₂吸附-脱附仪(BET)、电感耦合等离子体质谱仪、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)和热重分析仪(TG)等对合成物进行表征.结果发现,试验得到的纳米复合材料具有一致的介孔结构,高含量的磁性FeNi合金纳米晶体(尺寸大约是3~6 nm)均匀分散在石墨介孔碳模型的壁上,此介孔材料具有高的比表面积(360.3~431.9 m²·g^-1),大孔体积(0.558~0.718 cm³·g^-1)和高饱和磁化强度(18.2~42.1 emu·g^-1).基于以上特性,研究了材料对于水中染料的吸附性能.结果发现,当染料浓度为50 mg·L^-1时,材料对其去除率接近100%,同时在外加磁场存在时,悬浮液可以很好地实现固液分离.因此,磁性FeNi合金/石墨化介孔碳纳米复合材料在去除废水中的染料方面可以作为高效和可循环使用的吸附剂.     

Characterization and adsorption behavior of a novel triolein-embedded activated carbon composite adsorbent

A novel triolein-embedded activated carbon composite adsorbent was developed. Experiments were carried out in areas such as the preparation method, the characterization of physicochemicai properties, and the adsorption behavior of the composite adsorbent in removing dieldrin from aqueous solution. Results suggested that the novel composite adsorbent was composed of the supporting activated carbon and the surrounding triolein-embedded cellulose acetate membrane. The adsorbent was stable in water, for no triolein leakage was detected after soaking the adsorbent for five weeks. The adsorbent had good adsorption capability to dieldrin, which was indicated by a residual dieldrin concentration of 0.204μg·L^-1. The removal efficiency of the composite adsorbent was higher than the traditional activated carbon adsorbent.     

海藻酸钙／多孔硅复合材料对水中铜离子的吸附性能研究

对比研究了海藻酸钙／多孔硅复合材料和纯多孔硅对铜离子的吸附作用,考察了溶液初始pH、温度、吸附剂加入量和吸附时间等因素对海藻酸钙／多孔硅复合材料吸附铜离子的影响。结果表明：海藻酸钙／多孔硅复合材料在相同铜离子浓度下的吸附性能优于纯多孔硅,其吸附速率也明显大于纯多孔硅。利用SEM、FTIR、BET等方法分别测定了改性前后多孔硅材料的形貌和物理化学性质。利用Langmuir等温吸附式计算出海藻酸钙／多孔硅复合材料在60℃下和pH为5．0时的铜离子最大吸附量为49．02mg／g。     

马来酸酐/丙烯酸水凝胶对亚甲基蓝染料的吸附

以马来酸酐(MA)、丙烯酸(AA)和丙烯酰胺(AM)为原料,采用水溶液聚合法制备P(MA-co-AA-co-AM)水凝胶,并考察不同因素对水凝胶吸附亚甲基蓝染料效果的影响.实验结果表明:当亚甲基蓝染料初始质量浓度为1g/L,吸附剂用量为1g/L,溶液pH=9,环境温度为20~25℃时,P(MA-co-AA-co-AM)水凝胶对亚甲基蓝染料的吸附效果最佳,最大吸附量为985.98mg/L,去除率达98.60%;水凝胶对亚甲基蓝的吸附行为符合准二级反应动力学方程和Langmuir吸附等温式.     

PVP-assisted laser ablation growth of Ag nanocubes anchored on reduced graphene oxide(rGO) for efficient photocatalytic CO_2 reduction

Metallic nanoparticles loaded graphene nanocomposites have been widely studied for various scientific and technological applications. In this study, a facile method was reported to realize a straightforward growth of shape and size-controllable of metallic nanoparticles, and the subsequent hybridization with graphene in solution by strategically coupling wet-chemical route and laser ablation. By mixing graphene oxide(GO) with a tunable concentration level of polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP) in aqueous solution, Ag nanocubes with a face-centered cubic crystal structure were generated by pulsed laser ablation and then mounted on GO nanosheets with the assistance of PVP. The preferential adsorption of PVP to Ag(100) crystal face led to the production of Ag nanocubes with exposed(100) facet. The result showed that the morphological yield of spherical particles decreased with the increase in PVP concentration. X-ray diffraction(XRD) and UV–visible spectroscopy analyses confirmed that GO was partially reduced. In the reduction of CO_2 gas, the photocatalytic conversion rate could achieve 133.1 μmol g~(-1) h~(-1) in 6 hrs for cubic Ag-loaded reduced GO composites.     

水溶液中的活性翠兰KN-G在一种新型球形木质素吸附剂上吸附特性研究

以马尾松浆厂提供的碱木素为原料研制出一种新型的球形木质素吸附剂SLBA.然后以活性翠兰KN-G为吸附质研究其在这种含有季铵基团的球形木质素吸附剂上的吸附特性.并进行吸附影响因素的优选实验.实验结果表明:活性翠兰KN-G在吸附剂上的吸附效果取决于吸附质溶液的pH值和吸附质的初始浓度.初始浓度的增大有利于提高平衡吸附容量.在3～8的pH范围内,去除率从12.3%迅速升至98.6%,当溶液的pH值为10.0时,去除率达100%.吸附过程符合Langmuir吸附等温式,即(Ce)/(qe)=0.0002136 0.001225Ce.而且,平衡常数的无量纲系数RL为8.711×10-4,远小于0.1,说明活性翠兰KN-G在SLBA上的吸附很容易进行.而且,SLBA吸附剂的饱和吸附容量为816.3 mg/g,总的穿透容量为761 mg/g,吸附效果明显优于活性炭.吸附在SLBA吸附剂上的活性翠兰可用乙醇、双氰胺-甲醛缩聚物和盐酸混合物解析,解析率可达98.7%.