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Li ZL, Zhou YL, Yan W, Luo L, Su ZZ, Fan MZ, Wang SR, Zhao WG. Cost-Effective Monolithic Hierarchical Carbon Cryogels with Nitrogen Doping and High-Performance Mechanical Properties for CO 2 Capture. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:21748-21760. [PMID: 32294381 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c04015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Cost-effective nitrogen-doped monolithic hierarchical carbon cryogels with excellent mechanical properties and carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption performance were prepared from phenol, melamine, and formaldehyde (PMF) by the sol-gel, freeze-drying, and then, pyrolysis processes under an inert atmosphere. The morphology, mechanical properties, pore structure, and chemical characteristics of these cryogels were investigated. The results showed that the dilution ratio played a crucial role in the preparation of nitrogen-doped PMF carbon cryogels with controlled structures. The prepared carbon cryogels were a kind of monolithic materials composed of a hierarchical pore structure and had high compression properties (0.67 and 9.4 MPa for strength and modulus), porosity (97.6%), surface area (1406 m2/g), and heteroatom nitrogen content (0.98-2.09%). CO2 adsorption capacities up to 5.75 mmol/g at 0 °C and 4.50 mmol/g at 25 °C under 1 bar were obtained, which is at a high level among N-doped carbon materials and far better than resorcinol-based carbon gels reported. These superior CO2 adsorption capacities, high isosteric adsorption heat (Qst), and good CO2/N2 adsorption selectivity were ascribed to the synergistic effect of high surface area, appropriate pore size, and also heteroatom doping.
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- Ze-Liang Li
- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, No. 63 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, No. 63 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, No. 63 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, No. 63 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, No. 63 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
- School of Resources and Chemical Technology, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, Fujian People's Republic of China
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- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, United Kingdom
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, 18 Dianzier Road, Xi'an 710065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, No. 63 Xiyuangong Road, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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Liu Q, Han Y, Qian X, He P, Fei Z, Chen X, Zhang Z, Tang J, Cui M, Qiao X. CO
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Adsorption over Carbon Aerogels: the Effect of Pore and Surface Properties. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Qing Liu
- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing 210009 PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 PR China, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) Nanjing 210009 PR China
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Structure Manipulation of Carbon Aerogels by Managing Solution Concentration of Precursor and Its Application for CO2 Capture. Processes (Basel) 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/pr6040035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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