Facile synthesis of nanostructured porous carbon/silica composite and its adsorption property

Xiaoyan Hu, Xinru Kang, Tao Chen, Xinlong Yan, Min Zhou, Sridhar Komarneni

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Abstract

Nanostructured porous carbon/silica composite was synthesized via a novel one-step carbonization method by using metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)/silica composite as sacrificial precursor. The crystallinity and properties of the as-prepared samples were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and nitrogen adsorption analysis at 77 K. The obtained composite showed foam-like nanostructure with high surface area and pore volume. The adsorption results indicate that nanostructured carbon/silica composite displayed a good ability to remove Congo red pollutant from wastewater.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)833-836
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Porous Materials
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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