A nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon has been synthesized employing egg white as a sustainable protein-rich precursor.According to CHNS elemental analysis,N,S and O heteroatoms accounted for mass fractions of 3.66%,2...A nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon has been synthesized employing egg white as a sustainable protein-rich precursor.According to CHNS elemental analysis,N,S and O heteroatoms accounted for mass fractions of 3.66%,2.28%and 19.29%respectively,and the types of surface functionalities were further characterized by FT-IR and XPS measurements.Although the carbon possessed a smaller surface area(815 m2·g-1)compared to a commercial activated carbon(1100 m2·g-1),its adsorption capacity towards Co2+reached 320.3 mg·g-1,which was over 8 times higher compared to the limited 34.0 mg·g-1 over the activate carbon.Furthermore,the carbon was found to be an efficient adsorbent towards a series of metal ions including VO2+,Cr3+,Ni2+,Cu2+and Cd2+.Combined with its environmental merits,the protein derived carbon may be a promising candidate for heavy metal pollution control.展开更多
Egg shell waste was used as an activation agent directly for the manufacture of a biomass-derived porous carbon,which possessed a surface area of 626 m2·g-1 and was rich in nitrogen,sulfur and oxygen functionalit...Egg shell waste was used as an activation agent directly for the manufacture of a biomass-derived porous carbon,which possessed a surface area of 626 m2·g-1 and was rich in nitrogen,sulfur and oxygen functionalities.The activation mechanism was proposed,and the carbon showed its potential to act as an adsorbent for the adsorptive removal of various contaminants from both aqueous and non-aqueous solutions,possessing maximum adsorption capacities of 195.9,185.1,125.5 and 44.6 mg·g-1 for sulfamethoxazole,methyl orange,diclofenac sodium and dibenzothiophene,respectively.Through the utilization of egg shell waste as a sustainable activation agent,this work may help to make the widely applied biomass-derived porous carbons more economical and ecological.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51638011,51478314)the Science and Technology Plans of Tianjin(17PTSYJC00050,17ZYPTJC00060).
文摘A nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon has been synthesized employing egg white as a sustainable protein-rich precursor.According to CHNS elemental analysis,N,S and O heteroatoms accounted for mass fractions of 3.66%,2.28%and 19.29%respectively,and the types of surface functionalities were further characterized by FT-IR and XPS measurements.Although the carbon possessed a smaller surface area(815 m2·g-1)compared to a commercial activated carbon(1100 m2·g-1),its adsorption capacity towards Co2+reached 320.3 mg·g-1,which was over 8 times higher compared to the limited 34.0 mg·g-1 over the activate carbon.Furthermore,the carbon was found to be an efficient adsorbent towards a series of metal ions including VO2+,Cr3+,Ni2+,Cu2+and Cd2+.Combined with its environmental merits,the protein derived carbon may be a promising candidate for heavy metal pollution control.
基金Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.5197846551908409+2 种基金51638011)the Science and Technology Plans of Tianjin(Grant No.19JCZDJC39800)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2018M641655)。
文摘Egg shell waste was used as an activation agent directly for the manufacture of a biomass-derived porous carbon,which possessed a surface area of 626 m2·g-1 and was rich in nitrogen,sulfur and oxygen functionalities.The activation mechanism was proposed,and the carbon showed its potential to act as an adsorbent for the adsorptive removal of various contaminants from both aqueous and non-aqueous solutions,possessing maximum adsorption capacities of 195.9,185.1,125.5 and 44.6 mg·g-1 for sulfamethoxazole,methyl orange,diclofenac sodium and dibenzothiophene,respectively.Through the utilization of egg shell waste as a sustainable activation agent,this work may help to make the widely applied biomass-derived porous carbons more economical and ecological.
