| Title: | Nanostructured micro/mesoporous graphene: removal performance of volatile organic compounds |
| Author(s): | Vo TTN; Lim ST; Kim JH; Shim GH; Kim KM; Kweon B; Kim M; Lee CY; Ahn HS; |
| Address: | "Department of Mechanical Engineering, Incheon National University Incheon Republic of Korea hsahn@inu.ac.kr. Nuclear Safety Research Institute, Incheon National University Incheon Republic of Korea. Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University Incheon Republic of Korea. Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Incheon National University Incheon Republic of Korea. AHN Materials INC Incheon Republic of Korea" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2046-2069 (Electronic) 2046-2069 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In this study, we demonstrate an integrated synthesis strategy, which is conducted by the thermochemical process, consisting of pre- and post-activation by thermal treatment and KOH activation for the reduction of graphite oxide. A large number of interconnected pore networks with a micro/mesoporous range were constructed on a framework of graphene layers with a specific surface area of up to 1261 m(2) g(-1). This suggests a synergistic effect of thermally exfoliated graphene oxide (TEGO) on the removal efficiency of volatile organic compounds by generating pore texture with aromatic adsorbates such as benzene, toluene, and o-xylene (denoted as BTX) from an inert gaseous stream concentration of 100 ppm. As a proof of concept, TEGO, as well as pre- and post-activated TEGO, were used as adsorbents in a self-designed BTX gas adsorption apparatus, which exhibited a high removal efficiency of up to 98 +/- 2%. The distinctive structure of TEGO has a significant effect on removal performance, which will greatly facilitate the strategy of efficient VOC removal configurations" |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEVo, Thi To Nguyen Lim, Sun Taek Kim, Ji Hoon Shim, Gyu Hyeon Kim, Koung Moon Kweon, Boyeon Kim, Miyeon Lee, Chang Yeon Ahn, Ho Seon eng England 2022/06/16 RSC Adv. 2022 May 13; 12(23):14570-14577. doi: 10.1039/d2ra01275h. eCollection 2022 May 12" |
