TY - JOUR
T1 - Carbon Microtube Aerogel Derived from Kapok Fiber
T2 - An Efficient and Recyclable Sorbent for Oils and Organic Solvents
AU - Song, Pin
AU - Cui, Jiewu
AU - Di, Jun
AU - Liu, Daobin
AU - Xu, Manzhang
AU - Tang, Bijun
AU - Zeng, Qingsheng
AU - Xiong, Jun
AU - Wang, Changda
AU - He, Qun
AU - Kang, Lixing
AU - Zhou, Jiadong
AU - Duan, Ruihuan
AU - Chen, Bingbing
AU - Guo, Shasha
AU - Liu, Fucai
AU - Shen, Jun
AU - Liu, Zheng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2020/1/28
Y1 - 2020/1/28
N2 - A carbon microtube aerogel (CMA) with hydrophobicity, strong adsorption capacity, and superb recyclability was obtained by a feasible approach with economical raw material, such as kapok fiber. The CMA possesses a great adsorption capacity of 78-348 times its weight. Attributed to its outstanding thermal stability and excellent mechanical properties, the CMA can be used for many cycles of distillation, squeezing, and combustion without degradation, which suggests a potential practical application in oil-water separation. In addition, the adsorption capacity still retained 98% by distillation, 97% by squeezing, and 90% by combustion after 10 cycles. Therefore, the obtained CMA has a broad prospect as an economical, efficient, and environmentally friendly adsorbent.
AB - A carbon microtube aerogel (CMA) with hydrophobicity, strong adsorption capacity, and superb recyclability was obtained by a feasible approach with economical raw material, such as kapok fiber. The CMA possesses a great adsorption capacity of 78-348 times its weight. Attributed to its outstanding thermal stability and excellent mechanical properties, the CMA can be used for many cycles of distillation, squeezing, and combustion without degradation, which suggests a potential practical application in oil-water separation. In addition, the adsorption capacity still retained 98% by distillation, 97% by squeezing, and 90% by combustion after 10 cycles. Therefore, the obtained CMA has a broad prospect as an economical, efficient, and environmentally friendly adsorbent.
KW - adsorption capacity
KW - carbon microtube aerogel
KW - environmental protection
KW - hydrophobicity
KW - kapok fiber
KW - oil-water separation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078732044&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/acsnano.9b07063
DO - 10.1021/acsnano.9b07063
M3 - Article
C2 - 31891248
AN - SCOPUS:85078732044
SN - 1936-0851
VL - 14
SP - 595
EP - 602
JO - ACS Nano
JF - ACS Nano
IS - 1
ER -