TY - JOUR
T1 - Flexible macroporous carbon nanofiber film with high oil adsorption capacity
AU - Liu, Hua
AU - Cao, Chang-Yan
AU - Wei, Fang-Fang
AU - Huang, Pei-Pei
AU - Sun, Yong-Bin
AU - Jiang, Lei
AU - Song, Wei-Guo
PY - 2014/3/14
Y1 - 2014/3/14
N2 - A sublimation method using terephthalic acid (PTA) as the sublimating agent was developed to generate macropores inside electrospun carbon nanofibers. During carbonization of electrospun PTA-polyacrylonitrile composite nanofibers, PTA sublimed and macropores were created within the carbon nanofiber, resulting in flexible and self-sustained carbon film. The carbon nanofiber film showed excellent oil adsorption property with maximum capacities of 62.6, 73.8, 64.0, 94.0 and 138.4 g g-1 for ethanol, pump oil, mineral oil, corn oil and silicone oil. The film exhibited excellent recyclability by rinsing with suitable organic solvent, and promising ability in cleaning up oil spills, as well as fast and efficient separation of oil in oil-water mixtures.
AB - A sublimation method using terephthalic acid (PTA) as the sublimating agent was developed to generate macropores inside electrospun carbon nanofibers. During carbonization of electrospun PTA-polyacrylonitrile composite nanofibers, PTA sublimed and macropores were created within the carbon nanofiber, resulting in flexible and self-sustained carbon film. The carbon nanofiber film showed excellent oil adsorption property with maximum capacities of 62.6, 73.8, 64.0, 94.0 and 138.4 g g-1 for ethanol, pump oil, mineral oil, corn oil and silicone oil. The film exhibited excellent recyclability by rinsing with suitable organic solvent, and promising ability in cleaning up oil spills, as well as fast and efficient separation of oil in oil-water mixtures.
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U2 - 10.1039/c3ta14468b
DO - 10.1039/c3ta14468b
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84894173554
SN - 2050-7488
VL - 2
SP - 3557
EP - 3562
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry A
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry A
IS - 10
ER -