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dc.contributor.authorTian, W.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, H.
dc.contributor.authorSun, Hongqi
dc.contributor.authorTade, Moses
dc.contributor.authorWang, Shaobin
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T07:56:48Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T07:56:48Z
dc.date.created2018-05-18T00:23:08Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationTian, W. and Zhang, H. and Sun, H. and Tade, M. and Wang, S. 2018. One-step synthesis of flour-derived functional nanocarbons with hierarchical pores for versatile environmental applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 347: pp. 432-439.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66995
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cej.2018.04.139
dc.description.abstract

In this study, we develops a one-step and scalable approach to synthesize functional carbons with a tuneable and hierarchically porous structure as well as tailored surface chemistry for environmental applications in CO 2 adsorption and carbocatalysis to remove emerging water contaminants. By pyrolyzing a mixture of wheat flour and NaHCO 3 /Na 2 CO 3 /K 2 CO 3 at 700 °C, honeycomb structured carbons (700-PC) with dominant micropores can be formed and exhibit an excellent CO 2 storage capacity of 6.8 mmol g -1 at 0 °C and ambient pressure. By including dicyandiamide in the precursors, coralloid carbon skeletons in a micro- and meso-porous texture are selectively formed in the N-doped hierarchical porous carbons (N-PCs). 800-N-PC (N-PCs prepared at 800 °C) with a high surface area of 3041 m 2 g -1 shows an enhanced capacity of 19.4 mmol g -1 at 0 °C, 10 bar. For water remediation, 800-N-PC exhibits the most efficient degradation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) by advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), with a high reaction rate constant of 0.39 min -1 at 25 °C. In addition, 800-N-PC shows selective adsorption of HBA in a mixed solution of HBA and phenol, while both of them can be effectively degraded by the AOPs. The mechanism of adsorption and catalysis of the newly developed porous carbon is discussed.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150103026
dc.titleOne-step synthesis of flour-derived functional nanocarbons with hierarchical pores for versatile environmental applications
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume347
dcterms.source.startPage432
dcterms.source.endPage439
dcterms.source.issn1385-8947
dcterms.source.titleChemical Engineering Journal
curtin.departmentWASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE)
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