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CO2 sponge from plasma enhanced seeded growth of metal organic frameworks across carbon nanotube bucky-papers
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posted on 2019-01-31, 00:00 authored by A Gholidoust, James Wainaina Maina, Andrea Merenda, J A Schütz, Lingxue KongLingxue Kong, Z Hashisho, Ludovic DumeeIn this study, a novel hybrid metal organic framework (MOF) – bucky-paper was developed by seeding crystal growth of Mg-MOF-74 from the surface of carbon nanotube (CNT) mats, called bucky-papers (BP). The seeding density and growth kinetics of the MOF crystals across the CNT-BPs was enhanced through continuous discharge plasma treatments with either O2/Ar or NH3gas streams. X ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy measurements were used to demonstrate the impact of the plasma treatment on the anchoring of hydroxyl, amine and carbonyl functional groups to the graphitic surfaces, resulting in higher surface wettability and greater MOF seeding densities. CO2adsorption isotherms at 25 °C showed a large increase in CO2uptake (maximum of 10.70 mmol CO2/g) for MOF-CNT-BP samples compared to virgin CNT-BP (0.35 mmol CO2/g) or parent Mg-MOF-74 (maximum of 3.13 mmol CO2/g). Higher CO2adsorption of MOF-CNT-BP sponges were attributed to the synergistic effect between the MOF and CNT due to increased porosity at the interface, better MOF crystal distribution, and enhanced dispersive forces which improve structural integrity of MOF component.
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Separation and purification technologyVolume
209Pagination
571 - 579Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1383-5866eISSN
1873-3794Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2018, Elsevier B.V.Usage metrics
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CO2 adsorptionMOF-adsorbentCarbon nanotube seedingSurface energy controlPlasma gas treatmentCO2 spongeScience & TechnologyTechnologyEngineering, ChemicalEngineeringMIXED-MATRIX MEMBRANESFIELD-EMISSIONSURFACE MODIFICATIONRAMAN-SPECTROSCOPYADSORPTIONFUNCTIONALIZATIONPOLYMEROXYGENCU-3(BTC)(2)TEMPERATURE
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