Engineering of Iron-Based Magnetic Activated Carbon Fabrics for Environmental Remediation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Part
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Iron Oxides and Fe Nanoparticles within the ACF
2.3. Doping Pd Nanoparticles onto the Fe/ACF
2.4. Characterization of the Various ACF
2.5. Environmental Activity
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of The Functionalized ACF
Temp (°C) | IS (mm·s−1) | QS (mm·s−1) | LW (mm·s−1) | H (kOe) | Composition (wt.%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
200 | 0.39 | 0.77 | 0.47 | 0 | 100 IIO |
400 | 0.38 | 0 | 0.54 | 489 | 65.2 Fe3O4 |
0.67 | 0 | 0.54 | 450 | ||
0.38 | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0 | 34.8 IIO | |
600 | 0.39 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0 | 67.1 Fe |
0.29 | 0.02 | 0.65 | 501 | 19.2 Fe3O4 | |
0.53 | 0.11 | 0.65 | 473 | ||
0 | 0 | 0.35 | 335 | 13.8 IIO |
Sample | Fe (wt.%) | Composition (%) | Ms (emu·g−1) | Coercivity (Oe) | Surface Area (m2·g−1) | Pore Volume (cm3·g−1) | Raman (Id/Ig) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACF | – | – | – | – | 1292 | 0.70 | 1.23 |
IIO/ACF | 11.9 | 100 IIO | – | – | 572 | 0.32 | 1.29 |
Fe3O4/ACF | 10.7 | 65.2 Fe3O4 34.8 IIO | 2.00 | 275 | 718 | 0.40 | 1.31 |
Fe/ACF | 9.7 | 67.1 Fe 13.8 IIO 19.2 Fe3O4 | 3.25 | 80 | 880 | 0.52 | 1.36 |
3.2. Doping of The Fe/ACF with Tinier Pd Nanoparticles
3.3. Environmental Activity-Proof of Concept
3.3.1. Activity of The Fe3O4/ACF in Absence or Presence of H2O2
3.3.2. Activity of Fe/ACF and Fe/Pd/ACF
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Haham, H.; Grinblat, J.; Sougrati, M.-T.; Stievano, L.; Margel, S. Engineering of Iron-Based Magnetic Activated Carbon Fabrics for Environmental Remediation. Materials 2015, 8, 4593-4607. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8074593
Haham H, Grinblat J, Sougrati M-T, Stievano L, Margel S. Engineering of Iron-Based Magnetic Activated Carbon Fabrics for Environmental Remediation. Materials. 2015; 8(7):4593-4607. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8074593
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaham, Hai, Judith Grinblat, Moulay-Tahar Sougrati, Lorenzo Stievano, and Shlomo Margel. 2015. "Engineering of Iron-Based Magnetic Activated Carbon Fabrics for Environmental Remediation" Materials 8, no. 7: 4593-4607. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8074593