• 文献标题:   Nitrogen and sulfur codoped graphene aerogels as absorbents and visible light-active photocatalysts for environmental remediation applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JIANG YQ, CHOWDHURY S, BALASUBRAMANIAN R
  • 作者关键词:   graphene aerogel, nitrogen sulfur codoping, oil absorption, photocatalysi, organic pollutant, visible light
  • 出版物名称:   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
  • ISSN:   0269-7491 EI 1873-6424
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.132
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Graphene aerogels (GAs) are increasingly being recognized as high performance multifunctional materials to tackle our current and emerging environmental concerns. In order to extend the application potential of GAs, herein we have successfully synthesized nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) codoped GAs (NSGAs) via a simple, scalable, and inexpensive approach. Owing to their large specific surface area (up to 132 m(2) g(-1)), profound porosity, superior mechanical properties, and coexistence of N and S atoms with tunable atomic content and bonding configurations, the as-prepared NSGAs demonstrated exceptional absorption capacity toward a broad spectrum of oils and organic solvents, with an average absorption rate many folds higher than conventional absorbents. Further, the NSGAs exhibited excellent photo catalytic activity for the decomposition of recalcitrant organic compounds under visible light illumination due to pronounced synergistic coupling effect between the heteroatoms. Specifically, after 5 h of exposure to visible light, a degradation efficiency of over 99% was observed and more than 84% of the total organic carbon was eliminated. Radical trapping experiments revealed that superoxide anion radicals are the predominant oxygen reactive species driving the photocatalytic reactions. More importantly, the mineralization byproducts did not pose any significant antibacterial activity, illustrating the environmentally benign nature of these macroscale photocatalysts. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.