• 文献标题:   Tuning Porosity of Reduced Graphene Oxide Membrane Materials by Alkali Activation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHEN Y, MAURIZI L, MAGNACCA G, BOFFA V, YUE YZ
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, potassium hydroxide, thermal activation, membrane material
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Qilu Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano10112093
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The alkali-activation method allows for obtaining highly porous carbon materials. In this study, we explored the effect of activation temperature and potassium hydroxide concentration on the pore structure of reduced graphene oxide (rGO), as potential membrane material. Above 700 degrees C, potassium species react with the carbon plane of rGO to form nanopores. This activation process is deeply studied through DSC measurements and isothermal gravimetric analysis. The porosity of the formed materials consists of both micro- and mesopores, with most of the pores having a size smaller than 10 nm. The specific surface area and pore volume increase with increasing the potassium hydroxide/graphene oxide weight ratio (KOH/GO) up to 7 (897 m(2)center dot g(-1) and 0.97 cm(3)center dot g(-1), respectively). However, for a synthesis mixture with KOH/GO of 10, the specific surface area of the produced material drops to 255 m(2)center dot g(-1). The film-forming ability of the porous reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) was tested by drop-casting on porous silicon carbide substrates. In this case, continuous PRGO films were obtained only from dispersions with 5 g center dot L-1 GO loading and KOH/GO