Three polymeric adsorbents with hydrogen bonding acceptors, methylamine, N-methyl-acetamide and aminotri(hydroxymethyl)methane modified resins are synthesized from chloromethylated X-5 resin. Adsorption isotherms of phenol and theophylline onto the three modified resins and the original X-5 resin from aqueous solution are measured. The results show that adsorption of compounds with hydrogen bonding donor onto methylamine and N-methylacetamide modified resins is enhanced as compared with that onto X-5 resin, and adsorption mechanism between the adsorbents and the adsorbates is mainly based on hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction. While adsorption of compounds with hydrogen bonding donor onto aminotri(hydroxymethyl)methane modified resin is lowered as compared with that onto X-5 resin, and adsorption mechanism between the adsorbent and the adsorbates is mainly based on hydrophobic interaction.
Carbon nanotubes with larger inner diameter were synthesized by the chemical vapor deposition of carbon monoxide (CO) on iron catalyst using H2S as promoting agent. It is found that the structure and morphology of carbon nanotubes can be tailored, to some degree, by varying the experimental conditions such as precursor components and process parameters. The results show that the presence of H2S may play key role for growing Y-branched carbon nanotubes. The products were characterized by SEM, TEM, and Raman spectroscopy, respectively. Furthermore, the obtained carbon nanotubes were explored as electrode materials for supercapacitor.
A novel and efficient route for preparing carbon encapsulated metal nanomaterials using staple biopolymer-starch as the carbon precursor was presented. Fe particles can be effectively encapsulated inside carbon shells by carbonizing composite of starch and iron oxide under hydrogen in a controllable way. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to characterize carbon encapsulated nanomaterials. The α-Fe and γ-Fe phases were clearly identified in those carbon encapsulated nanoparticles. The growth mechanism of carbon encapsulated metal nanoparticles was briefly discussed.
