TY  - JOUR
  - Burke, D. M.; O'Byrne, J.; Fleming, P. G.; Borah, D.; Morris, M. A.; Holmes, J. D.
  - 2011
  - September
  - Desalination
  - Carbon nanocages as heavy metal ion adsorbents
  - Published
  - ()
  - 280
  - 87
  - 94
  - Heavy metal ion contamination in drinking water poses a major risk to human health, whilst contamination in wastewater streams can cause damage to the wider environment. In this study carbon nanocages, synthesised using a supercritical fluid deposition method, were examined as adsorbents of Pb2+ ions from aqueous solutions. Through careful selection of the catalyst and the carbon deposition temperature and pressure, high yields of nanocages with surface areas up to 1175 m2 g−1 were synthesised. These high surface area materials were subsequently tested for their ability to absorb Pb2+ ions, as a function of pH, from simulated wastewater. The nanocages were found to be effective at removing the Pb2+ ions at levels of 11.1 mg g−1, compared to 7.6 mg g−1 for commercially available activated carbon. The kinetics ofmetal ion adsorption by the nanocages and activated carbon can be described by a pseudo-second-order kinetics model, with a rate coefficient (k2) of 4.8×102 g mg−1 min−1.
  - http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/502683/description#description
DA  - 2011/09
ER  - 

@article{V108666669,
   = {Burke, D. M. and  O'Byrne, J. and  Fleming, P. G. and  Borah, D. and  Morris, M. A. and  Holmes, J. D.},
   = {2011},
   = {September},
   = {Desalination},
   = {Carbon nanocages as heavy metal ion adsorbents},
   = {Published},
   = {()},
   = {280},
  pages = {87--94},
   = {{Heavy metal ion contamination in drinking water poses a major risk to human health, whilst contamination in wastewater streams can cause damage to the wider environment. In this study carbon nanocages, synthesised using a supercritical fluid deposition method, were examined as adsorbents of Pb2+ ions from aqueous solutions. Through careful selection of the catalyst and the carbon deposition temperature and pressure, high yields of nanocages with surface areas up to 1175 m2 g−1 were synthesised. These high surface area materials were subsequently tested for their ability to absorb Pb2+ ions, as a function of pH, from simulated wastewater. The nanocages were found to be effective at removing the Pb2+ ions at levels of 11.1 mg g−1, compared to 7.6 mg g−1 for commercially available activated carbon. The kinetics ofmetal ion adsorption by the nanocages and activated carbon can be described by a pseudo-second-order kinetics model, with a rate coefficient (k2) of 4.8×102 g mg−1 min−1.}},
   = {http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/502683/description#description},
  source = {IRIS}
}