Carbon Aerogels Synthesizd with Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Bromide (CTAB) as a Catalyst and its Application for CO2 Capture

Qing Liu, Pingping He, Xingchi Qian, Zhaoyang Fei, Zhuxiu Zhang, Xian Chen, Jihai Tang, Mifen Cui, Xu Qiao

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Abstract

A series of carbon aerogels were synthesized by polycondensation of resorcinol and formaldehyde using cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as a catalyst. The structure and properties of carbon aerogels were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and N2 adsorption-desorption technologies. Besides, the CO2 capture behavior of carbon aerogels was also investigated. It was found that the amount of CTAB affected the structure and morphology of carbon aerogels, thus influenced the CO2 adsorption behavior. The sample CA-125 (the ratio of resorcinol and CTAB is 125) had the highest CO2 adsorption capacity (63.71 cm3·g–1 at 1 bar and 24.14 cm3·g–1 at 0.15 bar) at 25 °C. In addition, the higher CO2 adsorption capacity was ascribed to the higher surface area, pore volume and appropriate pore size, as well as the more defects over carbon aerogels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-160
Number of pages6
JournalZeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie
Volume644
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2018

Keywords

  • CO capturev
  • Carbon aerogels
  • Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide

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