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Electrospun PU nanofiber composites based on carbon nanotubes decorated with nickel-zinc ferrite particles as an adsorbent for removal of hydrogen sulfide from air

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This study focuses on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes decorated with nickel-zinc ferrites and fabrication of polyurethane (PU) nanofiber containing CNT-ferrite composites as highly efficient adsorbents for removal of hydrogen sulfide. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) are used to perform microstructural and morphological characterization of the electrospun nanofibrous composites. To show the efficiency of the composite as an adsorbent, a breakthrough test is carried out. It is shown that the PU-CNT-ferrite composites are fabricated almost uniformly with an average fiber diameter of 320 nm and exhibit significant H2S breakthrough capacity (498 mgH2S/g) compared to both the pristine PU and PU-CNT nanofibers. These electrospun nanofibers based on CNT-ferrite composites, already studied for H2S adsorption with promising results, open up new and interesting perspective into the design and fabrication of highly efficient membrane for practical application in the processes of air purification.

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    Bozorgmehr Maddah, Alireza Yavaripour, Saeed Hasani Ramedani & Hasan Hosseni

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Maddah, B., Yavaripour, A., Ramedani, S.H. et al. Electrospun PU nanofiber composites based on carbon nanotubes decorated with nickel-zinc ferrite particles as an adsorbent for removal of hydrogen sulfide from air. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 35515–35525 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09324-9

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