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Effective adsorption of phenols using nitrogen-containing porous activated carbon prepared from sunflower plates

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Nitrogen-containing porous carbons, the 800SP-NH3, were synthesized using sunflower plates as the major carbon source carbonized at 800°C and activated with concentrated aqueous ammonia at the same temperature. The porous carbons were characterized by nitrogen physical adsorption-desorption, surface area analyzer, FT-IR, and SEM. The adsorption properties of the porous carbons towards phenols were also investigated by batch methods. The test results show that the average pore diameter of porous carbon is smaller than 2 nm, and nitrogen-containing chemical groups are formed on its surface. The adsorption capacity for phenol, 4-chlorophenol, and p-nitrophenol is 316.5mg/g, 330.24mg/g and 387.62mg/g due to its developed pore structure and nitrogen-containing chemical groups. The adsorption isotherm data greatly obey the Langmuir model.

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    Zhengguo Zhang, Xiaoqin Feng, Xiao-Xia Yue, Fu-Qiang An, Wen-Xia Zhou, Jian-Feng Gao & Tuo-Ping Hu

  2. Biochemistry/Biophysics, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA

    Chin-Chuan Wei

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Zhang, Z., Feng, X., Yue, XX. et al. Effective adsorption of phenols using nitrogen-containing porous activated carbon prepared from sunflower plates. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 32, 1564–1569 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-014-0372-0

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