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Growth of carbon nanotube on micro-sized Al2O3 particle and its application to adsorption of metal ions

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grown on micron-sized Al2O3 particles in an atmosphere of methane and hydrogen at 700 °C under the catalysis of Fe-Ni nanoparticles that had been deposited on the surface of Al2O3 particles by an electroless plating technique. The individual and competitive adsorption capacities of Pb2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+ from aqueous solution by CNTs on Al2O3 particles were studied. The results showed that the adsorption behavior of these metal ions by as-grown CNTs on Al2O3 particles is in good agreement with the Langmuir adsorption model. The maximum individual adsorption capacities of Pb2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+ from water by as-grown CNTs on Al2O3 particles are 62.50, 27.03, and 9.30 mg/g, respectively. The CNTs on Al2O3 particles have promising potential applications in removing soluble heavy metals from aqueous solutions.

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  1. Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Yulin, Taiwan, 604

    Shu-Huei Hsieh

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Formosa University, Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan, 640

    Shu-Huei Hsieh

  3. Department of Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Yunlin, Taiwan, 640

    Jao-Jia Horng & Cheng-Kuo Tsai

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Hsieh, SH., Horng, JJ. & Tsai, CK. Growth of carbon nanotube on micro-sized Al2O3 particle and its application to adsorption of metal ions. Journal of Materials Research 21, 1269–1273 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2006.0155

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