Ultralight carbon aerogel from nanocellulose as a highly selective oil absorption material

Meng, Yujie; Yang, Timothy M.; Liu, Peizhi; Contescu, Cristian I.; Huang, Biao; Wang, Siqun

doi:10.1007/s10570-014-0519-5

Title: Ultralight carbon aerogel from nanocellulose as a highly selective oil absorption material

Journal Article · Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Cellulose

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-014-0519-5· OSTI ID:1185769

Meng, Yujie ^[1]; Yang, Timothy M. ^[1]; Liu, Peizhi ^[1]; Contescu, Cristian I. ^[2]; Huang, Biao ^[3]; Wang, Siqun ^[1]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Fujian Agricultural and Forestry Univ., Fuzhou (China)

The synthesis of a sponge-like carbon aerogel from microfibril cellulose (MFC), with high porosity (99%), ultra-low density (0.01 g/cm3), hydrophobic properties (149° static contact angle) and reusability is reported in this paper. The physical properties, internal morphology, thermal properties, and chemical properties of carbon aerogels heat-treated at 700 and 900 °C (Samples C-700 and C-900) were examined. Stabilization and carbonization parameters were optimized in terms of residual carbon yield. The BET surface area of Sample C-700 (521 m² /g) was significantly higher than of Sample C-950 (149 m² /g). Graphitic-like domains were observed in C-950. The highest normalized sorption capacity (86 g/g) for paraffin oil was observed in sample C-700. The removal of hydrophilic function groups during carbonization causes carbon aerogel to present highly hydrophobic properties. Lastly, carbon aerogel's ability to absorb oil is enhanced by its highly porous 3D network structure with interconnected cellulose nanofibrils.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1185769

Journal Information:: Cellulose, Vol. 22, Issue 1; ISSN 0969-0239

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Country of Publication:: United States

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