journal article·2012-11-07

Spongy Graphene as a Highly Efficient and Recyclable Sorbent for Oils and Organic Solvents

Hengchang Bi, Xiao Xie, Kuibo Yin, Yilong Zhou, Shu Wan, Longbing He, Feng Xu, Florian Banhart, Litao Sun, Rodney S. Ruoff

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 22· Issue 21
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Abstract In this work, spongy graphene (SG), a shape‐mouldable and nanoporous material with a high specific surface area used as a versatile and recyclable sorbent material, is proposed and studied. SG shows highly efficient absorption of not only petroleum products and fats, but also toxic solvents such as toluene and chloroform (up to 86 times of its own weight), requiring no further pretreatment, which is tens of times higher than that of conventional absorbers. Moreover, SG can be regenerated (>10 times) by heat treatment, yielding the full release of adsorbates (>99%). The present work suggests SG a widespread potential for applications in industry as well as topics regarding environmental protection.
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OpenAlex topics: Graphene research and applications · Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication · Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

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