Adsorption as an effective technique for the remediation of wastewater has been widely used in industrial wastewater treatment due to the advantage of cost-effectiveness,availability of the adsorbent and ease of opera...Adsorption as an effective technique for the remediation of wastewater has been widely used in industrial wastewater treatment due to the advantage of cost-effectiveness,availability of the adsorbent and ease of operation.However,the low adsorption capacity of the reported adsorbents is still a challenge for wastewater treatment with highefficiency.Here,we developed a super adsorbent(SUA-1),which was a kind of porous carbon nanofibers derived from a composite of PAN-based electrospinning and ZIF-8(PAN/ZIF-8)via simple heat treatment process.The asprepared SUA showed an ultra-high adsorption capacity for adsorbing methyl blue(MB)at nearly three times its own weight,as high as 2998.18 mg/g.A series tests demonstrated that the pore-making effect of ZIF-8 during heat treatment process endowed high BET surface area and generated ZnO components as chemical adsorption center.Under the synergistic effect of bonding and non-bonding forces including ionic bond,electrostatic interaction,andπ-πinteraction,the adsorption capacity has been greatly improved.In view of promising efficiency,this work provides guidance and insights for the preparation of highly efficient adsorbents based on electrospinning derived porous carbon nanofibers.展开更多
基金Natural Science Foundation of China(22134005,22204011)Chongqing Talents Program for Outstanding Scientists(cstc2021ycjh-bgzxm0179)。
文摘Adsorption as an effective technique for the remediation of wastewater has been widely used in industrial wastewater treatment due to the advantage of cost-effectiveness,availability of the adsorbent and ease of operation.However,the low adsorption capacity of the reported adsorbents is still a challenge for wastewater treatment with highefficiency.Here,we developed a super adsorbent(SUA-1),which was a kind of porous carbon nanofibers derived from a composite of PAN-based electrospinning and ZIF-8(PAN/ZIF-8)via simple heat treatment process.The asprepared SUA showed an ultra-high adsorption capacity for adsorbing methyl blue(MB)at nearly three times its own weight,as high as 2998.18 mg/g.A series tests demonstrated that the pore-making effect of ZIF-8 during heat treatment process endowed high BET surface area and generated ZnO components as chemical adsorption center.Under the synergistic effect of bonding and non-bonding forces including ionic bond,electrostatic interaction,andπ-πinteraction,the adsorption capacity has been greatly improved.In view of promising efficiency,this work provides guidance and insights for the preparation of highly efficient adsorbents based on electrospinning derived porous carbon nanofibers.