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Carbon Microbelt Aerogel Prepared by Waste Paper: An Efficient and Recyclable Sorbent for Oils and Organic Solvents
Author(s) -
Bi Hengchang,
Huang Xiao,
Wu Xing,
Cao Xiehong,
Tan Chaoliang,
Yin Zongyou,
Lu Xuehong,
Sun Litao,
Zhang Hua
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201303413
Subject(s) - aerogel , sorbent , sorption , carbon fibers , environmental science , materials science , chemical engineering , computer science , process engineering , waste management , adsorption , organic chemistry , chemistry , nanotechnology , engineering , composite material , composite number
A carbon microbelt (CMB) aerogel with good selective sorption can be produced in large scale by using waste paper as a precursor. The CMB aerogel shows highly efficient sorption of organic liquids (pump oil: up to 188 times its own weight; chloroform: up to 151 times its own weight). Moreover, the CMB aerogel can be regenerated many times without decrease of sorption capacity by distillation, or squeezing depending on the type of pollutants.