Synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of red mud/carbon nanotube composites

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• 作者：Saloumeh Mesgari Abbasi^a ; ^{sm.mesgari@iau-saveh.ac.ir" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; ^{mesgari.s@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Alimorad Rashidi^b ; Azam Ghorbani^c ; Gholamreza Khalaj^a
• 关键词：Red mud ; Carbon nanotubes ; Nanocomposite ; Adsorption ; Lead
• 刊名：Ceramics International
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：15 November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：42
• 期：15
• 页码：16738-16743
• 全文大小：1439 K

文摘

In the present study, red mud/carbon nanotube (RM/CNT) composites were synthesized by decomposition of hydrocarbon gas using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Red mud, a by-product of the Bayer process of alumina production, was used as a catalyst in this process. Synthesis was done at different growth temperatures (600, 700, 750 and 850 °C). The microstructure and morphology of the synthesized nanocomposite was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), Simultaneous Thermal Analysis (STA), and Raman spectra analysis.

The prepared nanocomposite, which was prepared at 750 °C, was used for Pb (II) adsorption. The adsorption characteristics of the nanocomposite for Pb (II) removal were investigated as a function of pH, adsorbent dose, and contact time. The best result was obtained with 0.05 g of adsorbent at a pH=5 with 40 min of contact time. The results proved that RM/CNT composites are a good adsorbent for lead ions in comparison with unprocessed RM or pristine CNTs.