One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase

A cobalt hydroxide (Co(OH)2) nanoflake-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid was synthesized by a onepot hydrothermal method using glucose as a reducing agent for graphene oxide (GO) reduction. The structural and surface properties of the material were investigated by scanning and transmission electro...

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Main Authors: Yao, Yunjin, Xu, C., Miao, S., Sun, Hongqi, Wang, Shaobin
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Published: Academic Press 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14759
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author Yao, Yunjin
Xu, C.
Miao, S.
Sun, Hongqi
Wang, Shaobin
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Xu, C.
Miao, S.
Sun, Hongqi
Wang, Shaobin
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building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description A cobalt hydroxide (Co(OH)2) nanoflake-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid was synthesized by a onepot hydrothermal method using glucose as a reducing agent for graphene oxide (GO) reduction. The structural and surface properties of the material were investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopies, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Catalytic activities of GO, rGO, Co(OH)2 and Co(OH)2–rGOin aqueous phenol degradation using peroxymonosulfate as an oxidant were compared. A synergetic effect on the catalytic activity was found on the Co(OH)2–rGO hybrid. Although rGO has weak catalytic activity, Co(OH)2–rGO hybrid showed a higher catalytic activity than Co(OH)2. The phenol degradation on Co(OH)2–rGO was extremely fast and took around 10 min for 100% phenol removal. The degradation was found to follow the first order kinetics and a mechanism for phenol degradation was presented.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-147592019-02-19T05:34:54Z One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase Yao, Yunjin Xu, C. Miao, S. Sun, Hongqi Wang, Shaobin Water treatment Catalytic oxidation Graphene Cobalt hydroxide Phenol A cobalt hydroxide (Co(OH)2) nanoflake-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid was synthesized by a onepot hydrothermal method using glucose as a reducing agent for graphene oxide (GO) reduction. The structural and surface properties of the material were investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopies, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Catalytic activities of GO, rGO, Co(OH)2 and Co(OH)2–rGOin aqueous phenol degradation using peroxymonosulfate as an oxidant were compared. A synergetic effect on the catalytic activity was found on the Co(OH)2–rGO hybrid. Although rGO has weak catalytic activity, Co(OH)2–rGO hybrid showed a higher catalytic activity than Co(OH)2. The phenol degradation on Co(OH)2–rGO was extremely fast and took around 10 min for 100% phenol removal. The degradation was found to follow the first order kinetics and a mechanism for phenol degradation was presented. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14759 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.03.070 Academic Press fulltext
spellingShingle Water treatment
Catalytic oxidation
Graphene
Cobalt hydroxide
Phenol
Yao, Yunjin
Xu, C.
Miao, S.
Sun, Hongqi
Wang, Shaobin
One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase
title One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase
title_full One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase
title_fullStr One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase
title_full_unstemmed One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase
title_short One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of Co(OH)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase
title_sort one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of co(oh)2 nanoflakes on graphene sheets and their fast catalytic oxidation of phenol in liquid phase
topic Water treatment
Catalytic oxidation
Graphene
Cobalt hydroxide
Phenol
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14759