Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction

© 2018 In this work, we reported the preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels (IO/GA) by in situ growth of iron oxide nanoparticles (IO) on the graphene oxides in high gravity rotating packed bed (RPB) followed by freeze drying treatments. The RPB was used to intensify the mass transfer and m...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Z., Wang, Z., Wang, D., Wang, J., Foster, Neil, Pu, Y., Chen, J.
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Published: Elsevier BV 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72749
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author Zhao, Z.
Wang, Z.
Wang, D.
Wang, J.
Foster, Neil
Pu, Y.
Chen, J.
author_facet Zhao, Z.
Wang, Z.
Wang, D.
Wang, J.
Foster, Neil
Pu, Y.
Chen, J.
author_sort Zhao, Z.
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description © 2018 In this work, we reported the preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels (IO/GA) by in situ growth of iron oxide nanoparticles (IO) on the graphene oxides in high gravity rotating packed bed (RPB) followed by freeze drying treatments. The RPB was used to intensify the mass transfer and mixing during the adsorption and nucleation process of IO, guaranteeing highly homogeneous reaction conditions to the reactants. Thereafter, the IO nanoparticles obtained in the RPB route (IO/GA-RPB) exhibited an average size of 6 nm with uniform size distribution. By contrast, the IO nanoparticles prepared from traditional stirred tank reactor (IO/GA-STR) showed much larger particle size (33 nm). The 3D structured IO/GA-RPB nanocomposites were demonstrated to be efficient heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalysts for the degradation of methyl-blue. The kinetic studies of the catalytic reaction systems in the temperature range of 293 K-323 K and pH value of 1-7 were performed. The reaction rate constants and apparent activation energy were determined. The related catalytic mechanism of the photo-Fenton reaction was investigated. The excellent catalytic efficiency of the 3D-foam-structured heterogeneous IO/GA-RPB catalyst, along with the knowledge of the kinetics data, make them promising for in scale-up applications of photo-Fenton reaction.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-727492018-12-13T09:33:20Z Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction Zhao, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, D. Wang, J. Foster, Neil Pu, Y. Chen, J. © 2018 In this work, we reported the preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels (IO/GA) by in situ growth of iron oxide nanoparticles (IO) on the graphene oxides in high gravity rotating packed bed (RPB) followed by freeze drying treatments. The RPB was used to intensify the mass transfer and mixing during the adsorption and nucleation process of IO, guaranteeing highly homogeneous reaction conditions to the reactants. Thereafter, the IO nanoparticles obtained in the RPB route (IO/GA-RPB) exhibited an average size of 6 nm with uniform size distribution. By contrast, the IO nanoparticles prepared from traditional stirred tank reactor (IO/GA-STR) showed much larger particle size (33 nm). The 3D structured IO/GA-RPB nanocomposites were demonstrated to be efficient heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalysts for the degradation of methyl-blue. The kinetic studies of the catalytic reaction systems in the temperature range of 293 K-323 K and pH value of 1-7 were performed. The reaction rate constants and apparent activation energy were determined. The related catalytic mechanism of the photo-Fenton reaction was investigated. The excellent catalytic efficiency of the 3D-foam-structured heterogeneous IO/GA-RPB catalyst, along with the knowledge of the kinetics data, make them promising for in scale-up applications of photo-Fenton reaction. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72749 10.1016/j.cep.2018.03.028 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Zhao, Z.
Wang, Z.
Wang, D.
Wang, J.
Foster, Neil
Pu, Y.
Chen, J.
Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction
title Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction
title_full Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction
title_fullStr Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction
title_full_unstemmed Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction
title_short Preparation of 3D graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-Fenton reaction
title_sort preparation of 3d graphene/iron oxides aerogels based on high-gravity intensified reactive precipitation and their applications for photo-fenton reaction
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72749