Nanoporous spongy graphene: Potential applications for hydrogen adsorption and selective gas separation

Nikolaos Kostoglou; Georgios Constantinides; Georgia Charalambopoulou; Theodore Steriotis; Kyriaki Polychronopoulou; Yuanqing Li; Kin Liao; Vladislav Ryzhkov; Christian Mitterer; Claus Rebholz

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2015.06.060

Nanoporous spongy graphene: Potential applications for hydrogen adsorption and selective gas separation

Nikolaos Kostoglou
, Georgios Constantinides
, Georgia Charalambopoulou
, Theodore Steriotis
, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
, Yuanqing Li
, Kin Liao
, Vladislav Ryzhkov
, Christian Mitterer
, Claus Rebholz

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In the present work, a nanoporous (pore width ~ 0.7 nm) graphene-based sponge-like material with large surface area (~ 350 m²/g) was synthesized by wet chemical reduction of graphene oxide in combination with freeze-drying. Surface morphology and elemental composition were studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Surface chemistry was qualitatively examined by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, while the respective structure was investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis. Textural properties, including Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) surface area, micropore volume and surface area as well as pore size distribution, were deduced from nitrogen gas adsorption/desorption data obtained at 77 K and up to 1 bar. Potential use of the spongy graphene for gas storage and separation applications was preliminarily assessed by low-pressure (0-1 bar) H₂, CO₂and CH₄sorption measurements at different temperatures (77, 273 and 298 K). The adsorption capacities for each gas were evaluated up to ~ 1 bar, the isosteric enthalpies of adsorption for CO₂(28-33 kJ/mol) and CH₄(30-38 kJ/mol) were calculated using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, while the CO₂/CH₄gas selectivity (up to 95:1) was estimated using the Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory (IAST).

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	242-249
Number of pages	8
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	596
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.06.060
State	Published - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

Freeze drying
Gas selectivity
Gas sorption
Graphene
Nanoporous sponge
Wet reduction

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