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Bakola V, Kotrotsiou O, Ntziouni A, Dragatogiannis D, Plakantonaki N, Trapalis C, Charitidis C, Kiparissides C. Development of Composite Nanostructured Electrodes for Water Desalination via Membrane Capacitive Deionization. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2300640. [PMID: 38184786 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
Abstract
Novel two-layer nanostructured electrodes are successfully prepared for their application in membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) processes. Nanostructured carbonaceous materials such as graphene oxide (GO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), as well as activated carbon (AC) are dispersed in a solution of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), mixed with polyacrylic acid (PAA) or polydimethyldiallylammonium chloride (PDMDAAC), and subsequently cast on the top surface of an AC-based modified graphite electrode to form a thin composite layer that is cross-linked with glutaraldehyde (GA). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) is performed to investigate the electrochemical properties of the composite electrodes and desalination experiments are conducted in batch mode using a MCDI unit cell to investigate the effects of i) the nanostructured carbonaceous material, ii) its concentration in the polymer blend, and iii) the molecular weight of the polymers on the desalination efficiency of the system. Comparative studies with commercial membranes are performed proving that the composite nanostructured electrodes are more efficient in salt removal. The improved performance of the composite electrodes is attributed to the ion exchange properties of the selected polymers and the increased specific capacitance of the nanostructured carbonaceous materials. This research paves the way for wider application of MCDI in water desalination.
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Affiliation(s)
- Veroniki Bakola
- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Rd, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Department of Chemical Engineering, University Campus, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Rd, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Research Unit of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechneiou Street, Zografos, Athens, 15780, Greece
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- DELTA-MPIS, Technological Park of Lefkippos, Neapoleos and Patriarchou Grigoriou St, Agia Paraskevi, Attikis, Athens, 15341, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi, Attikis, Athens, 15341, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi, Attikis, Athens, 15341, Greece
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- Research Unit of Advanced, Composite, Nano-Materials and Nanotechnology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechneiou Street, Zografos, Athens, 15780, Greece
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- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Rd, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Department of Chemical Engineering, University Campus, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
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Giannakopoulou T, Todorova N, Plakantonaki N, Vagenas M, Sakellis E, Papargyriou D, Katsiotis M, Trapalis C. CO 2-Derived Nanocarbons with Controlled Morphology and High Specific Capacitance. ACS Omega 2023; 8:29500-29511. [PMID: 37599958 PMCID: PMC10433508 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
Abstract
The conversion of CO2 to nanocarbons addresses a dual goal of harmful CO2 elimination from the atmosphere along with the production of valuable nanocarbon materials. In the present study, a simple one-step metallothermic CO2 reduction to nanocarbons was performed at 675 °C with the usage of a Mg reductant. The latter was employed alone and in its mixture with ferrocene, which was found to control the morphology of the produced nanocarbons. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis reveals a gradual increase in the amount of nanoparticles with different shapes and a decrease in tubular nanostructures with the increase of ferrocene content in the mixture. A possible mechanism for such morphological alterations is discussed. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis elucidates that the nanotubes and nanoparticles gain mainly amorphous structures, while sheet- and cloud-like morphologies also present in the materials possess significantly improved crystallinity. As a result, the overall crystallinity was preserved constant for all of the samples, which was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. Finally, electrochemical tests demonstrated that the prepared nanocarbons retained high specific capacitance values in the range of 200-310 F/g (at 0.1 V/s), which can be explained by the measured high specific surface area (650-810 m2/g), total pore volume (1.20-1.55 cm3/g), and the degree of crystallinity. The obtained results demonstrate the suitability of ferrocene for managing the nanocarbons' morphology and open perspectives for the preparation of efficient "green" nanocarbon materials for energy storage applications and beyond.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tatiana Giannakopoulou
- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National
Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Greece
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National
Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Greece
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National
Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Greece
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National
Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Greece
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National
Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Greece
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- Group
Innovation & Technology, TITAN Cement
S.A., 11143 Athens, Greece
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National
Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Greece
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