A structure of MnO2 embedded in CMK-3 framework developed by a redox method

Xiaoping Dong, Weihua Shen, Jinlou Gu, Liangmin Xiong, Yufang Zhu, Hua Li, Jianlin Shi

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Abstract

A new in situ reduction method has been developed to synthesize a novel structured MnO2/mesoporous carbon composites with MnO2 nanoparticles embedded in the wall of ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-3 materials. KMnO4 was easy to be reduced into MnO2 in a short time in the presence of carbon, meanwhile the carbon atoms on the surface were oxidized into C-OH, CO and COOH species, making the surface more hydrophilic, and permanganate ions more readily to access, which leads to the embedded structure. The MnO2/CMK-3 composite materials were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis (TG), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen sorption, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. The results show that different MnO2 contents could be introduced into the pores of CMK-3 treated with an aqueous solution of potassium permanganate, while retaining the ordered mesostructure and larger surface area. Increasing the MnO2 content did not result in a decrease in pore size from the data of nitrogen sorption isotherms, indicating that MnO2 nanoparticles are embedded in the pore wall, as evidenced by TEM observation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)120-127
Number of pages8
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume91
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CMK-3
  • Embed
  • MnO-mesoporous carbon

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