Electrosorption of FeCl3 solutions with carbon nanotubes and nanofibers film electrodes grown on graphite substrates

Yang Gao, Likun Pan, Yanping Zhang, Yiwei Chen, Zhuo Sun

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Abstract

The cost-effective, large area Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers (CNTsCNFs) film was synthesized on graphite substrate by low pressure and low temperature thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Successful removal of Fe3+ from water by electrosorption of CNTs-CNFs films was achieved. The electrosorption capacities of CNTs-CNFs film, electrodes were approximately 3.89 49.3 μunol/g at different voltages from 0.6 to 1.4 V, when the initial concentrations of ferric chloride (FeCl3) are kept around 89.1 μmol/L. The ion adsorption followed a Langmuir isotherm indicating monolayer adsorption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1033-1037
Number of pages5
JournalSurface Review and Letters
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2007

Keywords

  • Capacitive deionization
  • Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers
  • Electrosorption
  • Ferric chloride
  • Langmuir isotherm

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