Kinetics and isotherm studies on electrosorption of NaCl by activated carbon fiber, carbon nanotube and carbon nanotube-carbon nanofiber composite film

Yankun Zhan, Chunyang Nie, Haibo Li, Likun Pan, Zhuo Sun

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Abstract

This paper presents a comparative study on electrosorptive behavior of activated carbon fiber (ACF), carbon nanotube (CNT) and carbon nanotube-carbon nanofiber (CNT-CNF) composite in NaCl solution. The result shows that CNT-CNF exhibits a higher NaCl removal ratio with a faster electrosorption rate than ACF and CNT due to its more hydrophilic surface, higher specific capacitance and more suitable mesoporous structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-58
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Activated carbon fiber
  • Carbon nanotube
  • Electrosorption
  • Langmuir isotherm
  • Sodium chloride

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