Preparation of nitrogen-doped Cu-biochar and its application into catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol
- Title
- Preparation of nitrogen-doped Cu-biochar and its application into catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol
- Author
- 송호철
- Keywords
- Glucose; Biochar; Copper; p-nitrophenol; Borohydride; Catalytic reduction
- Issue Date
- 2019-08
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Citation
- ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH, v. 41, no. 4, page. 1729-1737
- Abstract
- Nitrogen-doped copper-biochar (N–Cu-biochar) was synthesized via pyrolysis of glucose in the presence of copper and melamine and used as a catalyst in the reduction of p-nitrophenol by NaBH4. N–Cu–biochar was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface analyzer. The catalytic performance of N–Cu-biochar was evaluated under varying conditions of NaBH4 concentration, biochar dosage, and initial p-nitrophenol concentration. N–Cu-biochar was composed of ~83% C, ~9% O, and ~8% Cu, with Cu/Cu2O phases evenly dispersed on graphitic carbon aggregates possessing both macro- and meso-pores. N–Cu-biochar showed superior catalytic ability in mediating p-nitrophenol reduction as compared to Cu-biochar and N-doped biochar, achieving complete reduction of 0.35 mM p-nitrophenol within 30 min at a dose of 0.25 g L−1. Reduction of p-nitrophenol catalyzed by N–Cu-biochar followed pseudo-first-order kinetics, and the reaction rate was dependent upon NaBH4 concentration. The overall results indicate that biochar can be a suitable candidate as a support for catalyst synthesis, and N-doped Cu-biochar can be a promising catalyst for the reduction of p-nitrophenol.
- URI
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-017-9966-xhttps://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/177756
- ISSN
- 0269-4042; 1573-2983
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10653-017-9966-x
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING[S](공과대학) > EARTH RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING(자원환경공학과) > Articles
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