Enhanced hydrogen sulfide adsorption of polyurethane nanofibrous membranes using carbon nanotubes decorated with metal oxide nanoparticles

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Department of Chemistry, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Textile Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

/amnc.2019.8.30.1

Abstract

In this study, polyurethane nanofibers containing carbon nanotubes modified with metal oxide nanoparticles including copper oxide and chromium oxide were prepared. First, carbon nanotubes were modified by hydrothermally (CNT-CuO-h) and ultrasonically (CNT-CuO-s) synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles, as well as chromium oxide, and then 12% polyurethane solution containing 0.7% modified carbon nanotube were electrospuned. Morphology and energy dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDX) results indicating the distribution and dispersion of metal oxide nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes, as well as the uniform distribution of bead-free nanofibrous composites. Moreover, structural analysis through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD) indicate the modification of carbon nanotube with copper and chromium oxides. Investigation of hydrogen sulfide adsorption on nanofibrous membrane containing modified carbon nanotubes and its comparison with nanofibrous membrane containing carbon nanotubes and activated carbon indicate a significant enhancement in gas adsorption capacity of samples containing carbon nanotubes modified with metal oxides. The results showed that adding only 0.7% (wt.%) carbon nanotube modified with copper oxide (CNT-CuO-h) to polyurethane nanofiber membranes increases the hydrogen sulfide adsorption capacity and gas breakthrough time by three times.

Keywords

Main Subjects

References

[1] O. Faye, A. Raj, V. Mittal, A. Chedikh, H2S adsorption on graphene in the presence of sulfur : A density functional theory study. Comput. Mater. Sci. 117 (2016) 110–119.
[2] X. Wang, T. Sun, J. Yang, L. Zhao, J. Jia, Low-temperature H2S removal from gas streams with SBA-15 supported ZnO nanoparticles. Chem. Eng. J. 142 (2008) 48–55.
[3] T. Mochizuki, M. Kubota, H. Matsuda, L.F.D. Elia, Adsorption behaviors of ammonia and hydrogen sul fi de on activated carbon prepared from petroleum coke by KOH chemical activation. Fuel Process. Technol. 144 (2016) 164–169.
[4] C. Huang, C. Chen, S. Chu, Effect of moisture on H2S adsorption by copper impregnated activated carbon, J. Hazard. Mater. 136 (2006) 866–873.
[5] E. Magnone, S. Dong, J. Hoon, A systematic study of the iron hydroxide-based adsorbent for removal of hydrogen sulphide from biogas. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 270 (2018) 155–160.
[6] S. Lee, D. Kim, S. Lee, D. Kim, Enhanced adsorptive removal of hydrogen sulfide from gas stream with zinc-iron hydroxide at room temperature. Chem. Eng. J. 363 (2019) 43–48.
[7] L. Sigot, G. Ducom, P. Germain, Adsorption of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on zeolite (Z): Retention mechanism. Chem. Eng. J. 287 (2016) 47–53.
[8] K. V Stepova, D.J. Maquarrie, I.M. Krip, Modified bentonites as adsorbents of hydrogen sulfide gases. Appl. Clay Sci. 42 (2009) 625–628.
[9] A. Daneshyar, M. Ghaedi, M.M. Sabzehmeidani, A. Daneshyar, H 2 S adsorption onto Cu-Zn – Ni nanoparticles loaded activated carbon and Ni-Co nanoparticles loaded c -Al 2 O 3 : Optimization and adsorption isotherms. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 490 (2017) 553–561.
[10] Q. Geng, L. Wang, C. Yang, H. Zhang, Y. Zhao, H. Fan, Room-temperature hydrogen sulfide removal with zinc oxide nanoparticle / molecular sieve prepared by melt infiltration. Fuel Process. Technol. 185 (2019) 26–37.
[11] W. Dong, D. Wang, H. Wang, M. Li, F. Chen, F. Jia, Q. Yang, Facile synthesis of In 2 S 3 / UiO-66 composite with enhanced adsorption performance and photocatalytic activity for the removal of tetracycline under visible light irradiation. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 535 (2019) 444–457.
[12] O. Faye, U. Eduok, J. Szpunar, H2S adsorption and dissociation on NH-decorated graphene: A first principles study. Surf. Sci. 668 (2018) 100–106.
[13] P. Ning, S. Liu, C. Wang, K. Li, X. Sun, L. Tang, G. Liu, Adsorption-oxidation of hydrogen sulfide on Fe/walnut-shell activated carbon surface modified by NH3-plasma. J. Environ. Sci. 64 (2018) 216–226.
[14] A. Mohamadalizadeh, J. Tow, A. Rashidi, A. Mohajeri, M. Golkar, Modification of Carbon Nanotubes for H 2 S Sorption. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 50 (2011) 8050–8057.
[15] M. Seredych, T.J. Bandosz, Adsorption of hydrogen sulfide on graphite derived materials modified by incorporation of nitrogen. Mater. Chem. Phys. 113 (2009) 946–952.
[16] N. Abatzoglou, N. Braidy, Y. Hu, Carbon Nano filaments Functionalized with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for in-Depth Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorption. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 54 (2015) 9230–9237.
[17] A. Singh, V. Pandey, R. Bagai, M. Kumar, J. Christopher, G.S. Kapur, ZnO-decorated MWCNTs as solvent free nano-scrubber for efficient H2S removal. Mater. Lett. 234 (2019) 172–174.
[18] A. Ghorbel, H. Chekir, N. Trabelsi, S. Khemakhem, Properties of modi fi ed crude clay by iron and copper nanoparticles as potential hydrogen sul fi de adsorption. Appl. Clay Sci. 128 (2016) 123–128.
[19] A.A. Jameh, T. Mohammadi, O. Bakhtiari, M. Mahdiyarfar, Synthesis and modification of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-8) nanoparticles as highly efficient adsorbent for H2S and CO2 removal from natural gas. Biochem. Pharmacol. 7 (2019) 103058.
[20] M.J.J.R. Zendehdel, A.R.M. Nakhaei, P.H. Irvani, S. Khodakarim, Comparison of Y and ZSM ‑ 5 zeolite modified with magnetite nanoparticles in removal of hydrogen sulfide from air. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. (2019) 1–8.
[21] H. Liu, X. Yu, H. Yang, The integrated photocatalytic removal of SO2 and NO using Cu doped titanium dioxide supported by multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Chem. Eng. J. 243 (2014) 465–472.
[22] S.F. Dehghan, F. Golbabaei, B. Maddah, M. Latifi, H. Pezeshk, M. Hasanzadeh, F. Akbar-Khanzadeh, Optimization of electrospinning parameters for polyacrylonitrile-MgO nanofibers applied in air filtration. J. Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 66 (2016) 912-921.
[23] B.H. Moghadam, A.K. Haghi, S. Kasaei, M. Hasanzadeh, Computational-based approach for predicting porosity of electrospun nanofiber mats using response surface methodology and artificial neural network methods. J. Macromol. Sci. Part B Phys. 54 (2015) 1404-1425.
[24] M. Hasanzadeh, B. Hadavi Moghadam, M.H. Moghadam Abatari, A.K. Haghi, On the production optimization of polyacrylonitrile electrospun nanofiber, Bulg. Chem. Commun. 45 (2013) 178-90.
[25] Y. Zhang, S. Yuan, X. Feng, H. Li, J. Zhou, B. Wang, Preparation of nanofibrous metal-organic framework filters for efficient air pollution control. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138 (2016) 5785–5788.
[26] J. Xu, C. Liu, P.C. Hsu, K. Liu, R. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Cui, Roll-to-Roll Transfer of Electrospun Nanofiber Film for High-Efficiency Transparent Air Filter. Nano Lett. 16 (2016) 1270–1275.
[27] S. Zhang, N. Tang, L. Cao, X. Yin, J. Yu, B. Ding, Highly Integrated Polysulfone/Polyacrylonitrile/Polyamide-6 Air Filter for Multilevel Physical Sieving Airborne Particles. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 8 (2016) 29062–29072.
[28] B. Bajaj, H. Joh, S. Mu, J. Hye, K. Bok, S. Lee, Enhanced reactive H2S adsorption using carbon nanofibers supported with Cu / Cu x O nanoparticles. Appl. Surf. Sci. 429 (2018) 253–257.
[29] G. Zhang, H. Sheng, D. Chen, N. Li, Q. Xu, H. Li, J. He, Hierarchical Titanium Dioxide Nanowire/Metal–Organic Framework/Carbon Nanofiber Membranes for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Hydrogen Sulfide. Chem. Eur. J. 24 (2018) 15019–15025.
[30] C. Li, Z. Wang, A. Sun, R. Liu, and C. Diao, Magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes matrix solid-phase dispersion with dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for the determination of ultra trace bisphenol A in water samples. Chromatographia, 80(2017), 1189-1197.
[31] N.M. Mahmoodi, P. Rezaei, C. Ghotbei, M. Kazemeini, Copper Oxide-Carbon Nanotube ( CuO / CNT ) Nanocomposite : Synthesis and Photocatalytic Dye Degradation from Colored Textile Wastewater. Fibers Polym. 17 (2016) 1842–1848.
[32] M. Liang, C. Kwang, Y. Cho, Synthesis and photocatalytic behaviors of Cr 2 O 3 – CNT / TiO 2 composite materials under visible light. J. Mater. Sci. 45 (2010) 6611–6616.
 

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics