Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 95.

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Studies on the Preparation of Alumina Supported on Carbon Nanotubes and Defluorination from Absorbed Water

WANG Shu-Guang1, LI Yan-Hui2, ZHAO Dan1,3, ZHAO Hua-Zhang1, XU Cai-Lu2, LUAN Zhao-Kun1, LIANG Ji2, WU De-Hai2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;
    2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
    3. Department of Chemistry of Science College, Northeast University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2001-11-12 Online:2003-01-24 Published:2003-01-24

Abstract: A novel material for fluoride removal, alumina supported on carbon nanotubes (Al2O3/CNT), was prepared from carbon nanotubes and aluminium nitrate. X-ray diffraction(XRD) spectra demonstrate that alumina was amorphous at calcination temperature lower than 850 ℃ while it was α-Al2O3 at 1 050 ℃. Scanning electron microscope(SEM) images showed that the CNT and alumina were homogenously mixed. Furthermore, the fluoride adsorption behavior on the surface of Al2O3/CNT was investigated. The results indicated that Al2O3/CNT had a high adsorption capacity. The fluoride adsorption capacity of the Al2O3/CNT, which was prepared under the conditions of 450 ℃ calcination temperature and 30% Al2O3 supported, was 2.0-3.5 times that of γ-Al2O3 and almost equals to that of IRA-410 polymeric resin. The adsorption isotherms of fluoride on Al2O3/CNT fit the Freundlich equation well, and optimal pH ranging from 5.0 to 9.0.

Key words: Carbon nanotubes, Supported alumina, Adsorption, Defluoride

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