Carbon Nanostructures-Silica Aerogel Composites for Adsorption of Organic Pollutants.

ABSTRACT: Silica aerogels are a class of materials that can be tailored in terms of their final properties and surface chemistry. They can be synthesized with specific features to be used as adsorbents, resulting in improved performance for wastewater pollutants' removal. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of amino functionalization and the addition of carbon nanostructures to silica aerogels made from methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) on their removal capacities for various contaminants in aqueous solutions. The MTMS-based aerogels successfully removed various organic compounds and drugs, achieving adsorption capacities of 170 mg⋅g^-1 for toluene and 200 mg⋅g^-1 for xylene. For initial concentrations up to 50 mg⋅L^-1, removals greater than 71% were

SUBMITTER: Lamy-Mendes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10059775 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature