Particulate Matter Capturing via Naturally Dried ZIF-8/Graphene Aerogels under Harsh Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Particulate matter (PM) pollution poses a serious threat to the environment and public health. Capture of PM is best performed at the emission source, such as car exhaust exit points, although it is a challenge for filters to work under harsh conditions of high temperatures and flow rate. Here we designed a thermally stable PM filter by in situ anchoring of zeolite imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) on a three-dimensional (3D) network of reduced graphene oxide aerogel (rGA) through natural drying. Owing to high specific surface area, well-connected porous network of graphene aerogel, and large number of metal sites from ZIF-8/rGA, the capture efficiencies for PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ are over 99.3% and 99.6%, respectively, at ambient conditions, and the efficiencies remain high in h

SUBMITTER: Mao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551531 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature