Adsorptive separation using self-assembly on graphite: from nanoscale to bulk processes.

ABSTRACT: Adsorptive separation is a promising lower-energy alternative for traditional industrial separation processes. While carbon-based materials have a long history in adsorptive removal of organic contaminants from solution or gas mixtures, separation using an adsorption/desorption protocol is rarely considered. The main drawbacks are the limited control in bulk adsorption experiments, as often all organic molecules are adsorbed, and lack of desorption methods to retrieve the adsorbed molecules. Using high-resolution on-surface characterization with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), an increased understanding of the on-surface adsorption behavior under different conditions was obtained. The insight obtained from the nanoscale experiments was used to develop a highly selective separation met

SUBMITTER: Daelemans B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9365087 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature