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Study of Phenol and Nicotine Adsorption on Nitrogen-Modified Mesoporous Carbons

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In this work, a mesoporous carbon material was modified by nitrogen atom by two different ways. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results show that the N atoms at the surface mainly exist in pyridine- and pyridone-like forms (around 80 % in atom ratio). The adsorption capacity of phenol and nicotine on mesoporous carbon and two N-containing mesoporous carbons was studied through adsorption isotherms. The adsorption isotherms were interpreted by three models (Freundlich, Langmuir, and Sips equations). Heat-flow microcalorimetry in liquid phase was used to determine the bonding strength between the organic pollutants and the surface of the adsorbents. In addition, the possibility of regeneration of adsorbents was investigated by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) technique. The obtained values of differential heats and isotherms showed the heterogeneous properties of the mesoporous carbon materials. Comparing the different results obtained from the experiments, the surface area is a key factor for the adsorption of phenol and nicotine in water. The introduction of N improved the adsorption of phenol but did not affect the adsorption of nicotine.

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The authors are thankful to the scientific services of IRCELYON. Jingxuan Cai gratefully acknowledges the China Scholarship Council for the financial support of his PhD grant and the financial support from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (21273105).

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  1. Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement, Université Lyon 1, CNRS UMR5256, 2 Av. Einstein, 69626, Villeurbanne, France

    Jingxuan Cai, Simona Bennici & Aline Auroux

  2. Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, Jiangsu Province, China

    Jianyi Shen

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Cai, J., Bennici, S., Shen, J. et al. Study of Phenol and Nicotine Adsorption on Nitrogen-Modified Mesoporous Carbons. Water Air Soil Pollut 225, 2088 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-2088-5

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