Copper nanoparticles decorated N-doped mesoporous carbon with bimodal pores for selective gas separation and energy storage applications

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dc.contributor.authorRamadass, K.
dc.contributor.authorLakhi, K.S.
dc.contributor.authorSathish, C.I.
dc.contributor.authorRuban, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorBahadur, R.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, G.
dc.contributor.authorGujral, H.S.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Abri, M.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Muhtaseb, A.H.
dc.contributor.authorTavakkoli, E.
dc.contributor.authorYi, J.
dc.contributor.authorKarakoti, A.
dc.contributor.authorVinu, A.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractWe demonstrate a synthesis of copper nanoparticles decorated over nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon with different N and Cu contents which exhibit conducting, redox, basic, adsorption, and excellent textural properties. These materials are prepared through a nanotemplating approach by simultaneously encapsulating sucrose, guanidine hydrochloride, and Cu(NO3)2 into the porous channels of mesoporous SBA-15 at a low carbonization temperature of 600 ◦C. The prepared materials exhibit an ordered mesoporous carbon framework with bimodal pores, decorated with nitrogen and Cu functionalities on the surface of the pores and in the wall structure. The presence of nitrogen functionalities in the porous carbon matrix not only helps to reduce the Cu ions but also stabilizes the nanoparticles and offers redox sites, which are beneficial for adsorption and electrochemical applications. The optimized sample exhibits the highest adsorption capacity of different gases such as CO2 – 22.5 mmol/g at 273 K, H2 - 13.5 mmol/g at 77 K at 30 bar and CH4 - 5 mmol/g at 298 K and 50 bar. We also demonstrate that the prepared material shows a high selectivity of adsorption towards CO2 in a mixture of CO2/ H2 and CO2/CH4 and it also registers a high supercapacitance of 209 F g- 1 at a current density of 1 A g- 1 with excellent cyclic stability.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKavitha Ramadass, Kripal S. Lakhi, CI Sathish, Ajanya M. Ruban, Rohan Bahadur, Gurwinder Singh, Harpreet S. Gujral, Mohammed Al-Abri, Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Ehsan Tavakkoli, Jiabao Yi, Ajay Karakoti, Ajayan Vinu
dc.identifier.citationChemical Engineering Journal, 2022; 431(2):1-11
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.cej.2021.134056
dc.identifier.issn1385-8947
dc.identifier.issn1873-3212
dc.identifier.orcidTavakkoli, E. [0000-0002-2676-6018]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/135063
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170104478
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104828
dc.rights© 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.134056
dc.subjectHeteroatom doped mesoporous carbon
dc.subjectCO₂ adsorption
dc.subjectSupercapacitors
dc.subjectMesoporous carbon
dc.subjectMethane adsorption
dc.subjectHydrogen storage
dc.titleCopper nanoparticles decorated N-doped mesoporous carbon with bimodal pores for selective gas separation and energy storage applications
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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