scholarly journals CTAB-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of WO3Hierarchical Porous Structures and Investigation of Their Sensing Properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Meng ◽  
Guosheng Wang ◽  
Xiaoguang San ◽  
Yanbai Shen ◽  
Guodong Zhao ◽  
...  

WO3hierarchical porous structures were successfully synthesized via cetyltrimethylammonium bromide- (CTAB-) assisted hydrothermal method. The structure and morphology were investigated using scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffractometer, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectra, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. The result demonstrated that WO3hierarchical porous structures with an orthorhombic structure were constructed by a number of nanoparticles about 50–100 nm in diameters. The H2gas sensing measurements showed that well-defined WO3hierarchical porous structures with a large specific surface area exhibited the higher sensitivity compared with products without CTAB at all operating temperatures. Moreover, the reversible and fast response to H2gas and good selectivity were obtained. The results indicated that the WO3hierarchical porous structures are promising materials for gas sensors.

2017 ◽  
Vol 373 ◽  
pp. 299-302
Author(s):  
Bo Zhou ◽  
Chong Yang Li ◽  
Ning Qi ◽  
Zhi Quan Chen

Porous ZnO were synthesized with soft template method using zinc acetate Zn (CH3COO)2·2H2O as precursor and block copolymer F127 as the surfactant. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements indicate that the ZnO sample contains large pores with mean diameter of about 30 nm. However, both small-angle X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope measurements indicate that the pore ordering is missing. Positron lifetime measurements reveal two long lifetime components in the porous ZnO. The longest lifetime τ4 (75 ns) corresponds to ortho-positronium (o-Ps) annihilation in large pores. The pore size estimated from τ4 is about 10.6 nm. This is much smaller than that estimated from Nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements. In addition, the intensity I4 is only about 2.2%. This is probably due to the chemical quenching and/or inhibition of positronium formation induced by ZnO, which reduces o-Ps lifetime and intensity, and leads to under estimation of the pore size.


2013 ◽  
Vol 779-780 ◽  
pp. 201-204
Author(s):  
Miao Li ◽  
Hong Wang ◽  
Xian Qing Li ◽  
Jin Rong Liu

Ordered hexagonally mesoporous molecular sieve Al-MCM-41 with Si/Al (atom) ratio=9 was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis using raw kaolin. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Nitrogen adsorption desorption, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Detector (EDX) were employed to characterise raw kaolin, calcined kaolin, as-synthesized and calcined Al-MCM-41. The results indicated that characteristic reflections of raw kaolin disappeared after calcination, both of as-synthesized and calcined Al-MCM-41 exhibited well ordered hexagonally mesoporous molecular sieve structure.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hengfei Qin ◽  
Yongkui Huang ◽  
Siyu Liu ◽  
Yao Fang ◽  
Xi Li ◽  
...  

Magnetic carbon nanocages (MCNCs) with multiform pore structure have been synthesized by a simple low temperature carbonization process. Biorenewable lignin was used as a cheap and carbon-rich precursor for the first time. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption-desorption, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Raman spectrum. XRD pattern and Raman spectrum showed that the product has a high degree of graphitization crystallinity. TEM micrograph indicated that the synthesized MCNCs have the hierarchical pore and cage structure. Due to these characteristics, the obtained magnetic carbon nanocages can be used as efficient and recycled adsorbents in the removal of dye staff from textile wastewater.


NANO ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 08 (05) ◽  
pp. 1350050
Author(s):  
MIN GUAN ◽  
HAI-PENG BI ◽  
ZUYUAN WANG ◽  
SHAOHUA BU ◽  
LING HUANG ◽  
...  

Mesoporous silicas SBA-15 are modified with β-Cyclodextrins (β-CD) by simple grafting method. β-CD functionalized SBA-15 was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurements, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Furthermore, the applicability of it is investigated through studying the adsorption properties of clenbuterol. It showed better adsorption capacities of clenbuterol than pure SBA-15. β-CD functionalized SBA-15 material has the potential applications in the treatment of clenbuterol contamination in food and environment science.


2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (1C) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Võ Thị Thanh Châu ◽  
Hoàng Văn Đức

<p>In the present paper, a synthesis of MIL-101 by hydrothermal process was demonstrated. The obtained samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms at 77K, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that MIL-101 synthesized by optimal conditions exhibited high crystallinity and surface area. The obtained MIL-101 possesses high stability in water and several organic solvents.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> MIL-101, hydrothermal synthesis, metal organic framework-101. </p>


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pimpan Leangtanom ◽  
Anurat Wisitsoraat ◽  
Kata Jaruwongrangsee ◽  
Narong Chanlek ◽  
Adisorn Tuantranont ◽  
...  

Abstract In this work, CuO-loaded tetragonal SnO2 nanoparticles (CuO/SnO2 NPs) were synthesized using precipitation/impregnation methods with varying Cu contents of 0–25 wt% and characterized for H2S detection. The material phase, morphology, chemical composition and specific surface area of NPs were evaluated using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis. From gas-sensing data, the H2S responses of SnO2 NPs were greatly enhanced by CuO loading particularly at the optimal Cu content of 20 wt%. The 20 wt%CuO/SnO2 sensor showed an excellent response of 1.36⋅105 towards 10 ppm H2S and high H2S selectivity against H2, SO2, CH4 and C2H2 at a low optimum working temperature of 200°C. In addition, the sensor provided fast response and a low detection limit of less than 0.15 ppm. The CuO-SnO2 sensor could therefore be a potential candidate for H2S detection in environmental applications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lai Van Duy ◽  
Nguyen Hong Hanh ◽  
Dang Ngoc Son ◽  
Pham Tien Hung ◽  
Chu Manh Hung ◽  
...  

Two-dimensional porous ZnO nanosheets were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method for ethanol gas-sensing application. The morphology, composition, and structure of the synthesized materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, and high-resolution transmission electron microcopy. Results showed that the synthesized ZnO materials were porous nanosheets with a smooth surface and a thickness of 100 nm and a large pore size of approximately 80 nm. The as-prepared nanosheets, which had high purity, high crystallinity, and good dispersion, were used to fabricate a gas sensor for ethanol gas detection at different operating temperatures. The porous ZnO nanosheet gas sensor exhibited a high response value of 21 toward 500 ppm ethanol at a working temperature of 400°C with a reversible and fast response to ethanol gas (12 s/231 s), indicating its potential application. We also discussed the plausible sensing mechanism of the porous ZnO nanosheets on the basis of the adopted ethanol sensor.


2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 1797-1800
Author(s):  
Yu Mei Gong ◽  
Qing Liang ◽  
Jing Chuan Song ◽  
Ling Ming Xia

This paper presents the preparation of bimodal crystalline macro-/mesoporous titania powders by using a pluronic polymer (EO20PO70EO20, P123) as a template through a hydrothermal treatment. The as-prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results reveal that the amount of P123 has a significant effect on the surface area of the mesoporous titania. When the mass ratio of P123:TBOT is 1:14, the crystalline macro-/mesoporous titania has the largest surface area (120.96 m2/g), the average pore diameter of this sample reaches a minimum of 6.67 nm.


2015 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 259-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viruntachar Kruefu ◽  
Pusit Pookmanee ◽  
Anurat Wisitsoraat ◽  
Sukon Phanichphant

In the present work, vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanoparticles have been investigated for monitoring ethanol (C2H5OH) at ppm levels in air. A one-step flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) process has been applied for the synthesis of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) and platinum-loaded vanadium pentoxide (Pt-V2O5) nanoparticles. The samples have been studied to characterize their morphological and microstructural properties by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Pt addition to V2O5 samples were verified by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry mode. The specific surface area of the nanoparticles was measured by nitrogen adsorption method. The application of the produced nanoparticles as sensitive and selective ethanol resistive sensor has been demonstrated. The Pt-loaded V2O5 sensor has shown higher response towards ethanol at ppm-level concentrations compared to unloaded one.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Wang ◽  
Xu Li ◽  
Guozheng Zhang ◽  
Zihao Wang ◽  
Xue-Zhi Song ◽  
...  

In this work, we present a strategy to improve the gas-sensing performance of NiFe2O4 via a controllable annealing Ni/Fe precursor to fluffy NiFe2O4 nanosheet flowers. X-ray diffraction (XRD), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the crystal structure, morphology, specific surface area and surface structure. The gas-sensing performance was tested and the results demonstrate that the response was strongly influenced by the specific surface area and surface structure. The resultant NiFe2O4 nanosheet flowers with a heating rate of 8 °C min−1, which have a fluffier morphology and more oxygen vacancies in the surface, exhibited enhanced response and shortened response time toward ethanol. The easy approach facilitates the mass production of gas sensors based on bimetallic ferrites with high sensing performance via controlling the morphology and surface structure.


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