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Facile Fabrication of NiCoAl-Layered Metal Oxide/Graphene Nanosheets for Efficient Capacitive Deionization
Duanzheng Li1, Shiyong Wang1, Gang Wang2
1State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024 , P.R. China.
Abstract:
Capacitive deionization (CDI) has aroused extensive attention as a prospective technology for different ionic species removal from aqueous solutions. Traditional studies on the adsorption and desorption of fluoride from wastewater are energy-intensive and may have harmful effects on the environment. Herein, the feasibility of fluoride removal from wastewater by CDI has been investigated. NiCoAl-layered metal oxide (NiCoAl-LMO) nanosheets and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composites (NiCoAl-LMO/rGO) were synthesized and used as CDI electrode materials for fluoride ion removal. The as-obtained NiCoAl-LMO/rGO with unique structure and high conductivity is beneficial to the adsorption of fluoride ions. In addition, the introduction of Co element in the laminate enhances the pseudocapacitive behavior of the electrode material. As expected, the CDI system with NiCoAl-LMO/rGO composites as anode and activated carbon treated by nitric acid (H-AC) as cathode exhibits outstanding defluorination performance. The maximum adsorption capacity of NiCoAl-LMO/rGO, 24.5 mg g-1, can be reached when the initial NaF concentration is 500 mg L-1 at 1.4 V applied voltage. The composites also show good cycle stability over 40 consecutive cycles of the CDI defluorination process. The excellent defluorination performance of NiCoAl-LMO/rGO makes it possible for its practical application in wastewater treatment.
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