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Carbon Nanomaterials as Adsorbents for Environmental and Biological Applications

Part of the book series: Carbon Nanostructures ((CARBON))

Abstract

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology suggest that many of the current problems involving water quality can be solved or greatly ameliorated using the nanoscale adsorbents, called nanoadsorbents. Innovations in the development of novel carbon nanomaterials like fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene are among the most exciting and promising materials for water treatment—purification. This chapter gives detailed description of the structure, morphology, and adsorption properties of carbon nanoadsorbents. The textural properties of fullerene, carbon nanotubes, and graphene family are highlighted. A brief description of the effects of the electronic properties in the adsorption capability was inferred as well as how the adsorption of molecules may affect photoelectronic properties of carbon nanotubes.

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Abbreviations

0D:

Zero-dimensional

1D:

One-dimensional

2D:

Two-dimensional

3D:

Bulk

2D:

Two-dimensional

3D:

Bulk

CNT:

Carbon Nanotube

CVD:

Chemical Vapor Deposition

DOS:

Density of States

FLG:

Few-Layer Graphene

GO:

Graphene Oxide

MWCNT:

Multiwall Carbon Nanotube

rGO:

Reduced Graphene Oxide

SWCNT:

Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes

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The authors acknowledge funding from Brazilian agencies Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq and INCT Nanomateriais de Carbono.

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    Fernando Machado Machado

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    Solange Binotto Fagan & Ivana Zanella da Silva

  3. Nanotech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA

    Mônica Jung de Andrade

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Machado, F.M., Fagan, S.B., da Silva, I.Z., de Andrade, M.J. (2015). Carbon Nanoadsorbents. In: Bergmann, C., Machado, F. (eds) Carbon Nanomaterials as Adsorbents for Environmental and Biological Applications. Carbon Nanostructures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18875-1_2

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