10.1007/s40097-023-00526-4

Fabrication of reduced graphene oxide-doped carbon aerogels from water hyacinth for removal of methylene blue in water and energy storage

  • Nguyen Huu Hieu1,
  • Dang Thi My Duyen1,
  • Tran Quoc Thang2,
  • Pham Hoang Anh Duy1,
  • Hoang Dang Ngoc Lam1,
  • La Nam Phat3,
  • Trinh Dinh Thao Tram1,
  • Mai Thanh Phong*1,
  1. VNU-HCM, Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Processing (Key CEPP Lab), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Ho Chi Minh City, VN Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Ho Chi Minh City, VN Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Thu Duc City, VN
  2. Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Thu Duc City, VN Faculty of Chemistry, Ho Chi Minh University of Science (HCMUS), Ho Chi Minh City, VN
  3. Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Ho Chi Minh City, VN Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Thu Duc City, VN

Published 06-03-2023

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Hieu, N. H., Duyen, D. T. M., Thang, T. Q., Duy, P. H. A., Lam, H. D. N., Phat, L. N., Tram, T. D. T., & Phong, M. T. (2023). Fabrication of reduced graphene oxide-doped carbon aerogels from water hyacinth for removal of methylene blue in water and energy storage. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 14(6 (December 2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40097-023-00526-4
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Abstract

Abstract The development of industries has caused severe impacts on the environment and increased the demand of using energy. In this work, reduced graphene oxide-doped water hyacinth carbon aerogels (rGO/WHCA) were synthesized by cross-linking cellulose with poly(vinyl alcohol) as a binder and addition of graphene oxide (GO) as rGO precursors, followed by freeze-drying and pyrolysis techniques. The obtained materials were studied for adsorption of methylene blue (MB) in water and applied as electrodes for the supercapacitor. The impact of GO content on the characteristics, adsorption performance, and electrochemical properties of the rGO/WHCA were investigated. Besides, the concurrent effects of the adsorption time, and MB concentration on the adsorption capacity were evaluated via the response surface methodology according to the Box–Behnken model. The obtained rGO/WHCA materials exhibited ultralow density, high porosity, and an abundance of meso- and micropores structures. Especially, rGO/WHCA materials showed a great ability for removing MB in water with the highest adsorption capacity up to 95.03 mg/g after 420 min with the initial MB concentration of 150 ppm at pH 9 and performed the electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) in a three-electrode system with an outstanding specific capacitance of 272.08 F/g at current density of 0.5 A/g. The obtained results open a potential pathway of using biomass sources, like water hyacinth, for solving environmental issues and the demand for energy storage. Graphical abstract

Keywords

  • Carbon aerogel,
  • Water hyacinth,
  • Biomass-based material,
  • Supercapacitor,
  • Dye adsorption

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