A strong adsorbent for Cu2+: graphene oxide modified with triethanolamine

作者:Liu, Gonggang; Gui, Shan; Zhou, Hao; Zeng, Fantao; Zhou, Yonghua*; Ye, Hongqi
来源:Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43(19): 6977-6980.
DOI:10.1039/c4dt00063c

摘要

A strong adsorbent TEA-GO for Cu2+ is prepared using TEA modified GO nanosheets. FT-IR and XPS results show that epoxy groups on GO are eliminated, and simultaneously hydroxyl groups and C-N dominate the surface groups of TEA-GO. The increased equilibrium capacity of TEA-GO for a high initial concentration of Cu2+ makes it a promising adsorbent for heavy metal ions.