Emerging investigator series: synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles fabricated on a graphene oxide nanocomposite for CO2 sequestration at elevated temperatures

Alkaline metal oxides incorporated into porous templates are considered novel chemisorbents for capturing greenhouse gases including CO2 at elevated temperatures. Thus, magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) and MONP incorporated graphene oxide (MONP–GO) were synthesized using a sol–gel method. Prepa...

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Published in:Environmental science. Nano 2020-04, Vol.7 (4), p.1225-1239
Main Authors: Gunathilake, C A, G G T A Ranathunge, Dassanayake, R S, Illesinghe, S D, Manchanda, Amanpreet S, Kalpage, C S, Rajapakse, R M G, D G G P Karunaratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Carbon dioxide
Carbon sequestration
Carbonates
Chemisorption
Composite materials
Electric power generation
Fossil fuels
Gases
Gels
Graphene
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
High temperature
Magnesium
Magnesium oxide
Metal oxides
Metals
Nanocomposites
Nanoparticles
Power plants
Room temperature
Sol-gel processes
Superconductors (materials)
Synthesis
Templates
Uptake
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Summary:Alkaline metal oxides incorporated into porous templates are considered novel chemisorbents for capturing greenhouse gases including CO2 at elevated temperatures. Thus, magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) and MONP incorporated graphene oxide (MONP–GO) were synthesized using a sol–gel method. Preparation of these materials was carried out by a three-step facile synthesis route involving: (1) synthesis of magnesium oxide (MO) nanoparticles (MONPs), (2) synthesis of graphene oxide (GO) from commercially available graphene, and (3) incorporation of MONPs on graphene oxide. Both MONP and MONP–GO samples exhibited a significantly high CO2 uptake of 2.79–3.34 mmol g−1 at two different elevated temperatures (60 and 120 °C). The increased CO2 adsorption is due to the presence of terminal OH groups and acid–base pair sites at the magnesium (Mg2+–O2−) surface in the MONP and MONP–GO materials, respectively, resulting in the formation of hydrogen carbonate species and bidentate carbonate complexes with CO2 gas. Our composite material also possesses intriguing properties including high thermal and chemical stabilities, low-cost, and environmental benignity along with its enhanced CO2 sorption making it an excellent candidate for CO2 capture in fossil fuel-based power plants at elevated temperatures.
ISSN:2051-8153
2051-8161
DOI:10.1039/c9en01442j