Amino-functionalized nanocellulose aerogels for the superior adsorption of CO2 and separation of CO2/CH4 mixture gas

Nanocellulose-based aerogels have been considered as one of the ideal candidates for CO2 capture in practical applications owing to their lightweight and porous properties. Additionally, various adsorbents with amine groups have been widely used as effective CO2 capture and storage strategies. Herei...

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Published in:Carbohydrate polymers 2024-01, Vol.323, p.121393-121393, Article 121393
Main Authors: Zhu, Wenkai, Chen, Meiling, Jang, Jieun, Han, Minsu, Moon, Yeonggyun, Kim, Junghwan, You, Jungmok, Li, Song, Park, Teahoon, Kim, Jeonghun
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aerogel
Amino functionalization
Cellulose nanocrystals
Cellulose nanofibrils
CO2 adsorption
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Summary:Nanocellulose-based aerogels have been considered as one of the ideal candidates for CO2 capture in practical applications owing to their lightweight and porous properties. Additionally, various adsorbents with amine groups have been widely used as effective CO2 capture and storage strategies. Herein, amino-functionalized aerogels were prepared by sol-gel and freeze-drying methods using two typical nanocelluloses (cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)) as substrates. In addition, the reaction parameters for grafting and amino functionalization were optimized. The CNC and CNF aerogels could be easily modified by the hydrothermal growth of the amino group, and they exhibited attractive properties in terms of CO2 adsorption, recyclability, thermal stability, hydrophobicity, and CO2/CH4 mixture separation. The amino-functionalized CNF aerogel exhibited superior performance to the CNC aerogel, which was attributed to the increased cross-linking binding sites for hydrogen bonding in the CNF aerogel. The results of this study indicated that amino-functionalized nanocellulose aerogels can be considered a promising biodegradable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly material for CO2 capture and removal of CO2 from CH4. •Two types of amino-functionalized nanocellulose aerogels (a-NC: a-CNC and a-CNF) were ingeniously synthesized.•A-NC aerogel exhibited remarkable CO2 adsorption capacity, hydrophobicity, and reusability.•A-NC aerogels showed great potential for CO2 separation in the CH4/CO2 mixture system.•A-CNF aerogel outperformed a-CNC aerogel in CO2 adsorption field.
ISSN:0144-8617
1879-1344
DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121393