BRIEF REPORTSNo Access

Gram Scale and Room Temperature Functionalization of Boron Nitride Nanosheets for Water Treatment

Shirin Daneshnia

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

Search for more papers by this author

Mohsen Adeli

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6895-8491

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

E-mail Address: adeli.m@lu.ac.ir

Corresponding author.

Search for more papers by this author

, and

Yaghoub Mansourpanah

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

Search for more papers by this author

https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793292019501078Cited by:6 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride is a fascinating nanomaterial with a broad range of potential applications. However, further development of this nanomaterial is hampered because of its poor functionality and low processability. One of the efficient strategies for improving the processability of two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride is the covalent functionalization of this nanomaterial. In this study, we report on a straightforward approach for functionalization of two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride by lithium cyclopentadienyl and its application for water treatment. Cyclopentadienyl-functionalized boron nitride was characterized by different spectroscopy and microscopy methods as well as thermal and BET analysis. The synthesized nanomaterial was able to efficiently remove methylene blue from water in a short time. Adsorption capacity of this nanomaterial was as high as 476.3mg/g, which was superior to the nonfunctionalized boron nitride. Our results showed that cyclopentadienyl-functionalized boron nitride is a promising candidate for the removal of cationic pollutants from water.

Keywords:

References

1. J. Nagy, J. Kaljunen and A. J. Toth, Chem. Pap. 73, 1903 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
2. J. Rashid, F. Tehreem, A. Rehman and R. Kumar, Sci. Total Environ. 671, 369 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
3. K. Pourzare, S. Farhadi and Y. Mansourpanah, Appl. Organomet. Chem. 32, e4341 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
4. J. Lyu, X. Zhang, K.-I. Otake, X. Wang, P. Li, Z. Li, Z. Chen, Y. Zhang, M. C. Wasson and Y. Yang, Chem. Sci. 10, 1186 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
5. S. Sattari, A. Dadkhah Tehrani and M. Adeli, Polymers 10, 660 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
6. Z. Tu, G. Guday, M. Adeli and R. Haag, Adv. Mater. 30, 1706709 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
7. A. Faghani, I. S. Donskyi, M. Fardin Gholami, B. Ziem, A. Lippitz, W. E. S. Unger, C. Böttcher, J. P. Rabe, R. Haag and M. Adeli, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 2675 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
8. Z. Tu, K. Achazi, A. Schulz, R. Mülhaupt, S. Thierbach, E. Rühl, M. Adeli and R. Haag, Adv. Funct. Mater. 27, 1701837 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
9. M. F. Gholami, D. Lauster, K. Ludwig, J. Storm, B. Ziem, N. Severin, C. Böttcher, J. P. Rabe, A. Herrmann, M. Adeli and R. Haag, Adv. Funct. Mater. 1606477 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
10. C. Yu, J. Zhang, Z. Li, W. Tian, L. Wang, J. Luo, Q. Li, X. Fan and Y. Yao, Compos. Part A Appl. Sci. Manuf. 98, 25 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
11. K. H. Tan, S. Sattari, S. Beyranvand, A. Faghani, K. Ludwig, K. Schwibbert, C. Böttcher, R. Haag and M. Adeli, Langmuir 35, 4736 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
12. K. H. Tan, S. Sattari, I. S. Donskyi, J. L. Cuellar-Camacho, C. Cheng, K. Schwibbert, A. Lippitz, W. E. S. Unger, A. Gorbushina, M. Adeli and R. Haag, Nanoscale 10, 9525 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
13. Z. Tu, V. Wycisk, C. Cheng, W. Chen, M. Adeli and R. Haag, Nanoscale 9, 18931 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
14. C. Yu, W. Gong, W. Tian, Q. Zhang, Y. Xu, Z. Lin, M. Hu, X. Fan and Y. Yao, Compos. Sci. Technol. 160, 199 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
15. T. Li, C. Li, Y. Cai, J. Lin, X. Long, L. Wang, Y. Xu, J. Sun, L. Tang, Y.-W. Zhang, K. Suenaga, Z. Liu and Y. Yao, J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 17370 (2018) Web of Science, Google Scholar
16. J. Zhang, X. Wang, C. Yu, Q. Li, Z. Li, C. Li, H. Lu, Q. Zhang, J. Zhao and M. Hu, Compos. Sci. Technol. 149, 41 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
17. S. Yu, X. Wang, H. Pang, R. Zhang, W. Song, D. Fu, T. Hayat and X. Wang, Chem. Eng. J. 333, 343 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
18. W. Yang, N.-N. Wang, P. Ping, A. C.-Y. Yuen, A. Li, S.-E. Zhu, L.-L. Wang, J. Wu, T. B.-Y. Chen, J.-Y. Si, B.-D. Rao, H.-D. Lu, Q. N. Chan and G.-H. Yeoh, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 10, 40032 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
19. J. Chen, X. Huang, B. Sun and P. Jiang, ACS Nano 13, 337 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
20. Z. Liu, J. Liu, S. Mateti, C. Zhang, Y. Zhang, L. Chen, J. Wang, H. Wang, E. H. Doeven, P. S. Francis, C. J. Barrow, A. Du, Y. Chen and W. Yang, ACS Nano 13, 1394 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
21. S.-Y. Zhang, S. Jensen, K. Tan, L. Wojtas, M. Roveto, J. Cure, T. Thonhauser, Y. J. Chabal and M. J. Zaworotko, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 12545 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
22. B. Ding, Y. Cheng, J. Wu, X. M. Wu, H. M. Zhang, Y. Luo, X. F. Shi, X. X. Wu, J. Z. Huo, Y. Y. Liu and Y. Li, Dyes Pigm. 146, 455 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
23. S. Marchesini, C. M. McGilvery, J. Bailey and C. Petit, ACS Nano 11, 10003 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
24. B. Liu, S. Yan, Z. Song, M. Liu, X. Ji, W. Yang and J. Liu, Chem. Eur. J. 22, 18899 (2016). Web of Science, Google Scholar
25. J. Qu, Q. Li, C. Luo, J. Cheng and X. Hou, Coatings 8, 214 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
26. Z. Qian, H. Shen, X. Fang, L. Fan, N. Zhao and J. Xu, Energy Build 158, 1184 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
27. L. Wu, K. Wu, D. Liu, R. Huang, J. Huo, F. Chen and Q. Fu, J. Mater. Chem. A 6, 7573 (2018). Google Scholar
28. Z. Liu, K. Zhao, J. Luo and Y. Tang, Scr. Mater. 170, 116 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
29. J. H. Los, J. M. H. Kroes, K. Albe, R. M. Gordillo, M. I. Katsnelson and A. Fasolino, Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter. 96, 184108 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
30. S. Yu, X. Wang, H. Pang, R. Zhang, W. Song, D. Fu, T. Hayat and X. Wang, Chem. Eng. J. 333, 343 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
31. V. Krstić, T. Uroševoć and B. Pešovski, Chem. Eng. Sci. 192, 273 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
32. J. Wang, J. Hao, D. Liu, S. Qin, C. Chen, C. Yang, Y. Liu, T. Yang, Y. Fan and Y. Chen, Nanoscale 9, 9787 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
33. Q. Song, J. Liang, Y. Fang, C. Cao, Z. Liu, L. Li, Y. Huang, J. Lin and C. Tang, J. Hazard Mater. 364, 654 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
34. H. Li, S. Zhu, M. Zhang, P. Wu, J. Pang, W. Zhu, W. Jiang and H. Li, ACS Omega 2, 5385 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
35. W. Wang, S. J. Chen, F. Basquiroto de Souza, B. Wu and W. H. Duan, Nanoscale 10, 1004 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
36. M. Z. Alam, M. J. H. Khan, N. A. Kabbashi and S. A. Sayem, Waste Biomass Valorization 9, 681 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
37. J. Lin, X. Yuan, G. Li, Y. Huang, W. Wang, X. He, C. Yu, Y. Fang, Z. Liu and C. Tang, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9, 44732 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
38. T. J. Maguire and R. W. Fulweiler, Environ. Sci. Technol. 51, 7403 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
39. K. Kaetzl, M. Lübken, T. Gehring and M. Wichern, Water 10, 818 (2018) Web of Science, Google Scholar
40. I. C. Moga, I. Ardelean, O. G. Donţu, C. Moisescu, N. Băran, G. Petrescu and I. Voicea, IOP Conf. Series J. Mater. Sci. Eng. 374, 012079 (2018). Google Scholar
41. J. Zou, L.-M. Tang, K. Chen and Y. Feng, J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 30, 065001 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
42. D. Gonzalez Ortiz, C. Pochat-Bohatier, J. Cambedouzou, M. Bechelany and P. Miele, Nanomaterials 8, 716 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
43. T. Li, C. Li, Y. Cai, J. Lin, X. Long, L. Wang, Y. Xu, J. Sun, L. Tang, Y.-W. Zhang, K. Suenaga, Z. Liu and Y. Yao, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 122, 17370 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
44. Y. Guo, R. Wang, P. Wang, L. Rao and C. Wang, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 7, 5727 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
45. S. Quiles-Díaz, Y. Martínez-Rubí, J. Guan, K. S. Kim, M. Couillard, H. J. Salavagione, M. A. Gómez-Fatou and B. Simard, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2, 440 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
46. H.-R. Zhao, J.-H. Ding and H.-B. Yu, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 57, 14096 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
47. C. A. de los Reyes, K. L. Walz Mitra, A. D. Smith, S. Yazdi, A. Loredo, F. J. Frankovsky, E. Ringe, M. Pasquali and A. A. Martí, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 1, 2421 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
48. M. B. Jakubinek, B. Ashrafi, Y. Martinez-Rubi, J. Guan, M. Rahmat, K. S. Kim, S. Dénommée, C. T. Kingston and B. Simard, Boron nitride nanotube composites and applications, in Nanotube Superfiber Materials, M. J. Schulz, V. Shanov, Z. Yin, M. Cahay (eds.) (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2019). Google Scholar
49. R. N. Muthu, S. Rajashabala and R. Kannan, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 42, 15586 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
50. X. Wang, Y. Yang, G. Jiang, Z. Yuan and S. Yuan, Diam. Relat. Mater. 81, 89 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
51. J. Rafique, S. Saba, A. R. Schneider, M. S. Franco, S. M. Silva and A. L. Braga, ACS Omega 2, 2280 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
52. J. Ooi, L. Y. Lee, B. Y. Z. Hiew, S. Thangalazhy-Gopakumar, S. S. Lim and S. Gan, Bioresour. Technol. 245, 656 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
53. K. Soleimani, Abbas D. Tehrani and M. Adeli, Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 147, 34 (2018). Web of Science, Google Scholar
54. T. A. Saleh, A. Sarı and M. Tuzen, Chem. Eng. J. 307, 230 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar
55. E. B. Azimi, A. Badiei and J. B. Ghasemi, Appl. Surf. Sci. 469, 236 (2019). Web of Science, Google Scholar
56. J. Li, Y. Huang, Z. Liu, J. Zhang, X. Liu, H. Luo, Y. Ma, X. Xu, Y. Lu, J. Lin, J. Zou and C. Tang, J. Mater. Chem. A 3, 8185 (2015). Google Scholar
57. K. Maiti, T. D. Thanh, K. Sharma, D. Hui, N. H. Kim and J. H. Lee, Compos. Part B Eng. 123, 45 (2017). Web of Science, Google Scholar