Issue 82, 2016, Issue in Progress

Three-dimensional carbon boron nitrides with a broken, hollow, spherical shell for water treatment

Abstract

Three-dimensional carbon boron nitrides (3D C-BN) with a unique morphology were fabricated by a simple method, which are composed of broken, hollow, spherical shells. The 3D C-BN possesses abundant surface adsorption sites, exhibiting excellent adsorption rates for methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution. The best advantages are that the absorption rate of the MB becomes faster when it was used for the second time. Moreover, the excellent reusability of the 3D C-BN was confirmed; it can be reused eight times at least, and the adsorption capacity still preserves a high level of up to 95%. Our findings indicate that the 3D C-BN is a promising adsorption material for water purification.

Graphical abstract: Three-dimensional carbon boron nitrides with a broken, hollow, spherical shell for water treatment

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Apr 2016
Accepted
30 Jun 2016
First published
21 Jul 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 78252-78256

Author version available

Three-dimensional carbon boron nitrides with a broken, hollow, spherical shell for water treatment

H. Jia, J. Li, Z. Liu, R. Gao, S. Abbas, Y. Fang, C. Yu and C. Tang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 78252 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA10689G

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