Research progress in regulation of nanostructure of carbon materials and adsorption of toxic pollutants in water

Abstract

Carbon nanomaterials are widely used in the treatment of water pollutants because of their structural characteristics such as large specific surface area， complex pore structure， and rich surface functional groups. This paper summarized the carbon sources and preparation methods of nanocarbon materials， analyzed the principles and influencing factors of nanostructure regulation of carbon materials， reviewed the research progress in nanocarbon adsorption of toxic pollutants in water， and put forward the bottlenecks that need to be broken through for the future industrial application of nanocarbon materials. Hydrothermal， pyrolysis and chemical vapor deposition are the common methods for the preparation of nanocarbon， and traditional carbon sources， such as sugars， petrochemicals， and biomass， can be used to obtain nanostructured carbon through the modulation of parameters such as preparation temperature and activator. Carbon nanotubes， carbon nanospheres， and nanoporous carbon have been developed for better contact with pollutants， thus exhibiting significant adsorption advantages for toxic pollutants such as phenols， benzenes， dyes， antibiotics， and heavy metal ions. In order to realize the wide application of nanocarbon adsorbent materials， further research is required to be carried out in the future on the development of green and efficient preparation process of nanocarbon， the exploration of the formation and evolution law of carbon structures， the design of macroscopic use scheme of nanocarbon， and the development of nanocarbon based composite materials.

Keywords

• nanostructure
• carbon material
• adsorption
• organic pollutant
• heavy metal ion