PMID- 32106674 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200319 IS - 1948-7185 (Electronic) IS - 1948-7185 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Mar 19 TI - Origin of CO(2)-philic Sorption by Graphene Oxide Layered Nanosheets and Their Derivatives. PG - 2356-2362 LID - 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00204 [doi] AB - Graphene oxide (GO) is a promising 2D material for adsorbents and membranes, in particular, for the CO(2) separation process. However, CO(2) diffusion and sorption in GO and its layered structures are still not well understood because of its heterogeneous structure. Here we report CO(2) sorption in GO and its derivatives (e.g., reduced GO (rGO)) in powders and films. These CO(2) sorption behaviors reveal that GO is highly CO(2)-philic via complex CO(2)-functional-group-surface interactions, as compared with graphite and rGOs. Even in highly interlocked, lamellar GO films, CO(2) molecules above a certain threshold pressure can diffuse into GO interlayers, causing GO films to swell and leading to dramatic increases in CO(2) sorption. Intercalated water in GO interlayers can be removed by preferential CO(2) sorption without any changes in the GO chemical structure. This finding helps to explain the origin of CO(2) affinity with GO and has implications for preparing anhydrous GO assemblies for various applications. FAU - Yoon, Hee Wook AU - Yoon HW AD - Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. AD - McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 200 East Dean Keeton Street Stop C0400, Austin, Texas 78712, United States. FAU - Lee, Tae Hoon AU - Lee TH AD - Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. FAU - Doherty, Cara M AU - Doherty CM AD - CSIRO Manufacturing, Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia. FAU - Choi, Tae Hwan AU - Choi TH AD - Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. FAU - Roh, Ji Soo AU - Roh JS AD - Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Hyo Won AU - Kim HW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7385-796X AD - Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheock 25931, Republic of Korea. FAU - Cho, Young Hoon AU - Cho YH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8863-1979 AD - Advanced Green Chemical Materials Division, Research Center for Membrane, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea. FAU - Do, Si-Hyun AU - Do SH AD - Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. FAU - Freeman, Benny D AU - Freeman BD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2779-7788 AD - McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 200 East Dean Keeton Street Stop C0400, Austin, Texas 78712, United States. FAU - Park, Ho Bum AU - Park HB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8003-9698 AD - Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200310 PL - United States TA - J Phys Chem Lett JT - The journal of physical chemistry letters JID - 101526034 SB - IM EDAT- 2020/02/29 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/29 06:01 CRDT- 2020/02/29 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00204 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Phys Chem Lett. 2020 Mar 19;11(6):2356-2362. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00204. Epub 2020 Mar 10.