PMID- 35541210 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2046-2069 (Electronic) IS - 2046-2069 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Jan 12 TI - Activated carbons modified by magnesium oxide as highly efficient sorbents for acetone. PG - 2922-2932 LID - 10.1039/c7ra11740j [doi] AB - Porous activated carbon modified with MgO was synthesized by an evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) method for its application to acetone capture. The textural and chemical characteristics of five modified activated carbon composites (AC-MgO) were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption isotherm measurements. The adsorption behaviors of samples for acetone were investigated and correlated to their physical and chemical properties. Density functional theory was also employed to calculate the charge transfer, the equilibrium distance, and the adsorption energy of acetone adsorbed on a carbon surface functionalized with crystalline MgO. An AC-MgO-10% sample with balanced surface area, microporosity and MgO content exhibited the highest acetone adsorption capacity (432.7 mg g(-1)). The results indicate that an appropriate MgO content on AC can effectively improve the adsorption capacity of acetone ascribed to strong chemisorption between MgO nanoparticles and acetone molecules. CI - This journal is (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry. FAU - Zhou, Ke AU - Zhou K AD - School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan China liqingli@hotmail.com +86 13807483619. FAU - Li, Liqing AU - Li L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8297-309X AD - School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan China liqingli@hotmail.com +86 13807483619. FAU - Ma, Xiancheng AU - Ma X AD - School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan China liqingli@hotmail.com +86 13807483619. FAU - Mo, Yamian AU - Mo Y AD - School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan China liqingli@hotmail.com +86 13807483619. FAU - Chen, Ruofei AU - Chen R AD - School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan China liqingli@hotmail.com +86 13807483619. FAU - Li, Hailong AU - Li H AD - School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan China liqingli@hotmail.com +86 13807483619. FAU - Li, Haoyang AU - Li H AD - School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University Changsha 410083 Hunan China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180115 PL - England TA - RSC Adv JT - RSC advances JID - 101581657 PMC - PMC9077576 COIS- There are no conflicts to declare. EDAT- 2018/01/15 00:00 MHDA- 2018/01/15 00:01 PMCR- 2018/01/15 CRDT- 2022/05/11 04:00 PHST- 2017/10/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/01/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/11 04:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/01/15 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/15 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - c7ra11740j [pii] AID - 10.1039/c7ra11740j [doi] PST - epublish SO - RSC Adv. 2018 Jan 15;8(6):2922-2932. doi: 10.1039/c7ra11740j. eCollection 2018 Jan 12.