Surface characteristics of modified carbon nanotubesand its application in adsorption from aqueous solution

摘要

Carbon nanotubes (CNT) were modified bynitric acid oxidation. Infrared spectroscopy (IR) demon-strated that hydroxyl (—OH) and carbonyl (—C== O) func-tional groups were introduced to the surface of modifiedCNT. Micrometrics ASAP 2000 measurement showed that the surface area of modified CNT was slightly increased.Furthermore, the Pb2+ adsorption behavior on the surface of modified CNT has been investigated. The results indicate that the modified CNT has an exceptional adsorption capa-bility for Pb2+ removal. The adsorption isotherms are well described by the Langmuir equation under test temperatures and the kinetics level is three.