Effect of silver nanoparticles deposited on micro/mesoporous activated carbons on retention of NO(x) at room temperature

Svetlana Bashkova; Deeona Deoki; Teresa J Bandosz

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2010.10.031

Effect of silver nanoparticles deposited on micro/mesoporous activated carbons on retention of NO(x) at room temperature

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2011 Feb 1;354(1):331-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.10.031. Epub 2010 Oct 21.

Authors

Svetlana Bashkova¹, Deeona Deoki, Teresa J Bandosz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031, USA.

PMID: 21056428
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.10.031

Abstract

Wood-based activated carbon was modified by deposition of silver using Tollens method. Adsorbents with various contents of silver were used to study NO(2) and NO (the product of NO(2) reduction by carbon) retention. The surface of the initial and exhausted materials was characterized using adsorption of nitrogen, XRD, SEM/EDX, FTIR and TA. The results indicated that with an increasing content of silver on the surface the capacities to retain NO(2) and NO increase until the plateau is reached. The performance depends on the dispersion of nanoparticles and their chemistry. Highly dispersed small silver metal particles promote formation of chelates with NO(2) and/or with NO. An excess of Tollens reagent results in formation of larger silver crystals and silver oxide nanoparticles. If sufficiently dispersed, they also enhance the retention of NO(2) via formation of nitrates deposited in the pore system. The surface of the carbon matrix is also active in NO(2) retention, providing the small pores and edges of graphene layers, where the reductions of NO(2)/oxidation of carbon take place.