Hierarchically porous wood/CuBTC/GO composites for efficient and selective CO2 capture
摘要
A composite adsorbent material for CO2 capture was prepared using low-density, high-porosity balsa wood (BW) as the matrix, with the introduction of CuBTC and graphene oxide (GO). Characterization via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the uniform synthesis of the octahedral CuBTC within the wood pores. The introduction of GO increased the loading of CuBTC by 28.3%, with the final loading reaching 46.7%. FTIR analysis revealed interfacial interactions—hydrogen bonding and Cu2+ coordination. Compared to pure CuBTC, the composite exhibited higher thermal stability (up to 500 K) and excellent water resistance, with minimal structural changes after 6 h of immersion. Its microporous surface area, pore volume, and average pore diameter reached 229 m2·g-1, 0.12 cm3·g-1 and 2.01 nm, respectively. Under conditions of 298 K and 1 bar, the CO2 adsorption capacity reached 1.93 mmol·g-1, and it exhibited excellent cycling stability. The average CO2 adsorption heat was 32 kJ·mol-1, indicating that the adsorption mechanism was primarily physical adsorption, i.e., wood acted as a high-speed channel for CO2 transport, while the unsaturated copper sites exposed on CuBTC in the wood pores interacted electrostatically with the quadrupole moment of CO2. Additionally, this composite material exhibited high CO2/N2 selectivity (up to 71), outperforming pure CuBTC, highlighting its potential for application in CO2 capture. This study is valuable for the functionalization of wood.