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Continuous Supercritical Water Impregnation Method for the Preparation of Metal Oxide on Activated Carbon Composite Materials

Maxim, Florentina
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Toma, Elena-Ecaterina
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Stoian, Giuseppe-Stefan
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2024
Energies

Metal oxide (MexOy) nanomaterials are used as catalysts and/or sorbents in processes taking place in supercritical water (scH2O), which is the “green” solvent needed to obtain energy-relevant products. Their properties are significantly influenced by the synthesis method used to prepare active MexOy. In addition, the use of supported MexOy nanoparticles is more practical and cost-effective in terms of their performance maintenance. Within this context, the present study reports on the preparation of carbon-supported ZnO and CuO composites using an innovative scH2O impregnation method. Metal oxides were impregnated on a carbon (C) support using a continuous-flow tubular reactor. The results show that impregnation in scH2O is a promising approach for the preparation of ZnO/C and CuO/C composite materials. This one-step synthesis method, in a continuous flow, uses neither a seed layer nor a mineralizer, and it needs substantially lower preparation times than conventional impregnation methods.

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research article
DOI
10.3390/en17040913
Author(s)
Maxim, Florentina
Toma, Elena-Ecaterina
Stoian, Giuseppe-Stefan
Contescu, Cristian
Atkinson, Irina
Ludwig, Christian  
Tanasescu, Speranta
Date Issued

2024

Published in
Energies
Volume

17

Issue

4

Start page

913

Subjects

supercritical water impregnation

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continuous-flow tubular reactor

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supercritical hydrothermal synthesis

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metal oxide catalysts

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metal oxide sorbents

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carbon-based materials

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February 23, 2024
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