Abstract
Objectives. Contamination with heavy metals has augmented in last decades due to several factors. So, scientific community has a challenge to develop new and more efficient methods for contaminants removal. Electroadsorption is one of investigated techniques with promising results. The main challenge with this technique is determination of optimal parameters, such as electrode material, time and conditions of adsorption. Material for electrode for electroadsorption must fulfil some criteria: high electroactive area, low electrical resistance and environmental compatibility. For that reason, our research group decided to synthetize a set of new carbon materials with high surface area and features than make them interesting to test them as an electrode material. Methodology. 3 carbon materials were synthetized by sol-gel method using different time and temperature conditions. All materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and other techniques. FTO glasses were modified with synthetized materials separately. Electroadsorption of Cu (II) was conducted at room temperature. Contribution. In this work we demonstrate an easy synthesis of 3 carbonaceous materials with high surface area capable to remove Cu (II) from water solution by electroadsorption.
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