Enhanced Adsorption Performance of Aromatics on a Novel Chromium-Based MIL-101@Graphite Oxide Composite

Abstract

Chromium-based MIL-101 and graphite oxide (GO) composite (MIL-101@GO) was synthesized and applied for adsorption performances toward a series of aromatics (benzene, toluene, and ethylbenzene). Desorption activation energies of aromatics on this composite were evaluated based on temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) experiments. The results indicated that the aromatic uptakes on the composite increase with the carbon number at low pressure. In contrast, at high pressure, their adsorption capacities exhibit an opposite trend. The composite possesses high uptakes of the aromatics, which are approximately 1.8–6.0 times higher compared with conventional adsorbents. The desorption activation energies of the aromatics increase with the carbon number of aromatics. Additionally, the adsorption of ethylbenzene on the composite is highly reversible. More importantly, the MIL-101@GO composite exhibits enhanced thermal conductivity up to 0.369 W/mK at 303 K. The MIL-101@GO composite with high adsorption capacity, en...