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Quantitative characterization of acidic groups on acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes using 1-aminopyrene as a fluorescent probe

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CARBON
Volume 66, Issue -, Pages 560-566

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.038

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Acidic functional groups produced on the surface of acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were quantified by fluorescence measurements using 1-aminopyrene (1-AP) as an in situ probe molecule. The 1-AP cation-like bands were observed on the HNO3/H2SO4 mixture-treated MWCNT surfaces because the 1-AP molecule was tightly immobilized by the hydrogen bonding interaction between its amino group and the Bronsted-acidic groups on the MWCNT surface. The fluorescence measurement, allowed us to confirm the Langmuir-type adsorption of 1-AP on the functional groups of the MWCNTs, and estimate their amount of the functional groups and adsorption equilibrium constant. A longer acid treatment caused the chemical modification to generate higher amounts of the Bronsted-acidic functional groups and improve the adsorption ability on the MWCNT surface. About 2% of carbon in the MWCNTs was oxidized by the 24 h acid treatment. This value corresponded to 15-22% of carbon in the surface layer. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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