Facile synthesis of Ti3C2 MXene for enhanced adsorption performance
Linyu Zhu A B * , Ruihao Ye A , Peisong Tang A and Pengfei Xia
C *
A Department of Materials and Chemistry, Huzhou University, Huzhou, 313000, China.
B Huzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials and Pollution Control.
C Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313001, China.
Australian Journal of Chemistry 75(10) 795-798 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH22098
Submitted: 29 April 2022 Accepted: 1 August 2022 Published: 10 November 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing.
Abstract
The layered Ti3C2 was successfully fabricated by etching the Al layer of Ti3AlC2 with the assistance of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). By controlling the reaction time, the residual Ti3AlC2 phase in the Ti3C2 materials can be well removed by the TFA and the thickness of single Ti3C2 layer is ~10 nm. The absorption activity of the samples were also evaluated by adsorbing Congo red (CR) in the aqueous solution. The layered Ti3C2 exhibits much better absorption performance than that of pristine Ti3AlC2 and the maximum adsorption amount of CR is up to 351 mg g−1. This work develops a novel strategy to synthesize layered Ti3C2 without using the corrosive solvent.
Keywords: Congo red, Corrosion, dye adsorption, layered Ti3C2, nontoxic reagent, structural transition, surface groups, 2D materials.
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