The aim of this research is to synthesise carbon aerogels and to compare the differences in their textural, morphological and chemical properties when synthesised in basic and acidic media, and with two different types of pretreatment carbonization and activation with CO2. Four samples are prepared and characterised using TGA–DTA, SEM, DRX, isotherm determination of N2 adsorption–desorption at −196 °C and immersion calorimetry. The data for pore distribution are reported using non-local density functional theory and quenched solid density functional theory. Finally, with the immersion calorimetry data, the consistency between the results using this technique and those obtained using the nitrogen isotherms is analysed.
In this work, we evaluated the adsorption capacity of the metal ions Cd(II), Cr(VI) and Ni(II) from aqueous solution of an organic aerogel, a carbon aerogel and a commercial activated carbon. Aerogel (Ae) was obtained by acid catalysis using HCl, achieving a quick synthesis, then, a
process of carbonization to obtain the carbon aerogel (CAe) was performed. Structural, textural and chemical parameters of the porous solids obtained were characterized by different experimental techniques: scanning electron microscopy (SEM), adsorption isotherms of N2 at 77 K and
CO2 at 273 K, Boehm titrations and pHPZC determination. The three adsorbents were employed in simple adsorption systems of Ni(II), Cd(II) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. It was determined that the synthesized aerogel is the material that performed the highest adsorption
capacity of the three metal ions: Ni (32.2 mg g–1) Cd (18.6 mg g–1) and Cr (35.5 mg g–1).
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