TY  - JOUR
A1  - Xie, Zai-Lai
A1  - Huang, Xing
A1  - Titirici, Maria-Magdalena
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
T1  - Mesoporous graphite nanoflakes via ionothermal carbonization of fructose and their use in dye removal
T2  - RSC Advances
N2  - The large-scale green synthesis of graphene-type two-dimensional materials is still challenging. Herein, we describe the ionothermal synthesis of carbon-based composites from fructose in the iron-containing ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloridoferrate(III), [Bmim][FeCl4] serving as solvent, catalyst, and template for product formation. The resulting composites consist of oligo-layer graphite nanoflakes and iron carbide particles. The mesoporosity, strong magnetic moment, and high specific surface area of the composites make them attractive for water purification with facile magnetic separation. Moreover, Fe3Cfree graphite can be obtained via acid etching, providing access to fairly large amounts of graphite material. The current approach is versatile and scalable, and thus opens the door to ionothermal synthesis towards the larger-scale synthesis of materials that are, although not made via a sustainable process, useful for water treatment such as the removal of organic molecules.
Y1  - 2014
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38236
SN  - 2046-2069
VL  - 4
IS  - 70
SP  - 37423
EP  - 37430
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
CY  - Cambridge
ER  -