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Preparation, Adsorption Properties and Microwave-Assisted Regeneration of Porous C/SiC Ceramics with a Hierarchical Structure

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Porous C/SiC ceramics were prepared by chemical vapor reaction of SiO and porous C/C composites. The porous C/SiC ceramics presented a hierarchical structured consisted of carbon fibers, SiC layer, microspheres and nanowires. The density of porous C/C composites control the growth of SiC nanowires and nanolayer, and influence the pore size distribution and specific surface area of the porous C/SiC ceramics. The C/SiC samples converting from the C/C composites with a density of 0.46 g/cm3 possess the superior adsorption properties. The adsorption efficiency can reach 98.2% within 80 min, indicating that C/SiC samples have a promising adsorption property for MB from aqueous solution. Furthermore, the adsorption efficiency after five cycles microwave regeneration still reached 80.2%, which present excellent regeneration stability.

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This research was supported by the Science and Technique Talent Project of Shaanxi Province under Grant No. 2016KJXX-07, Key Research and Development Plan of Shaanxi Province under Grant No. 2019GY-160, Xi’an Key Laboratory of green manufacture of ceramic materials Grant No. 2019220214SYS017CG039, Research Foundation of Wenzhou under Grant No. G20180002 and Research Foundation of Xianyang under Grant No. 2018 k02-15.

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    Li Cuiyan, Xu Zhao, Ouyang Haibo, Chang Liyuan, Huang Jianfeng & Liu Yijun

  2. Postdoctoral Working Station, Monalisa Group Co. LTD, Foshan, Guangdong, China

    Ouyang Haibo, Huang Jianfeng & Liu Yijun

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Cuiyan, L., Zhao, X., Haibo, O. et al. Preparation, Adsorption Properties and Microwave-Assisted Regeneration of Porous C/SiC Ceramics with a Hierarchical Structure. Appl Compos Mater 27, 131–148 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-020-09801-x

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