Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>

ZnO nanoparticles functionalized with APTES were obtained to evaluate their CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption at 298 K in a range between 0 and 10 bar. First, ZnO nanoparticles were obtained by a precipitation method and subsequently coated with (3-aminopropyl)trie...

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Main Authors: Luis A. Montejo-Mesa, Alicia M. Díaz-García, Celio L. Cavalcante, Enrique Vilarrasa-García, Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón, Daniel Ballesteros-Plata, Giselle I. Autié-Castro
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author Luis A. Montejo-Mesa
Alicia M. Díaz-García
Celio L. Cavalcante
Enrique Vilarrasa-García
Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón
Daniel Ballesteros-Plata
Giselle I. Autié-Castro
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description ZnO nanoparticles functionalized with APTES were obtained to evaluate their CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption at 298 K in a range between 0 and 10 bar. First, ZnO nanoparticles were obtained by a precipitation method and subsequently coated with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES). As a preliminary study, the results were compared with previously reported naked nanoparticles in order to evaluate the influence of APTES coating on CO<sub>2</sub> selectivity. UV-Vis, FT-IR spectroscopy, TGA, XRD, TEM/EDX, XPS and N<sub>2</sub> adsorption at 77 K were used to characterize the evaluated material. It was observed that the amount of gas adsorbed on the surface of the nanostructure was very small in comparison with other materials traditionally used for this purpose but slightly higher than those obtained in naked nanoparticles evaluated in previous studies. The affinity of CO<sub>2</sub> for the amines groups of the APTES ligand was also discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-63863bff716d4b1b8c3cdbf6c1d8c2312025-08-20T02:49:56ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492024-11-012921521910.3390/molecules29215219Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>Luis A. Montejo-Mesa0Alicia M. Díaz-García1Celio L. Cavalcante2Enrique Vilarrasa-García3Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón4Daniel Ballesteros-Plata5Giselle I. Autié-Castro6Laboratory of Bioinorganic, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Havana, Havana 10400, CubaLaboratory of Bioinorganic, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Havana, Havana 10400, CubaGPSA-Group of Research in Separations by Adsorption, Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza 60001, CE, BrazilGPSA-Group of Research in Separations by Adsorption, Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza 60001, CE, BrazilFaculty of Sciences, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, SpainFaculty of Sciences, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Malaga, 29071 Málaga, SpainInstitute of Science and Technology of Materials (IMRE), University of Havana, Havana 10400, CubaZnO nanoparticles functionalized with APTES were obtained to evaluate their CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption at 298 K in a range between 0 and 10 bar. First, ZnO nanoparticles were obtained by a precipitation method and subsequently coated with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES). As a preliminary study, the results were compared with previously reported naked nanoparticles in order to evaluate the influence of APTES coating on CO<sub>2</sub> selectivity. UV-Vis, FT-IR spectroscopy, TGA, XRD, TEM/EDX, XPS and N<sub>2</sub> adsorption at 77 K were used to characterize the evaluated material. It was observed that the amount of gas adsorbed on the surface of the nanostructure was very small in comparison with other materials traditionally used for this purpose but slightly higher than those obtained in naked nanoparticles evaluated in previous studies. The affinity of CO<sub>2</sub> for the amines groups of the APTES ligand was also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/21/5219ZnONPs@APTES nanoparticlesfunctionalizationadsorptionseparationCH<sub>4</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>
spellingShingle Luis A. Montejo-Mesa
Alicia M. Díaz-García
Celio L. Cavalcante
Enrique Vilarrasa-García
Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón
Daniel Ballesteros-Plata
Giselle I. Autié-Castro
Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>
Molecules
ZnONPs@APTES nanoparticles
functionalization
adsorption
separation
CH<sub>4</sub>
CO<sub>2</sub>
title Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>
title_full Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>
title_fullStr Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>
title_short Evaluation of APTES-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Adsorption of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>
title_sort evaluation of aptes functionalized zinc oxide nanoparticles for adsorption of ch sub 4 sub and co sub 2 sub
topic ZnONPs@APTES nanoparticles
functionalization
adsorption
separation
CH<sub>4</sub>
CO<sub>2</sub>
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/21/5219
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