Boron nitride ultrathin fibrous nanonets: one-step synthesis and applications for ultrafast adsorption for water treatment and selective filtration of nanoparticles

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2013 Dec 26;5(24):12773-8. doi: 10.1021/am403789c. Epub 2013 Dec 3.

Abstract

Novel boron nitride (BN) ultrathin fibrous networks are firstly synthesized via an one-step solvothermal process. The average diameter of BN nanofibers is only ~8 nm. This nanonets exhibit excellent performance for water treatment. The maximum adsorption capacity for methyl blue is 327.8 mg g(-1). Especially, they present the property of ultrafast adsorption for dye removal. Only ~1 min is enough to almost achieve the adsorption equilibrium. In addition, the BN fibrous nanonets could be applied for the size-selective separation of nanoparticles via a filtration process.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't