Adsorption desulfurization performance of PdO/SiO2@graphene oxide hybrid aerogel: Influence of graphene oxide

Preparation of PdO/SiO 2 @graphene oxide (GO) hybrid aerogels were carried out sol-gel method combined with atmospheric drying technology to study their adsorption performance for thiophenics and compared with PdO/SiO 2 . Scanning electron microscope (SEM), N 2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) for samples were performed. The adsorption performance of PdO/SiO 2 @GO for thiophene were better than that of PdO/SiO 2 , attributed to that incorporation of GO increased the specific surface area and the Pd incorporation rate, where Pd 2+ ions acted as the π-complexation and sulfur-metal (S M) bond adsorption active centers, as well as GO adsorbed thiophene by the π-π stacking effect. The adsorption capacities of PdO/SiO 2 @GO-1.0 for thiophene (TH), benzothiophene (BT) and dibenzothiophene (DBT) were 8.89, 9.3 and 12.6 mg-S/g ads , respectively. The addition of GO in aerogels could improve the inhibition effect of toluene, cyclohexene and pyridine while decreased the inhibition effect of MTBE and H 2 O for the adsorption of thiophene, due to the π-π stacking effect and the hydrophobicity of GO, respectively. The adsorption process was spontaneous and exothermic, be well fitted by the apparent second-order kinetic model and dominated by chemical interaction. Pd/SiO 2 @GO-1.0 had a good solvent elution regeneration performance.