Abstract
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) composites have shown promise in desalination as electrode materials of capacitive deionization (CDI). However, it remains a significant challenge to explore their pseudocapacitive potential for further enhancement of salt adsorption capacity and long-term stability. Herein, we report a titanium dioxide/porous carbon composite (TiO2@PC) with tunable pseudocapacitance for a high-performance membrane CDI (MCDI) based on a metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived strategy. By controlling the pyrolysis conditions, the crystalline degree and specific surface areas of TiO2@PC samples have been optimized to improve the salt adsorption performance. A synergy of high pseudocapacitance and good oxidation resistance endows the anatase TiO2@PC (annealed at 600 °C) with an improved salt adsorption capacity of 46.7 mg g-1 at 10 mA g-1 and stable cycling performance over 50 cycles. These properties reveal the great potential of anatase TiO2@PC to serve as a promising candidate of electrode materials for MCDI.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1812-1822 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | ACS Applied Energy Materials |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Mar 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- membrane capacitive deionization
- metal-organic frameworks
- nanoporous carbon
- pseudocapacitance
- titanium dioxide