Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for synthesizing a hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial, which is simple, low in cost, strong in controllability, high in universality and mild in conditions.
The invention provides a method for synthesizing a hierarchical porous carbon nano material, which comprises the following steps:
A) mixing organic micromolecules containing polychelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups and inorganic zinc salt in an alkaline aqueous solution for reaction to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitation form;
B) and carrying out high-temperature pyrolysis on the precursor to obtain the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial.
Preferably, in step a), the mixed raw materials in the alkaline aqueous solution further include a chelating group-containing aliphatic chain molecule.
Preferably, the chelating group-containing aliphatic chain molecule is selected from succinic acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, sebacic acid or perfluorinated sebacic acid, and the addition amount is one fourth to one half of the molar weight of the organic micromolecule of the polychelating group or the ortho-hydroxyl group.
Preferably, the alkaline aqueous solution is prepared from triethylamine, ammonia water, potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
Preferably, the pH value of the alkaline aqueous solution is 7-14.
Preferably, the organic small molecule containing multi-chelating groups is selected from imidazole-2-carboxylic acid, 1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid, 5-carboxybenzotriazole, 4 '- (2,2, 2-trifluoro-1-trifluoromethyl) ethylene bis (1, 2-phthalic acid), terephthalic acid, 4-biphenyldicarboxylic acid, D-histidine, 1, 5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 4' -biphenyldisulfonic acid, 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid hydrate, 2,2 '-bipyridine-4, 4' -dicarboxylic acid, 4-carboxyphenylboronic acid, tea polyphenol, caffeic acid, tetrahydroxybenzoquinone, 5',6,6' -tetrahydroxy-3, 3,3',3' -tetramethyl-1, 1' -spirobiindole, benzimidazole, benzotriazole, 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid, 5-sulfosalicylic acid dihydrate;
preferably, the molecule containing an ortho-hydroxyl group is selected from one of catechol, 3, 4-dihydroxytoluene, dopamine hydrochloride, 2, 3-dihydroxynaphthalene, pyrogallol, catechin, baicalein, propyl gallate, diosmetin, 3, 4-dihydroxybenzonitrile, and 2, 3-dihydroxypyridine.
Preferably, the inorganic zinc salt is selected from zinc acetate dihydrate, zinc nitrate hexahydrate, anhydrous zinc chloride or basic zinc carbonate.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the organic micromolecules containing poly-chelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups to the inorganic zinc salt is 2: 1-1: 6;
the molar ratio of the organic micromolecules containing multiple chelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups to the alkaline substances in the alkaline aqueous solution is 2: 1-1: 8.
Preferably, the high-temperature pyrolysis is: under the protective atmosphere of nitrogen or argon-hydrogen, raising the temperature of the pyrolysis precursor to 800-1000 ℃ at the speed of 2-10 ℃/min, and keeping for 2-5 h; and reducing the temperature to 400-600 ℃ at the speed of 2-10 ℃/min, and naturally cooling to obtain the hierarchical porous carbon nano material.
Compared with the prior art, the invention provides a method for synthesizing a hierarchical porous carbon nano material, which comprises the following steps: A) mixing organic micromolecules containing polychelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups and inorganic zinc salt in an alkaline aqueous solution for reaction to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitation form; B) and carrying out high-temperature pyrolysis on the precursor to obtain the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial. According to the invention, zinc, organic micromolecules containing multi-chelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups and zinc are stirred in alkaline aqueous solution at room temperature to form a coordination polymer or a coordination compound as a precursor, then the chelated zinc in the precursor is agglomerated and nano-scale dispersed zinc particles are formed in the high-temperature pyrolysis process to realize the pore-forming effect of the template, meanwhile, the zinc nanoparticles can be evaporated through further high-temperature treatment, and the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial can be obtained without subsequent etching. The synthesis method provided by the invention is simple, low in cost, strong in controllability, high in universality and mild in condition.
Detailed Description
The invention provides a method for synthesizing a hierarchical porous carbon nano material, which comprises the following steps:
A) mixing organic micromolecules containing polychelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups and inorganic zinc salt in an alkaline aqueous solution for reaction to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitation form;
B) and carrying out high-temperature pyrolysis on the precursor to obtain the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial.
The invention firstly mixes organic micromolecules containing multiple chelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups and inorganic zinc salt in an alkaline aqueous solution for reaction to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitation form.
Specifically, organic micromolecules containing polychelating groups or ortho-diphenols are dissolved in alkaline aqueous solution to obtain mixed solution;
the organic micromolecule containing polychelating groups is selected from imidazole-2-formic acid, 1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid, 5-carboxyl benzotriazole, 4 '- (2,2, 2-trifluoro-1-trifluoromethyl) ethylidene bis (1, 2-phthalic acid), terephthalic acid, 4-biphenyldicarboxylic acid, D-histidine, 1, 5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 4' -biphenyldisulfonic acid, 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid hydrate, 2,2 '-bipyridyl-4, 4' -dicarboxylic acid, 4-carboxyl phenylboronic acid, tea polyphenol, caffeic acid, tetrahydroxybenzoquinone, 5',6,6' -tetrahydroxy-3, 3,3',3' -tetramethyl-1, 1' -spirobiindole, benzimidazole, benzotriazole, 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid, 5-sulfosalicylic acid dihydrate; preferred are terephthalic acid and 5,5',6,6' -tetrahydroxy-3, 3,3',3' -tetramethyl-1, 1' -spirobiindole.
The molecule containing the ortho-hydroxyl group is selected from one of catechol, 3, 4-dihydroxytoluene, dopamine hydrochloride, 2, 3-dihydroxynaphthalene, pyrogallol, catechin, baicalein, propyl gallate, diosmetin, 3, 4-dihydroxybenzonitrile and 2, 3-dihydroxypyridine, and preferably catechol or 3, 4-dihydroxybenzonitrile.
The alkaline aqueous solution is prepared from triethylamine, ammonia water, potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide. The pH value of the alkaline aqueous solution is 7-14.
According to different organic micromolecules, a series of hierarchical porous carbon nano materials with different pore size distribution, element doping and morphology can be obtained.
The organic small molecules generally do not have good water solubility, and the solubility of the organic small molecules in an aqueous solution can be effectively improved by using an alkaline aqueous solution as a solvent through a salt forming effect, so that the use of an organic solvent is avoided; in addition, the use of the alkaline aqueous solution also contributes to deprotonation of functional groups such as carboxyl, hydroxyl, sulfonic acid, imino, boronic acid and the like in the organic micromolecules, and further realizes coordination between molecules and zinc.
Then, adding inorganic zinc salt into the mixed solution, mixing, and reacting to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitation form;
wherein the inorganic zinc salt is selected from zinc acetate dihydrate, zinc nitrate hexahydrate, anhydrous zinc chloride or basic zinc carbonate. Adding inorganic zinc salt into the mixed solution, and precipitating a large amount of precipitate in the reaction process of mixing and stirring. The reaction temperature is room temperature, and the reaction time is 1-24 hours. In the present invention, the room temperature is defined as 25. + -. 5 ℃.
The inorganic zinc salt and the organic micromolecules can form coordination polymers or coordination compounds with low vapor pressure through coordination, so that the volatility of the organic micromolecules is improved, and the preparation of the hierarchical porous carbon nanometer material from the organic micromolecules is realized.
Then, the precipitated precipitate was centrifuged and dried to obtain a precursor. And (3) removing moisture from the precipitate through high-speed centrifugation, and then putting the precipitate into a heating oven to remove residual moisture to obtain a pyrolysis precursor.
The molar ratio of the organic micromolecules containing poly-chelating groups or o-hydroxyl groups to the inorganic zinc salt is 2: 1-1: 6, preferably 1: 1-1: 4;
the molar ratio of the organic micromolecules containing poly-chelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups to the alkaline substances in the alkaline aqueous solution is 2: 1-1: 8, and preferably 1: 1-1: 6.
And finally, carrying out high-temperature pyrolysis on the precursor to obtain the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial.
In the high-temperature pyrolysis process, zinc in the precursor structure can form nano-scale dispersed zinc particles in situ through agglomeration, and then the nano-scale dispersed zinc particles are used as a template agent to play a pore-forming role; along with the continuous proceeding of the pyrolysis process and after reaching a certain temperature, the zinc nanoparticles with low boiling point escape from the interior and the surface of the carbon material due to the evaporation effect, and then the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial can be obtained without subsequent etching treatment.
In order to ensure that the zinc nanoparticles can be sufficiently separated from the carbon material in the pyrolysis treatment, the pyrolysis step of the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial comprises the following steps: under the protective atmosphere of nitrogen or argon-hydrogen, raising the temperature of the mixture to 800-1000 ℃ at the speed of 2-10 ℃/min, and keeping the temperature for 2-5 h; and reducing the temperature to 400-600 ℃ at the speed of 2-10 ℃/min, and naturally cooling to obtain the hierarchical porous carbon nano material.
The natural cooling is cooling at room temperature.
In the present invention, the room temperature is defined as 25. + -. 5 ℃.
In some embodiments of the present invention, in step a), the raw material mixed in the alkaline aqueous solution further comprises a chelating group-containing aliphatic chain molecule selected from succinic acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, sebacic acid or perfluorosebacic acid, and the amount of the chelating group-containing aliphatic chain molecule added is one fourth to one half, preferably one third to one half, of the molar weight of the organic small molecule having multiple chelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups
The additional addition of fatty chain molecules containing chelating groups can participate in the formation of precursor materials; due to the poor thermal stability of the molecular chain segment of the aliphatic chain, the molecular chain segment can be cracked, decomposed and released with gas in the pyrolysis process, thereby providing another pore-forming mode.
In some embodiments of the invention, aqueous solutions of different basicities are used as solvents during precursor synthesis. The coordination structure of the organic micromolecules and zinc and the zinc content in the precursor structure can be changed by using water solutions with different alkalinity as solvents, so that the size and the loading capacity of zinc nanoparticles generated in situ in the high-temperature pyrolysis process are changed, and finally the aperture regulation and control effect is realized; specifically, the alkaline aqueous solution is prepared from triethylamine, ammonia water, potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, the alkalinity of the aqueous solution is regulated and controlled by changing the molar ratio of the alkaline chemical to the organic micromolecules, the concentrations of deprotonated organic micromolecules and hydroxyl ions in the solution are regulated and controlled, the alkalinity is increased, the concentrations of the deprotonated organic micromolecules and the hydroxyl ions are increased, the ratio of ligands taking zinc ions as central ions is changed, namely more hydroxyl ion ligands participate in coordination, the zinc content in the precursor structure is further influenced, and finally the specific surface area is increased along with the increase of the alkali dosage.
According to the invention, zinc, organic micromolecules containing multi-chelating groups or ortho-hydroxyl groups and zinc are stirred in alkaline aqueous solution at room temperature to form a coordination polymer or a coordination compound as a precursor, then the chelated zinc in the precursor is agglomerated and nano-scale dispersed zinc particles are formed in the high-temperature pyrolysis process to realize the pore-forming effect of the template, meanwhile, the zinc nanoparticles can be evaporated through further high-temperature treatment, and the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial can be obtained without subsequent etching. The synthesis method provided by the invention is simple, low in cost, strong in controllability, high in universality and mild in condition.
For further understanding of the present invention, the synthesis method of the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial provided by the present invention is described below with reference to the following examples, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the following examples.
Example 1
a. Dispersing 0.8g of terephthalic acid into 80ml of water, adding 2.67ml of triethylamine, stirring for half an hour, adding 5.73g of zinc nitrate hexahydrate, and continuously stirring for 24 hours to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitate form;
b. removing water from the aqueous solution containing the precursor through centrifugation, adding clear water, repeatedly washing for three times through centrifugation, and finally putting the aqueous solution into an oven for drying;
c. transferring the completely dried precursor into a quartz crucible, putting the quartz crucible into a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen as protective gas, heating the tube furnace to 1000 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and keeping the temperature for 2 hours; cooling to 500 deg.C at a rate of 5 deg.C/min, and naturally cooling to room temperature; the pressure in the tube furnace is kept constant. Obtaining a hierarchical porous carbon nano material;
FIG. 1 is a scanning electron micrograph of a hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolysis of a chelate precursor of terephthalic acid and zinc nitrate hexahydrate in example 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is data of pore size distribution of hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolysis of a chelate precursor of terephthalic acid and zinc nitrate hexahydrate in example 1 of the present invention;
as can be seen from fig. 1 and 2, the carbon nanomaterial prepared in this example is composed of micron-or nano-sized bulk particles, and has a hierarchical porous structure.
Example 2
a. Dispersing 0.8g of terephthalic acid and 0.209mg of suberic acid into 80ml of water, adding 3.34ml of triethylamine, stirring for half an hour, adding 7.16g of zinc nitrate hexahydrate, and continuously stirring for 24 hours to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitate form;
b. removing water from the aqueous solution containing the precursor through centrifugation, adding clear water, repeatedly washing for three times through centrifugation, and finally putting the aqueous solution into an oven for drying;
c. transferring the completely dried precursor into a quartz crucible, putting the quartz crucible into a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen as protective gas, heating the tube furnace to 1000 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and keeping the temperature for 2 hours; cooling to 500 deg.C at a rate of 5 deg.C/min, and naturally cooling to room temperature; the pressure in the tube furnace is kept constant. Obtaining a hierarchical porous carbon nano material;
FIG. 3 is a scanning electron micrograph of a hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolysis of a chelate precursor of terephthalic acid, suberic acid and zinc nitrate hexahydrate in example 2 of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is data of pore size distribution of hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained from pyrolysis of terephthalic acid, suberic acid and chelate precursor of zinc nitrate hexahydrate in example 2 of the present invention;
as can be seen from the comparison of fig. 1 and 2 and fig. 3 and 4, the carbon nanomaterial of the present embodiment has a morphology and a pore size distribution that are significantly different from those of the carbon nanomaterial of the embodiment 1. The additional addition of aliphatic chain molecules causes the carbon nanomaterial synthesized in example 2 to have a looser carbon nanoparticle structure, and the pore size distribution also changes toward the increase in size.
Example 3
a. Dispersing 0.8g of 5,5',6,6' -tetrahydroxy-3, 3,3',3' -tetramethyl-1, 1' -spiro-indole in 50ml of water, adding 751.8mg of potassium hydroxide, stirring for half an hour, adding 2.79g of zinc nitrate hexahydrate, and continuously stirring for 24 hours to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitate form;
b. removing water from the aqueous solution containing the precursor through centrifugation, adding clear water, repeatedly washing for three times through centrifugation, and finally putting the aqueous solution into an oven for drying;
c. transferring the completely dried precursor into a quartz crucible, putting the quartz crucible into a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen as protective gas, heating the tube furnace to 1000 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and keeping the temperature for 2 hours; cooling to 500 deg.C at a rate of 5 deg.C/min, and naturally cooling to room temperature; the pressure in the tube furnace is kept constant. Obtaining a hierarchical porous carbon nano material;
FIG. 5 is a scanning electron microscope photograph of a hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolysis of a chelate precursor of 5,5',6,6' -tetrahydroxy-3, 3,3',3' -tetramethyl-1, 1' -spirobiindole and zinc nitrate hexahydrate in example 3 of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is pore size distribution data obtained from pyrolysis of a chelated precursor of 5,5',6,6' -tetrahydroxy-3, 3,3',3' -tetramethyl-1, 1' -spirobiindole with zinc nitrate hexahydrate of example 3 of the present invention;
as can be seen from the comparison of fig. 1 and 2 and fig. 5 and 6, the carbon nanomaterial of the present embodiment has a morphology and a pore size distribution that are significantly different from those of the carbon nanomaterial of the embodiment 1. The change of the organic small molecular structure causes the carbon nano-material synthesized in the example 3 to present disordered micro-or nano-scale dispersed carbon particles, the pore size distribution of which is also greatly different, and the characteristic of graded porous distribution is still maintained.
Example 4
a. Dispersing 0.5g of catechol into 50ml of water, adding 3.63ml of NaOH solution with the concentration of 0.2g/ml, stirring for half an hour, adding 5.40g of zinc acetate dihydrate, and continuously stirring for 6 hours to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitate form;
b. removing water from the aqueous solution containing the precursor through centrifugation, adding clear water, repeatedly washing for three times through centrifugation, and finally putting the aqueous solution into an oven for drying;
c. transferring the completely dried precursor into a quartz crucible, putting the quartz crucible into a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen as protective gas, heating the tube furnace to 1000 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and keeping the temperature for 2 hours; cooling to 500 deg.C at a rate of 5 deg.C/min, and naturally cooling to room temperature; the pressure in the tube furnace is kept constant. Obtaining a hierarchical porous carbon nano material;
FIG. 7 is a scanning electron microscope photograph of a hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolyzing a chelate precursor of catechol and zinc acetate dihydrate in a NaOH alkaline solution in an amount 4 times the molar weight of catechol in example 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is the pore size distribution data of the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolyzing the chelate precursors of catechol and zinc acetate dihydrate in NaOH alkaline solution in an amount 4 times the molar weight of catechol in example 4 of the present invention;
it can be seen from fig. 7 and 8 that the carbon nanomaterial prepared in this example has a hierarchical porous structure. Calculating the specific surface area of 2043m according to a nitrogen adsorption and desorption isotherm2G, pore volume 1.81cm3/g。
Example 5
a. Dispersing 0.5g of catechol into 50ml of water, adding 5.45ml of NaOH solution with the concentration of 0.2g/ml, stirring for half an hour, adding 5.40g of zinc acetate dihydrate, and continuously stirring for 6 hours to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitate form;
b. removing water from the aqueous solution containing the precursor through centrifugation, adding clear water, repeatedly washing for three times through centrifugation, and finally putting the aqueous solution into an oven for drying;
c. transferring the completely dried precursor into a quartz crucible, putting the quartz crucible into a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen as protective gas, heating the tube furnace to 1000 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and keeping the temperature for 2 hours; cooling to 500 deg.C at a rate of 5 deg.C/min, and naturally cooling to room temperature; the pressure in the tube furnace is kept constant. Obtaining a hierarchical porous carbon nano material;
FIG. 9 is a scanning electron microscope photograph of a hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolyzing a chelate precursor of catechol and zinc acetate dihydrate in 6 times molar amount of NaOH alkaline solution in accordance with example 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is the pore size distribution data of the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolyzing the chelate precursors of catechol and zinc acetate dihydrate in 6 times molar weight of catechol NaOH alkaline solution in example 4 of the present invention;
from FIGS. 9 and 10, it can be seen that the structure and the pore size distribution are basically unchanged after the alkalinity is enhanced, and the material still has a hierarchical porous structure, but the specific surface area and the pore volume of the material are improved, and the specific surface area and the pore volume are 2448m respectively2/g,2.15cm3/g。
Example 6
a. Dispersing 0.5g of 3, 4-dihydroxy benzonitrile into 50ml of water, adding 2.96ml of NaOH solution with the concentration of 0.2g/ml, stirring for half an hour, adding 3.25g of zinc acetate dihydrate, and continuously stirring for 6 hours to obtain a precursor precipitated in a precipitate form;
b. removing water from the aqueous solution containing the precursor through centrifugation, adding clear water, repeatedly washing for three times through centrifugation, and finally putting the aqueous solution into an oven for drying;
c. transferring the completely dried precursor into a quartz crucible, putting the quartz crucible into a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen as protective gas, heating the tube furnace to 1000 ℃ at the speed of 5 ℃/min, and keeping the temperature for 2 hours; cooling to 500 deg.C at a rate of 5 deg.C/min, and naturally cooling to room temperature; the pressure in the tube furnace is kept constant. Obtaining a hierarchical porous carbon nano material;
FIG. 11 is a scanning electron microscope photograph of the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolyzing a chelated precursor of 3, 4-dihydroxybenzonitrile and zinc acetate dihydrate in 4 times the molar amount of 3, 4-dihydroxybenzonitrile in NaOH alkaline solution in example 4 in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 12 is the pore size distribution data of the hierarchical porous carbon nanomaterial obtained by pyrolyzing the chelate precursor of 3, 4-dihydroxybenzonitrile and zinc acetate dihydrate in 4 times the molar amount of 3, 4-dihydroxybenzonitrile in NaOH alkaline solution in example 4 in accordance with the present invention;
as can be seen from comparison of fig. 11 and 12 and fig. 6 and 7, the carbon nanomaterial of the present embodiment has a morphology and a pore size distribution that are significantly different from those of the carbon nanomaterial of the embodiment 4. The change of the organic small molecular structure prompts the carbon material of different morphologies synthesized by the embodiment 6, the pore size distribution of the carbon material is also greatly different, but the characteristic of hierarchical porous distribution is still maintained, and the specific surface area and the pore volume of the carbon material are respectively 1202m2/g,1.00cm3/g。
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.