One-step procedure for the modification of carbon powders with aminophenyl groups

FUEL 247

Aurélie Grondein, belanger.daniel@uqam.ca, Joël Lyskawa, Tony Breton, and Daniel Bélanger, belanger.daniel@uqam.ca. Département de Chimie, UQAM, Case Postale 8888, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
Carbon powders were functionalized, by a one-step procedure, with aminophenyl groups by reaction with the corresponding p-phenyl diamine in aqueous solution. Aminophenyl modified carbons are commonly produced by a two-step procedure, which involves the grafting of 4-nitrophenyl groups followed by the chemical reduction of these groups. The surface of the modified carbons was characterized by various techniques such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and BET surface area measurements.
 

Chemistry of Carbon Materials and Nanomaterials
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The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008