The effects of crystallite structure LaMnO_3 nanoparticles on the adsorption of synthesized LaMnO_3/graphene composites

摘要

The LaMnO_3/graphene composites have been successfully synthesized using co-precipitation method at five different calcination temperature of LaMnO_3 nanoparticles (untreated, 500°C, 600°C, 700°C, and 800°C. The effects of calcination temperature on the formation of LaMnO_3 nanoparticles on LaMnO_3/graphene were investigated. The average grain size of LaMnO_3/graphene increases with increasing calcination temperature on LaMnO_3 nanoparticles. The use of calcination can effectively reduce the crystallization of LaMnO_3 nanoparticles on LaMnO_3/graphene composites. LaMnO_3/graphene shows the orthorhombic structure of LaMnO_3 nanoparticles while the peak of graphene cannot be identified owing to graphene's broad peak. The LaMnO_3 nanoparticles obtained at a calcination temperature of 800 °C exhibits superior adsorption to remove methylene blue. Furthermore, the adsorption test of methylene blue using LaMnO_3/graphene follows a pseudo-second order kinetic process and Langmuir model.