Supporting Information

Efficient removal of Cs ion by electrochemical

adsorption and desorption reaction using NiFe Prussian
blue deposited carbon nanofiber electrode
Minsun Kima, Semin Eunb, Jungho Ryuc, and Soonhyun Kima,b*

Division of Energy Technology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

a

(DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea

b
Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and
Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
c
Mineral Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
(KIGAM), Daejeon 34132, Republic of Korea

Figure S1. Electrochemical adsorption and desorption capacity of the prepared samples (a)
C-NiFe-10, (b) C-cPB-10, (c) C-FeFe-10, (d) F-NiFe-10, (e) F-PB-10, (f) F-FeFe-10, and (g)
F-CoFe-10. [Cs+]0 = 1 mM, applied potential for adsorption and desorption reactions: -1 V
and +1 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) for 30 min, respectively.
Figure S2. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of (a) C-NiFe-1 (red box) and (b)
CNF (blue box).
Figure S3. Pictures of flexible (a) CNF and (b) C-NiFe-2
Figure S4. Electrochemical adsorbed and desorbed amount of Cs + on C-NiFe-1, 2, 5, and 10.
[Cs+]0 = 1 mM; applied potential for adsorption and desorption reactions: -1 V and +1 V (vs.
Ag/AgCl) for 30 min, respectively.
Figure S5. Competing ion effect of Cs+ adsorption on C-NiFe as a function of seawater major
cations. [Cs+]0 = [K+]0 = [Na+]0 = [Mg2+]0 = [Ca2+]0 = 1 mM, applied potential for adsorption
and desorption reactions: -1 V and +1 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) for 30 min, respectively.
Figure S6. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of C-NiFe-2 (a-c) before and
(d-f) after all the experiments (after EA subsequently ED
Figure S7. XPS Ni 2p spectra of C-NiFe-2 before electrochemical adsorption/ desorption of
Cs+ ion, after ED (only after ED experiment at +1V), after EA (only after EA experiment at -
1V), and after all the experiments (after EA subsequently ED experiment for over 10 times
cycles)
 Table S1. Cs adsorption capacity of PBA based adsorbents

Type of adsorbent Adsorption capacity (mg/g) Ref.

Electrochemical C-NiFe-1 208.03

adsorption
C-NiFe-2 133.10
This
study
C-NiFe-5 55.04

C-NiFe-10 54.79

PB-CNF-30µA ≒ 75

PB-CNF-60µA ≒ 300 [1]

PB-CNF-90µA ≒ 200
NiHCF 235.25
[2]
NiHCF/RGO hybrids 320.31

CuHCF / MWCNT hybrid 310 [3]

700-ZnHCF-ZDC (-1V) 204.9 [4]

CuHCF/f-CNT 363.5±13.8 [5]

Conventional NiFe-SC0.1 106.4 (Dark), 225.94 (UV) [6]

adsorption
PB-1 132.90 [7]

Zn-Co PBA 255 [8]

PB 201.9 [9]

CuHCF 204.8 [10]

PB-CMCNF 130 [11]

KNiHCF-loaded PP fiber 78 [12]

PAN-PB 18.61 [13]

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