Mesoporous activated carbons were prepared from direct coal liquefaction residue （CLR） by KOH activation method, and the experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of KOH/CLR ratio, solvent for mixing t...Mesoporous activated carbons were prepared from direct coal liquefaction residue （CLR） by KOH activation method, and the experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of KOH/CLR ratio, solvent for mixing the CLR and KOH, and carbonization procedure on the resultant carbon texture and catalytic activity for catalytic methane decomposition （CMD）. The results showed that optimal KOH/CLR ratio of 2 ： 1; solvent with higher solubility to KOH or the CLR, and an appropriate carbonization procedure are conductive to improving the carbon pore structure and catalytic activity for CMD. The resultant mesoporous carbons show higher and more stable activity than microporous carbons. Additionally, the relationship between the carbon textural properties and the catalytic activity for CMD was also discussed.展开更多
This work explores the feasibility of Jerusalem artichoke stem （JAS）, an agricultural waste, as an alternative precursor for fabrication of mesoporous activated carbon （MAC） via conventional ZnC12 activation. The ...This work explores the feasibility of Jerusalem artichoke stem （JAS）, an agricultural waste, as an alternative precursor for fabrication of mesoporous activated carbon （MAC） via conventional ZnC12 activation. The as-prepared JAS-MACs were characterized by thermogravimetric, nitrogen gas adsorption isotherm and high resolution scanning electron microscopy analysis. The interacting effects of chemical dosage, activation temperature and time on the mesoporosity, mesopore volume and carbon yield were investigated, and further optimized by response surface methodology （RSM）. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, mesoporosity and mesopore volume of the JAS-MAC prepared under optimum condition were identified to be 1631 m^2·g ^-1, 90.16% and 1.11 cm3·g ^-1, respectively. Compared with commercial activated carbons, this carbon exhibited a comparable monolayer adsorption capacity of 374.5 mg .g 1 for Methylene Blue dye. The findings suggest that RSM could be an effective approach for optimizing the pore structure of fabricated activated carbons.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20906009)the Key Program Project of Joint Fund of Coal Research by NSFC and Shenhua Group(No.51134014)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.DUT12JN05)the National Basic Research Program of China(973Program)the Ministry of Science and Technology,China(No.2011CB201301)
文摘Mesoporous activated carbons were prepared from direct coal liquefaction residue （CLR） by KOH activation method, and the experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of KOH/CLR ratio, solvent for mixing the CLR and KOH, and carbonization procedure on the resultant carbon texture and catalytic activity for catalytic methane decomposition （CMD）. The results showed that optimal KOH/CLR ratio of 2 ： 1; solvent with higher solubility to KOH or the CLR, and an appropriate carbonization procedure are conductive to improving the carbon pore structure and catalytic activity for CMD. The resultant mesoporous carbons show higher and more stable activity than microporous carbons. Additionally, the relationship between the carbon textural properties and the catalytic activity for CMD was also discussed.
基金Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 41171248） and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation fimded project （2012M511330）.
文摘This work explores the feasibility of Jerusalem artichoke stem （JAS）, an agricultural waste, as an alternative precursor for fabrication of mesoporous activated carbon （MAC） via conventional ZnC12 activation. The as-prepared JAS-MACs were characterized by thermogravimetric, nitrogen gas adsorption isotherm and high resolution scanning electron microscopy analysis. The interacting effects of chemical dosage, activation temperature and time on the mesoporosity, mesopore volume and carbon yield were investigated, and further optimized by response surface methodology （RSM）. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, mesoporosity and mesopore volume of the JAS-MAC prepared under optimum condition were identified to be 1631 m^2·g ^-1, 90.16% and 1.11 cm3·g ^-1, respectively. Compared with commercial activated carbons, this carbon exhibited a comparable monolayer adsorption capacity of 374.5 mg .g 1 for Methylene Blue dye. The findings suggest that RSM could be an effective approach for optimizing the pore structure of fabricated activated carbons.
