Pitch based activated carbons (PAC) with a high specific surface area were produced by a direct chemical activation route
in which oxidative stabilized pitch derived from ethylene tar oil was reacted with potassium hydroxide under various activation
conditions. It was found that PACs with a surface area of around 2600–3600 m2 g-1 could be obtained under suitable activation conditions. N2 adsorption (at 77 K) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments showed that the PAC has a uniformly developed micropore
structure and a narrow pore size distribution (radius 0.8–1.6 nm). Abundant oxygen-containing functional groups (such as C–OH,
C–O–C, C=O, COOR etc.) were found to exist on its surface. Compared with a commercially available activated carbon (AC) and
also a pitch based activated carbon fibre, PAC has a quicker adsorption–desorption velocity and a larger adsorptive capacity
to benzene due to its higher surface area. Clear surface differences between PAC and AC were observed by transmission electron
microscopy.
This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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The crack-free silica monolith with macropores and mesopores has successfully been achieved in the presence of citric acid
as nonsurfactant via sol-gel reactions of tetramethoxysilane (TMOS). Citric acid was removed by calcination to afford monolithic
bodies with high specific surface area of 648 m2/g, pore volume of 0.9 cm3/g. Poly (ethyl glycol) has been used together with citric acid to control the particle aggregation and internal structure.
Macropores in the micrometer range originate from the spinodal phase separation and gelation kinetics. Textural mesopores
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