Influence of copper content on NO removal of the activated carbon fibers produced by electroplating

In this study, the activated carbon fibers (ACFs) on which copper metal was deposited by electroplating were used to remove nitric oxide (NO). N(2)/77 K adsorption isotherm characteristics, including the specific surface area and micropore volume, were investigated by BET and T-plot methods. NO removal efficiency was confirmed by gas chromatographic technique. From the experimental results, the copper content supported on ACFs led to an increase in the NO conversion, in spite of the decrease of the specific surface area or the micropore volume of ACFs. Consequently, the presence of Cu on ACFs played an important role in improving the NO reduction into O(2) and N(2), which was mainly attributed to the catalytic reactions of Cz-NO-Cu.     

NO removal of Ni-electroplated activated carbon fibers

In this study, activated carbon fibers (ACFs) were treated by a Ni-electroplating technique in order to remove nitric oxide (NO). The surface properties of the ACFs were investigated by XPS measurement. N2/77 K adsorption isotherm characteristics were determined by the BET equation. Also, NO-removal efficiency was confirmed by gas chromatography. For experimental results, Ni2p was introduced on ACFs during the Ni-electroplating technique. The nickel deposited on ACFs appeared to increase the NO removal despite the decrease in the BET specific surface areas and micropore volumes compared to nontreated ACFs. Consequently, it was found that NO conversion of ACFs was significantly improved due to the catalytic reaction of nickel deposited on ACFs.     

Effect of ozone treatment on ammonia removal of activated carbons

In this work, activated carbons (ACs) were modified by ozone treatment to enhance the efficiency of removal of ammonia gas over the ACs. Surface properties of the ACs were confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis and N2 adsorption isotherms at 77 K were investigated by BET and D-A methods to characterize the specific surface area, total pore volume, and micropore volume. The ammonia removal efficiency was confirmed by the gas-detecting tube technique. The results showed that the specific surface area and micropore volume of ACs were slightly destroyed as the ozone treatment time increased. However, the ozone treatment led to an increase in ammonia removal efficiency of ACs, mainly due to an increase of acid functional groups, such as carbonyl and ether groups, on carbon surfaces. It was revealed that the improvement of ammonia removal efficiency of ACs was greatly affected by the interfacial acid-base interactions between modified ACs and basic ammonia adsorbate.     

Studies on pore structures and surface functional groups of pitch-based activated carbon fibers

The present study concerns the physical activation and chemical oxidation of pitch-based activated carbon fibers (ACFs) as ways to improve the adsorption properties. The surface oxides of the ACFs studied were determined by Boehm's titration and the pore structures were studied by the BET method with N(2)/77 K adsorption. Also, the adsorption properties of the ACFs were investigated with chromium ion adsorption by different adsorption models. As a result, it was observed that carboxyl groups were largely created after nitric acid treatment on ACFs. The affinity for chromium ions increases with increasing specific surface area, micropore volume, and surface functionalities of ACFs as the activation time increases.     

Effect of acidic treatment on metal adsorptions of pitch-based activated carbon fibers

In this work, the pitch-based activated carbon fibers (ACFs) were prepared by nitric acid to investigate the multi-metal adsorption in interfacial and textural points of view. N2/77 K adsorption isotherm characteristics, including the specific surface area and micropore volume, were studied by BET specific surface area and t-plot methods, respectively. As a result, the specific surface area of the almost neutral ACFs in nature significantly decreased with nitric acid treatment, probably due to the widening of micropores. However the total acidity, including the carboxyl groups, on carbon surfaces was extremely induced during the acidic surface treatment. From the adsorptions of Cu2+ and Ni2+, it was revealed that the adsorption capacity of metal ions was mainly influenced by the weakly acidic functional groups such as lactones on the carbon surfaces at pH < pI (isoelectric point), and by the strongly acidic functional groups such as carboxyl groups at pH > pI.     

Influence of oxygen plasma treatment on hydrogen chloride removal of activated carbon fibers

The oxygen plasma treatment of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) was carried out to introduce oxygen-containing groups onto carbon surfaces. Surface properties of the ACFs were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). N2/77 K adsorption isotherms were investigated by BET and D-R plot methods to characterize specific surface area, pore volume, and pore size distribution. The efficiency of hydrochloride removal was confirmed by two kinds of methods; one is detecting tubes (range: 1-40 ppm), and the other is a gas chromatography technique. As experimental results, the hydrochloride removal efficiency of the ACFs was increased with the number of plasma treatment times up to around 300%, resulting from newly formed oxygen-containing functional groups (especially phenolic and carboxylic) on carbon surfaces, in the decreased specific surface areas or pore volumes. These results indicate that the plasma treatment leads to the increase of hydrochloride removal due to the improvement of surface functional groups containing oxygen on the carbon surfaces.     

A study on NO removal of activated carbon fibers with deposited silver nanoparticles

In this study, activated carbon fibers (ACFs), onto which silver (Ag) nanoparticles have been introduced by an electroplating technique, were used to remove NO. Surface properties of the ACFs were determined by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. N2 adsorption isotherms at 77 K were investigated by BET and t-plot methods to characterize the specific surface areas and pore volumes, and NO removal efficiency was confirmed by a gas chromatographic technique. As for the experimental results, Ag content on the ACFs increased with plating time. However, adsorption properties such as the BET specific surface area and the total pore volume were somewhat decreased in the presence of Ag nanoparticles. NO removal efficiency of all Ag-ACFs was higher than that of untreated ACFs and increased with Ag content. However, a decrease in the extent of NO removal was shown in the excessively plated ACFs, which might be associated with the blocking of the micropores in the carbon; therefore, an optimal Ag content needs to exist in the presence of initially well-developed micropores to lead to an increase in the efficient NO removal ability of the ACF.     

Influence of anodic treatment on heavy metal ion removal by activated carbon fibers

In this work, the effect of electrochemical oxidation treatment on activated carbon fibers (ACFs) was studied in the context of Cr(VI), Cu(II), and Ni(II) adsorption behavior. Ten weight percent phosphoric acid (A-ACFs) and ammonia (B-ACFs) were used for acidic and basic electrolytes, respectively. Surface properties of ACFs were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The specific surface area and the pore structure were evaluated from nitrogen adsorption data at 77 K. As a result, the electrochemical oxidation treatment led to an increase in the amount of oxygen-containing functional groups. Also, the adsorption capacity of the electrochemically oxidized ACFs was improved in the order B-ACFs > A-ACFs > untreated-ACFs, in spite of a decrease in specific surface area which resulted from pore blocking by functional groups and pore destruction by acidic electrolyte. It was clearly found that the heavy metal ions were largely influenced by the functional groups on the ACF surfaces.     

Formaldehyde removal by Rayon-based activated carbon fibers modified by <Emphasis Type="Italic">P</Emphasis>-aminobenzoic acid

We impregnated Rayon-based activated carbon fibers (ACFs) by p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and systematically investigated their porous structure, surface chemistry, and formaldehyde removal behavior. Using standard nitrogen adsorption analysis, we found that the specific surface area, the micropore volume, and the total pore volume decreased with increasing concentration of PABA. Through elemental analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, it was found that some nitrogen-containing functional groups presented on the surface of modified Rayon ACFs. The modified Rayon-based ACFs showed much higher adsorption capacity and longer breakthrough time for formaldehyde than did as-prepared Rayon-based ACF. We proposed that the improvement of formaldehyde removal by modified ACFs was attributed to the combined effects of physisorption contributed by pore structures and chemisorption contributed by the N-containing functional groups, whereas there was only physisorption between the as-prepared ACF and formaldehyde molecules.     

Adsorption properties of iodine-doped activated carbon fiber

Iodine-doped activated carbon fibers (ACFs) were prepared by the iodine immersion method on pitch-based ACF. Then iodine-doped ACFs were heated in argon at 523 K for 4 h and at 673 K for 2 h. The iodine structure of the resultant iodine-doped ACFs was examined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The micropore structures were determined by N(2) adsorption at 77 K. The surface area and micropore volume of iodine-doped ACFs are less than those of pristine ACFs. However, the pore width does not change with the iodine doping. The effects of iodine doping on adsorption properties of ACFs for H(2)O and NO at 303 K were examined. The iodine doping affected remarkably the adsorptivities of ACFs for H(2)O and NO. In particular, iodine-doped ACFs treated at 673 K show enhanced adsorptivities for H(2)O and NO. This result suggests that iodine molecules doped on the micropores should be charged by heat treatment at 673 K.     

活性炭纤维的预处理及其SCR催化活性研究

随着中国能源工业的继续发展,氮氧化物排放相应政策法规的制定,烟气脱硝已经成为污染控制的重要组成部分.     

Adsorption of phenol on supercritically activated carbon fibres: effect of texture and surface chemistry

The influence of texture and surface chemistry on the phenol adsorption capacity of activated carbon fibres (ACFs) was studied. ACFs were prepared by carbonization of a phenolic textile fibre under nitrogen flow, followed by activation with H(2)O and CO(2) (under atmospheric pressure and supercritical state). The materials were characterised by N(2) and CO(2) adsorption, and by temperature programmed desorption studies. A strong correlation between the amount of adsorbed phenol and the micropore volume has been observed. The relationship between surface oxygen concentration and amount of physisorbed and chemisorbed phenol was assessed, and it was shown that higher amounts of surface oxygen groups decreased the phenol chemisorption capacity of ACFs.     

Activated carbon fibers with a high heteroatom content by chemical activation of PBO with phosphoric acid

The preparation of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) by phosphoric acid activation of poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers was studied, with particular attention to the effects of impregnation ratio and carbonization temperature on porous texture. Phosphoric acid has a strong effect on PBO degradation, lowering the temperature range at which the decomposition takes place and changing the number of mass loss steps. Chemical analysis results indicated that activation with phosphoric acid increases the concentration of oxygenated surface groups; the resulting materials also exhibiting high nitrogen content. ACFs are obtained with extremely high yields; they have well-developed porosity restricted to the micropore and narrow mesopore range and with a significant concentration of phosphorus incorporated homogeneously in the form of functional groups. An increase in the impregnation ratio leads to increases in both pore volume and pore size, maximum values of surface area (1250 m(2)/g) and total pore volume (0.67 cm(3)/g) being attained at the highest impregnation ratio (210 wt % H(3)PO(4)) and lowest activation temperature (650 °C) used; the corresponding yield was as large as 83 wt %. The obtained surface areas and pore volumes were higher than those achieved in previous works by physical activation with CO(2) of PBO chars.     

活性碳纤维吸附的研究Ⅰ-不同工艺制备的活性碳纤维的性能比较

本文比较研究了五种不同工艺制备的活性碳纤维（ACF）的产率、比表面积、孔结构、对有机溶剂蒸汽的吸附和脱附性能、对水溶液中亚甲基兰、苯酚和碘的吸附性能以及它们的热稳定性。实验结果表明，水蒸气活化的ACF比化学活化的ACF有更大的比表面积，但前者产品产率较低而后者很高；不论水蒸气活化还是化学活化的ACF，它们对有机溶剂饱和蒸汽的吸附量都较高，脱附和再吸附的性能也都较好，对水溶液中的苯酚都有较好的吸附能力，但化学活化的ACF对亚甲基兰的吸附量显著小于水蒸气活化的ACF，同时磷酸活化的ACF-P对碘的吸附量也明显偏小；除了用KOH活化的ACF外，其它ACF都有很好的热稳定性。     

Synthesis of activated carbon foams with high specific surface area using polyurethane elastomer templates for effective removal of methylene blue

Carbon foams have gained significant attention due to their tuneable properties that enable a wide range of applications including catalysis, energy storage and wastewater treatment. Novel synthesis pathways enable novel applications via yielding complex, hierarchical material structure. In this work, activated carbon foams (ACFs) were produced from waste polyurethane elastomer templates using different synthesis pathways, including a novel one-step method. Uniquely, the produced foams exhibited complex structure and contained carbon microspheres. The ACFs were synthesized by impregnating the elastomers in an acidified sucrose solution followed by direct activation using CO₂ at 1000 ℃. Different pyrolysis and activation conditions were investigated. The ACFs were characterized by a high specific surface area (S_BET) of 2172 m²/g and an enhanced pore volume of 1.08 cm³/g. Computer tomography and morphological studies revealed an inhomogeneous porous structure and the presence of numerous carbon spheres of varying sizes embedded in the porous network of the three-dimensional carbon foam. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy indicated that the obtained carbon foam was amorphous and of turbostratic structure. Moreover, the activation process enhanced the surface of the carbon foam, making it more hydrophilic via altering pore size distribution and introducing oxygen functional groups. In equilibrium, the adsorption of methylene blue on ACF followed the Langmuir isotherm model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 592 mg/g. Based on these results, the produced ACFs have potential applications as adsorbents, catalyst support and electrode material in energy storage systems.     

Adsorption behavior of propylamine on activated carbon fiber surfaces as induced by oxygen functional complexes

In this study, the surfaces of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) were modified by nitric acid to introduce surface oxygen complexes and to observe the influence of those complexes on the propylamine adsorption of the ACFs. It was found that the oxygen complexes including carboxylic and phenolic groups were predominantly increased, resulting in the increase of total surface acidity. However, the specific surface areas and the total pore volumes of the modified ACFs were decreased by 5-8% due to the increased blocking (or demolition) of micropores in the presence of newly introduced complexes. Despite the decrease of textural properties, it was found that the amount of propylamine adsorbed by the modified ACFs was increased by approximately 17%. From the XPS results, it was observed that propylamine reacted with strong or weak acidic groups, such as COOH or OH, on the ACF surfaces, resulting in the formation of pyrrolic-, pyridonic-, or pyridine-like structures.     

Oxidation behaviors of metallic copper particles in NO reduction mechanism of copper/activated carbons

The reduction of nitric oxide (NO) over Cu/ACFs, prepared by copper electroplating, has been studied. It is found that copper content on the ACFs increases with increasing plating time (up to 45 wt%), while the textural properties including specific surface areas and total pore volumes decrease. As an experimental result, the NO reduction efficiency is increased in all of the Cu/ACFs, and it is confirmed that NO is converted into nitrogen and oxygen on the Cu/ACF surfaces (at 500 degrees C). Especially, the Cu metals on the ACF surfaces scavenge oxygen by oxidizing themselves into Cu2O and finally CuO as a reductant. It is indicated that copper metals on the Cu/ACFs play a major role in the NO removal in this system.     

Relation between the charge efficiency of activated carbon fiber and its desalination performance

Four types of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) with different specific surface areas (SSA) were used as electrode materials for water desalination using capacitive deionization (CDI). The carbon fibers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and N(2) adsorption at 77 K, and the CDI process was investigated by studying the salt adsorption, charge transfer, and also the charge efficiency of the electric double layers that are formed within the micropores inside the carbon electrodes. It is found that the physical adsorption capacity of NaCl by the ACFs increases with increasing Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of the fibers. However, the two ACF materials with the highest BET surface area have the lowest electrosorptive capability. Experiments indicate that the charge efficiency of the double layers is a key property of the ACF-based electrodes because the ACF material which has the maximum charge efficiency also shows the highest salt adsorption capacity for CDI.     

催化CVD调变PAN-ACF微结构研究

首次采用催化气相沉积法(CVD),以异丙醇为溶剂将催化剂[Ni(NO₃)₂·6H₂O]有效地分散在PAN-ACF较大的微孔上,使其成为积炭的活性位,从而将ACF的孔径调控在分子筛孔径效应范围内.以液氮为吸附质,测定了样品吸附等温线,采用H-K及DFT法计算孔结构,用XRD及SEM表征ACF的显微织构,并对该沉积过程进行了解释.     

CuZnAl/碳纤维复合材料催化合成气制备低碳醇

采用共沉淀法制备CuZnAl类水滑石,将其担载于活化碳纤维（ACFs）表面,通过焙烧还原合成功能化复合催化剂（CuZnAl/ACFs）。借助XRD、FT-IR及N₂吸附-脱附等方法对该复合物进行表征,并将其应用于合成气制备低碳醇的反应中,进行活性评价。结果表明,复合催化剂中活性组分在碳纤维表面均匀分散,碳纤维表面催化剂的颗粒尺寸减小,比表面积增大。ACFs的导电性加速醇合成过程中的电子传递,促进反应进行,因而CO转化率的提高（最高可达47%）。同时,ACFs提高催化剂表面ZnO的分散度,从而促进Cu与ZnO形成金属氧化物界面。这有利于低碳醇的生成,因而使C2以上醇的选择性高达39%。