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.     

Ammonia removal of activated carbon fibers produced by oxyfluorination

In this study, activated carbon fibers (ACFs) were produced by an oxyfluorination treatment to enhance the capacity of ammonia gas removal. The introduction of polar groups, such as CF, CO, and COOH, on the ACFs was confirmed by a XPS analysis, and N2/77 K adsorption isotherm characteristics including specific surface area and total and micropore volumes were studied by the BET and t-plot methods. The ammonia-removal efficiency was confirmed by a gas-detecting tube technique. As a result, the specific surface area and micropore volume of ACFs were slightly destroyed as the surface treatment time was increased. However, the oxyfluorinated ACFs led to an increase of fluorine and oxygen-containing polar functional groups in ACF surfaces, resulting in an increase in the ammonia-removal efficiency of the ACFs produced.     

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.     

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 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.     

Adsorption of Acid Orange II from Aqueous Solution by Plasma Modified Activated Carbon Fibers

As a main composition of dye wastewater, organic pollutant which has a negative effect on the environment can be effectively removed by active carbon adsorption. In the present work, activated carbon fiber (ACF) was modified by a novel modification technology, gilding arc discharge, while its adsorption capacity was studied with the acid orange II (AO II) solution selected as the target wastewater. Several factors, such as air flow rate, distance between samples and the discharge area, pH of the solution and plasma treating time, were investigated with respect to their effects on properties of the plasma-treated ACF, in terms of texture characteristic, surface chemical compositions and adsorption capacities. The results showed that the specific surface area and pore volume of ACF decreased after the plasma treatment, while the amounts of oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of ACF increased compared with the raw ACF. Moreover, it was observed that the adsorption capacity of the modified ACF was improved by nearly 20.9 %, which was beneficial to the industrial application.     

乙烯渣油沥青基活性炭纤维和粘胶基活性炭纤维的表面性质与脱硫活性

研究了在O2和H2O存在下,乙烯渣油沥青基活性炭纤维(ETPACF)和粘胶基活性炭纤维(CelluloseACF)的脱硫活性.结果表明,在比表面积相近的情况下,ETPACF的脱硫活性明显低于CelluloseACF,这可归因于后者具有较强的吸附和催化氧化SO2能力及较大的吸水量,尤其是具有较强的催化氧化SO2的能力,这些能力又与其表面含有含氮官能团以及某些含氧官能团有关,因此ACF的表面官能团对其脱硫活性影响很大.     

草酸改性空气凤梨生物炭吸附甲醛的机理研究

探究草酸改性园林废弃物类生物炭对溶液中甲醛的吸附效率和固定的机理,为园林废弃物类生物炭在甲醛污染控制方面的应用提供科学依据.利用马弗炉在低氧条件下将空气凤梨原材料和草酸改性后的原材料制备成生物炭.然后利用实验室模拟法,研究不同反应时间、甲醛浓度、pH对生物炭吸附效果的影响,并分析草酸改性如何提高园林废弃物类生物炭对甲醛...     

活性碳纤维的结构修饰及其吸附氙性能的研究

活性炭纤维对氙的吸附容量与其孔结构密切相关，为了提高活性炭纤维对氙气的吸附容量，本文分别用亚甲基蓝、对硝基苯酚等有机物，或氯化钠、碘等无机化合物填充的方法修饰活性炭纤维的孔结构；以及利用高锰酸钾或硝酸等氧化处理修饰活性炭纤维的表面化学性质，同时，利用低温氮等温吸附表征了这些改性活性炭纤维的孔结构，以及通过光电子能谱表征了改性活性炭纤维的表面化学结构，上述化合物充填或氧化改性活性炭纤维对氙的吸附性能的研究结果表明，适量化合物填充，或合适浓度硝酸对活性炭纤维的表面处理，可以有效地修饰活性炭纤维的孔结构或改变活性炭纤维表面对氙的亲和力。因而可有效地提高改性活性炭纤维对氙的吸附容量。     

SO2和NO对ACF低温脱除模拟燃煤烟气中VOC的影响

采用H₂O₂浸渍的方法对活性炭纤维(ACF)进行改性,并利用氮吸附等温线和XPS(X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy)的方法对ACF样品进行表征。通过实验测定改性前后ACF脱除VOC(甲苯作为VOC的代表物)的效果,同时考察二氧化硫(SO₂)和一氧化氮(NO)对ACF脱除甲苯的影响。研究发现,双氧水浸渍改性对ACF的BET表面积和孔容没有影响,但使得ACF样品表面的含氧官能团含量大量增加。实验数据也表明,SO₂和NO对VOC在ACF上的吸附具有抑制作用,且随着两者浓度的增加,抑制作用也增强。 研究还发现,SO₂和NO同时存在比单一的SO₂或NO对VOC在ACF上吸附的抑制作用更为明显。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

改性活性炭纤维可见光催化联合脱硫脱硝的研究

利用水合肼还原法制备的TiO₂/Cu₂O复合光催化剂对活性炭纤维(ACF)进行改性,利用SEM、XPS、BET以及XRD对其进行表征,研究改性后ACF的性质及其脱硫脱硝效果。研究表明,TiO₂/Cu₂O同时改性后的ACF表面孔径减小,但表面石墨碳和羰基(C=O)官能团增加,增强了ACF对NO和SO₂的吸附能力,从而提高了脱硫脱硝的效率,该催化剂在40℃、可见光的催化下脱硫效率达90%,脱硝效率达60%。     

Adsorption of lead(II) from aqueous solution onto several types of activated carbon fibers

In this work, the adsorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solution was investigated on various types of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) manufactured from polyacrylonitrile and phenolic resin. The textural and physicochemical properties of the ACFs were determined by the N₂-BET method and acid-base titration. The experimental adsorption equilibrium data of Pb(II) on the ACFs were obtained in a batch adsorber, and the Langmuir isotherm model better fitted the experimental data. The effects of the type of ACF and precursor of ACF, solution pH and temperature upon the adsorption of Pb(II) on the ACFs were examined in detail. The adsorption capacity was highly dependent upon the precursor of ACF. The Pb(II) adsorption capacity of the ACFs augmented when the solution pH and temperature were increased from 2 to 4 and from 288 to 308 K, respectively. The effect of the pH was attributed to the interactions between the surface of the ACF and Pb²⁺ ions present in the water solution. The Pb(II) adsorption capacity of the ACFs was enhanced by oxidation with HNO₃ solution and the enhancement factor was between 1.1 and 1.4. The reversibility of the adsorption of Pb(II) was investigated by first adsorbing Pb(II) on an ACF and then desorbing the Pb(II). It was noticed that Pb(II) was substantially desorbed from ACF while reducing the solution pH to 2. It was concluded that the Pb(II) was mainly adsorbed on the ACFs by chemisorption, electrostatic interactions and ion exchange.     

Preparation and characterization of activated carbon fibers supported with silver metal for antibacterial behavior

In this work, the effect of immersion in silver nitrate solution on activated carbon fibers (ACFs) was investigated in relation to adsorption behavior and antibacterial activity of ACFs supported with silver (ACF/Ag). The pore and surface properties were studied in terms of BET volumetric measurement with nitrogen adsorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The antibacterial activities of ACF/Ag were studied in broth dilution tests against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) from a point of view of water purification. As an experimental result, the silver content of ACF/Ag increased with increasing concentration of silver nitrate. It was found that the micropore structure slightly decreased as the silver nitrate concentration increased. Otherwise, it was revealed that the ACF/Ag possessed a strong antibacterial activity and an inhibitory effect for the growing of E. coli and S. aureus, respectively. Silver content on ACF/Ag decreased rapidly because of rough morphology of silver particles in water erosion.     

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.     

PAN基活性炭纤维的表面及其孔隙结构解析

通过氮吸附等温线、X射线光电子能谱以及扫描电子显微镜（SEM）对聚丙烯腈（PAN-Polyacrylonitrile）-基活性炭纤维（ACF-Activated Carbon Fiber）的表面和孔隙结构进行了分析,结果表明吸附测量可以提供有关碳质吸附剂的孔结构复杂性;通过XPS对PAN基ACF的表面官能团的种类及含量进行了表征,由SEM对PAN基ACF的表面以及断面的孔隙结构进行了直接观察,提供了有关孔隙结构的直接证据。     

活性炭纤维电吸附重金属及磺胺甲恶唑性能研究

使用盐酸对吸附剂活性炭纤维（activated carbon fiber,ACF）进行改性,通过SEM、BET和FTIR对改性前后的ACF形貌及结构进行系统表征发现,改性后ACF较改性前表面杂质减少且沟壑更加明显,比表面积提高22%,微孔体积增加5%,含氧官能团（C-O和C=O）明显增多. 以水中重金属离子（Zn(II)及Cr(VI)）和抗生素磺胺甲恶唑（Sulfamethoxazole,SMX）为目标污染物,研究改性后ACF对目标污染物的吸附（静吸附和电吸附）性能,考察了浓度、pH、外加电压对吸附的影响. 结果表明,ACF用量为5 g,电压为1.2 V,Zn(II)、Cr(VI)及SMX浓度均为10 mg·L^-1,Zn(II)溶液pH为5时,ACF吸附水中Zn(II)的最大吸附量为9.25 mg·g^-1,是静吸附条件的2.15倍;Cr(VI)溶液pH为4时,ACF吸附Cr(VI)的最大吸附量为8.86 mg·g^-1,是静吸附条件的1.96倍;SMX溶液pH为6时,ACF吸附SMX的最大吸附量为8.32 mg·g^-1,是静吸附条件的1.84倍. ACF吸附Zn(II)、Cr(VI)及SMX的动力学曲线均符合准二级动力学模型,吸附过程为化学吸附. Freundlich等温模型能更好地描述ACF对Zn(II)、Cr(VI)及SMX的吸附特性,其吸附形式为多分子层吸附. ACF通过电极反接方式进行循环再生,脱附速率快且脱附效果明显,经4次循环再生后,ACF对Zn(II)、Cr(VI)及SMX的去除率均在90%以上.     

Influence of heat treatment of rayon-based activated carbon fibers on the adsorption of formaldehyde

The influence of heat treatment of rayon-based activated carbon fibers on the adsorption behavior of formaldehyde was studied. Heat treatment in an inert atmosphere of nitrogen for rayon-based activated carbon fibers (ACFs) resulted in a significant increase in the adsorption capacities and prolongation of breakthrough time on removing of formaldehyde. The effect of different heat-treatment conditions on the adsorption characteristics was investigated. The porous structure parameters of the samples under study were investigated using nitrogen adsorption at the low temperature 77.4 K. The pore size distributions of the samples under study were calculated by density functional theory. With the aid of these analyses, the relationship between structure and adsorption properties of rayon-based ACFs for removing formaldehyde was revealed. Improvement of their performance in terms of adsorption selectivity and adsorption rate for formaldehyde were achieved by heat post-treatment in an inert atmosphere of nitrogen.