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.     

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.     

Adsorbents based on carbon microfibers and carbon nanofibers for the removal of phenol and lead from water

This paper describes the production, characteristics, and efficacy of carbon microfibers and carbon nanofibers for the removal of phenol and Pb(2+) from water by adsorption. The first adsorbent produced in the current investigation contained the ammonia (NH(3)) functionalized micron-sized activated carbon fibers (ACF). Alternatively, the second adsorbent consisted of a multiscale web of ACF/CNF, which was prepared by growing carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on activated ACFs via catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and sonication, which was conducted to remove catalytic particles from the CNF tips and open the pores of the CNFs. The two adsorbents prepared in the present study, ACF and ACF/CNF, were characterized by several analytical techniques, including SEM-EDX and FT-IR. Moreover, the chemical composition, BET surface area, and pore-size distribution of the materials were determined. The hierarchal web of carbon microfibers and nanofibers displayed a greater adsorption capacity for Pb(2+) than ACF. Interestingly, the adsorption capacity of ammonia (NH(3)) functionalized ACFs for phenol was somewhat larger than that of the multiscale ACF/CNF web. Difference in the adsorption capacity of the adsorbents was attributed to differences in the size of the solutes and their reactivity towards ACF and ACF/CNF. The results indicated that ACF-based materials were efficient adsorbents for the removal of inorganic and organic solutes from wastewater.     

Design of new materials for environmental control

During the past several years we have pursued a program here at UIUC to tailor the pore size and surface chemistry of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) to greatly increase their efficiency and selectivity for removal of trace contaminants from the environment. In addition we have evolved new ways of preparing the ACFs to sharply reduce their cost (typically ∼$100/lb) to be more competitive with activated carbon granules ($1-2/lb), but also to greatly improve the abrasion resistance of the fibers. This was accomplished by coating glass fibers with a phenolic resin and then activating the coating under a controlled atmosphere to produce a variety of tailored micropores. Using chemically tailored ACFs, we describe major improvements over current activated carbons for adsorption of environmental contaminants.     

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.     

STUDY ON THE FACTORS AFFECTING REDUCTION CAPACITIES OF ACTIVATED CARBON FIBERS

1. INTRODUCTION The discharge of effluent containing precious metal ions, which comes from electroplating, mining, smelting, and other industries, not only contaminate the environment where people live, but also cause the waste of natural resources. From…     

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.     

煤焦油沥青基纤维状活性炭的吸附性能

煤焦油沥青基炭纤维（ＣＰＣＦ）价格低廉含炭量高、易于活化,是制备纤维状活性炭（ＣＰＡＣＦ）的优良原料。本文讨论了ＣＰＣＦ的抗拉强度和活化条件对ＣＰＡＣＦ比表面积的影响。并同石油系沥青基炭纤维（ＰＰＣＦ）进行了比较。考察了不同比表面积的ＣＰＡＣＦ、ＰＰＡＣＦ和商品用颗粒活性炭（ＡＣ）对０．１ｍｏｌ／Ｌ碘溶液、０．００５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ亚早兰溶液和２９３Ｋ下三氯甲烷饱和蒸汽的吸附性能,及以上三样品在２９３Ｋ     

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.     

A simple method for the preparation of activated carbon fibers coated with graphite nanofibers

A simple method is described for the preparation of activated carbon fibers (ACFs) coated with graphite nanofibers (GNFs). Low-pressure-plasma mixed-gas (Ar/O2) treatment of the ACFs led to the growth of GNFs on their surface. The growth was greater at higher power inputs, and from TEM observations the GNFs were seen to be of herringbone type. It was found that the N2 adsorption capacity of the ACFs did not sharply decrease, and that volume resistivity of the ACFs enhanced as a result of this treatment.     

Kinetic isotope effect for H2 and D2 quantum molecular sieving in adsorption/desorption on porous carbon materials

Adsorption and desorption of H(2) and D(2) from porous carbon materials, such as activated carbon at 77 K, are usually fully reversible with very rapid adsorption/desorption kinetics. The adsorption and desorption of H(2) and D(2) at 77 K on a carbon molecular sieve (Takeda 3A), where the kinetic selectivity was incorporated by carbon deposition, and a carbon, where the pore structure was modified by thermal annealing to give similar pore structure characteristics to the carbon molecular sieve substrate, were studied. The D(2) adsorption and desorption kinetics were significantly faster (up to x1.9) than the corresponding H(2) kinetics for specific pressure increments/decrements. This represents the first experimental observation of kinetic isotope quantum molecular sieving in porous materials due to the larger zero-point energy for the lighter H(2), resulting in slower adsorption/desorption kinetics compared with the heavier D(2). The results are discussed in terms of the adsorption mechanism.     

Adsorption of ammonia and water on functionalized edge-rich carbon nanofibers

The preparation, characterization and ammonia and water adsorption properties of edge-rich carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were studied, including platelet CNFs (PCNFs) and cup-stacked CNFs (CSCNFs). Since PCNFs and CSCNFs have many chemically active exposed edges, functionalization by oxidizing the edges was carried out by ozone stream and by nitric acid. Transmission electron microscopy, N₂ adsorption isotherms and temperature-programmed desorption analysis showed that the nitric acid treatment partly destroyed the graphite structure of the PCNFs and created acid functional groups and micropores, whereas the ozone treatment created functional groups without damaging the structure. Ammonia adsorption isotherms clarified that NH₃ adsorption on PCNFs and CSCNFs occurred mainly on oxygen-containing groups, whereas the adsorption on activated carbon fibers (ACFs) occurred on both oxygen-containing groups and the carbon surface without the functional groups, and the CSCNFs showed larger amounts of adsorbed ammonia compared to the PCNFs. Especially at a relatively low pressure range (<0.2 atm), the PCNFs/CSCNFs/ACFs showed the same ammonia adsorption mechanism; that is, the one-to-one interaction between oxygen atoms in the functional groups and hydrogen atoms in ammonia molecules. In addition, the adsorption on the ACFs appeared to occur mainly by interaction with the carbon surface at relatively high pressure (0.3–1.0 atm). Our experimental results and previous findings suggest that NH₃ adsorption on PCNFs is due mainly to NH…O hydrogen bonding between oxygen-containing groups and ammonia rather than to chemical bonding.     

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.     

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。     

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.     

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。     

Nitrogen Adsorption Studies of PAN-Based Activated Carbon Fibers Prepared by Different Activation Methods

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based activated carbon fibers (ACFs) prepared by various activation methods were characterized using low-temperature nitrogen adsorption over a wide relative pressure from 10⁻⁶ to 1. Nitrogen adsorption is a standard tool for determination of porous structure parameters. In the present work, we carried out extensive adsorption studies of a series of PAN-ACFs activated by different methods. It was shown that the high-resolution α_S plot provided valuable information about structural properties of samples under study. The pore size distributions of samples under study were calculated by employing the regularization method according to density functional theory. By these analyses, the pore development and the dominant pores of samples prepared by different methods can be clearly observed. Moreover, the adsorption measurement could provide profound insight into the structural heterogeneity of the ACFs.     

Carbon molecular sieves for air separation from Nomex aramid fibers

Activated carbon fibers prepared from aramid fibers have proved to possess outstanding homogeneity in pore size, most of all when Nomex aramid fiber is used as precursor. Taking advantage of this feature, microporous carbon molecular sieves for air separation have been prepared through carbon vapor deposition of benzene on Nomex-derived carbon fibers activated to two different burnoff degrees. Carbon molecular sieves with good selectivity for this separation and showing acceptable adsorption capacities were obtained from ACFs activated to the two burnoff degrees chosen.     

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.     

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.