Tuesday, November 20, 2012

KOH activation of carbon materials obtained from the pyrolysis of ethylene tar at different temperatures

Fuel Processing Technology, Available online 2 October 2012, In Press, Corrected Proof
KOH activation of carbon materials obtained from the pyrolysis of ethylene tar at different temperatures
Manuel Martinez-Escandell, Mateus Monteiro de Castro, Miguel Molina-Sabio, Francisco Rodriguez-Reinoso
Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados (LMA), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
Abstract
Authors report results of a detailed study of the importance of the pyrolysis temperature of a petroleum residue  in the activation with KOH of the resultant pyrolysis products.  The pitch with highest mesophase content develops the maximum porosity when activated with KOH.
Researchers quantified the amount of H2, CO and CO2 produced during the reaction of the mesophase pitch and coke with KOH.  They observed a trend for the pore volume with the pyrolysis temperature.  There is an apparent relationship between the reactivity of the precursor with KOH and the porosity developed by the activated carbon.
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