Applications for activated carbons from used tires: butane working capacity

Authors
Allen, JL Gatz, JL Eklund, PC
Citation
Jl. Allen et al., Applications for activated carbons from used tires: butane working capacity, CARBON, 37(9), 1999, pp. 1485-1489
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
CARBON
ISSN journal
00086223 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1485 - 1489
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-6223(1999)37:9<1485:AFACFU>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Activated carbons obtained from the pyrolysis (600-800 degrees C) of used t ires have been synthesized and studied for n-butane adsorption. To obtain o ptimal butane working capacity (BWC), higher burn-off was found necessary. It was also found that higher pyrolysis temperatures (similar to 800 degree s C) allow mesoporosity to develop more readily and furthermore this porosi ty leads to higher BWC. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.