N. Tancredi et al., ACTIVATED CARBONS FROM EUCALYPTUS WOOD - INFLUENCE OF THE CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURE, Separation science and technology, 32(6), 1997, pp. 1115-1126
CO2 activation of eucalyptus wood chars obtained at 400, 600, and 800
degrees C has been studied. The carbonization stage develops an incipi
ent microporosity. The micropore volume and width increase with increa
sing temperature. Partial gasification of these chars with CO2 allows
one to obtain activated carbons which show differences in micropore si
ze distribution depending on the temperature at which the starting cha
r was obtained. No significant effect on mesoporosity development was
noticed whereas lower macropore volumes were obtained with activated c
arbons resulting from the char prepared at the highest temperature (80
0 degrees C).