ACTIVATED CARBONS FROM EUCALYPTUS WOOD - INFLUENCE OF THE CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURE

Citation
N. Tancredi et al., ACTIVATED CARBONS FROM EUCALYPTUS WOOD - INFLUENCE OF THE CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURE, Separation science and technology, 32(6), 1997, pp. 1115-1126
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical",Chemistry
ISSN journal
01496395
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1115 - 1126
Database
ISI
SICI code
0149-6395(1997)32:6<1115:ACFEW->2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
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).