Preparation of Microporous Carbon from Sargassum horneri by Hydrothermal Carbonization and KOH Activation for CO2 Capture

High-performance microporous activated carbon (AHC) for CO2 capture was prepared from an emerging marine pollutant, Sargassum horneri, via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and KOH activation. The as-synthesized carbon material was characterized by N2 sorption-desorption measurement, TGA, SEM, XRD, F...

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Main Authors: Ganning Zeng, Sa Lou, Huijuan Ying, Xi Wu, Xin Dou, Ning Ai, Jiawei Wang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4319149
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Sa Lou
Huijuan Ying
Xi Wu
Xin Dou
Ning Ai
Jiawei Wang
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Huijuan Ying
Xi Wu
Xin Dou
Ning Ai
Jiawei Wang
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description High-performance microporous activated carbon (AHC) for CO2 capture was prepared from an emerging marine pollutant, Sargassum horneri, via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and KOH activation. The as-synthesized carbon material was characterized by N2 sorption-desorption measurement, TGA, SEM, XRD, FTIR, and elemental analysis. Impressively, the activated carbon exhibited high specific surface area (1221 m2/g), narrow distributed micropores (∼0.50 nm), and a relatively high nitrogen content (3.56 wt.%), which endowed this carbon material high CO2 uptake of 101.7 mg/g at 30°C and 1 bar. Moreover, the carbon material showed highly stable CO2 adsorption capacity and easy regeneration over four adsorption-desorption cycles. Two kinetic models were employed in this work and found that the pseudo-first-order kinetic model (R2 = 0.99) provided the best description. In addition, the high CO2 uptake is mainly attributed to the presence of abundant narrow microporous. The macroporous structure of hydrochar (HC) played an important role in the production of microporous carbon with high adsorption properties. This work provides an efficient strategy for preparing microporous activated carbon from Sargassum horneri, and AHC is a promising candidate acting as an efficient CO2 adsorbent for further industrial application.
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spelling doaj-art-a09f294954954dfca0a6b0b74b06b0892025-08-20T03:38:09ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712018-01-01201810.1155/2018/43191494319149Preparation of Microporous Carbon from Sargassum horneri by Hydrothermal Carbonization and KOH Activation for CO2 CaptureGanning Zeng0Sa Lou1Huijuan Ying2Xi Wu3Xin Dou4Ning Ai5Jiawei Wang6Ocean College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaCollege of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaCollege of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaCollege of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaCollege of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaCollege of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaChemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UKHigh-performance microporous activated carbon (AHC) for CO2 capture was prepared from an emerging marine pollutant, Sargassum horneri, via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and KOH activation. The as-synthesized carbon material was characterized by N2 sorption-desorption measurement, TGA, SEM, XRD, FTIR, and elemental analysis. Impressively, the activated carbon exhibited high specific surface area (1221 m2/g), narrow distributed micropores (∼0.50 nm), and a relatively high nitrogen content (3.56 wt.%), which endowed this carbon material high CO2 uptake of 101.7 mg/g at 30°C and 1 bar. Moreover, the carbon material showed highly stable CO2 adsorption capacity and easy regeneration over four adsorption-desorption cycles. Two kinetic models were employed in this work and found that the pseudo-first-order kinetic model (R2 = 0.99) provided the best description. In addition, the high CO2 uptake is mainly attributed to the presence of abundant narrow microporous. The macroporous structure of hydrochar (HC) played an important role in the production of microporous carbon with high adsorption properties. This work provides an efficient strategy for preparing microporous activated carbon from Sargassum horneri, and AHC is a promising candidate acting as an efficient CO2 adsorbent for further industrial application.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4319149
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Journal of Chemistry
title Preparation of Microporous Carbon from Sargassum horneri by Hydrothermal Carbonization and KOH Activation for CO2 Capture
title_full Preparation of Microporous Carbon from Sargassum horneri by Hydrothermal Carbonization and KOH Activation for CO2 Capture
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title_short Preparation of Microporous Carbon from Sargassum horneri by Hydrothermal Carbonization and KOH Activation for CO2 Capture
title_sort preparation of microporous carbon from sargassum horneri by hydrothermal carbonization and koh activation for co2 capture
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