Gao, Shuai and Villacorta, Byron S. and Ge, Lei 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2989-0329 and Rufford, Thomas E. and Zhu, Zhonghua
(2017)
Effect of sonication and hydrogen peroxide oxidation of carbon nanotube modifiers on the microstructure of pitch-derived activated carbon foam discs.
Carbon, 124.
pp. 142-151.
ISSN 0008-6223
Abstract
We used carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as modifying particles and potassium hydroxide as a porogen to prepare mesoporous pitch-derived activated carbon discs (ACD) with high surface areas. The parameters investigated in this study included the concentration of CNTs (1%, 2%, 3.5% and 5%), the dispersion of the CNTs in the pitch using a 750 W sonic probe, the oxidation of the CNTs with H2O2, and the aspect ratio of the CNTs. The highest surface area ACD was obtained with 2% oxidized CNTs dispersed in the pitch with the ultrasonic probe (ACD-2%-SO, SBET = 2089 m2 g−1). The ACDs prepared with the sonic probe and with 2 wt% or more of raw and oxidized CNTs exhibited larger mesopore volumes than those ACDs prepared with 1 wt% CNTs. A series of quench tests performed during the foaming process by withdrawal of the carbon from the tube furnace at 673 K, 773 K and 873 K revealed that mesopores in ACD develop at temperatures ranging from 773 K to 873 K, whereas micropores formed between 873 K and 1073 K. The adsorption capacities of N2 and CO2 on ACD-2%-SO were measured with a gravimetric apparatus at 298 K and 303 K at pressures up to 4000 kPa. The uptake of CO2 on ACD-2%-SO at a temperature of 298 K was 3.33 mol/kg at 100 kPa and 11.51 mol/kg at 3496 kPa.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences - Centre for Future Materials (1 Jan 2017 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences - Centre for Future Materials (1 Jan 2017 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2017 05:52 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2018 04:36 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | carbon nanotubes; sonification; carbon foam discs; porogens |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0904 Chemical Engineering > 090404 Membrane and Separation Technologies |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | D Environment > 96 Environment > 9603 Climate and Climate Change > 960302 Climate Change Mitigation Strategies |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2017.08.036 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/33061 |
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