Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters

Carbon spheres prepared from a resol-type phenol–formaldehyde resin at 1000°C were activated in a flow of dry air in order to understand the process of pore development through the use of master curves for each pore parameter. Pore development in the carbon spheres by such oxidation was characterize...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tetsuo Nishikawa, Michio Inagaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-12-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/026361705777642016
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841561879362666496
author Tetsuo Nishikawa
Michio Inagaki
author_facet Tetsuo Nishikawa
Michio Inagaki
author_sort Tetsuo Nishikawa
collection DOAJ
description Carbon spheres prepared from a resol-type phenol–formaldehyde resin at 1000°C were activated in a flow of dry air in order to understand the process of pore development through the use of master curves for each pore parameter. Pore development in the carbon spheres by such oxidation was characterized through analyses of nitrogen adsorption isotherms by different methods. The adsorptivity of the activated carbon spheres towards phenol was measured as a function of oxidation temperature and time, its dependence on the micropore volume being discussed. The development of pores by air oxidation was interpreted in terms of master curves measured at the reference temperature (400°C) for each pore parameter, viz. surface areas and pore volumes due to different pores. The pore parameters were determined via the BET, α S -plot, BJH and DFT methods. The results presented suggest that the effect of oxidation temperature and time on pore development could be converted with each other as well as oxidation yield. The temperature dependence of the different parameters corresponded to an apparent activation energy of ca. 150 kJ/mol. Pore development was assumed to proceed principally via the enlargement and collapse of micropores through mesopores to macropores.
format Article
id doaj-art-bbc1bae1cd1043e08b4dd992cedde5a4
institution Kabale University
issn 0263-6174
2048-4038
language English
publishDate 2005-12-01
publisher SAGE Publishing
record_format Article
series Adsorption Science & Technology
spelling doaj-art-bbc1bae1cd1043e08b4dd992cedde5a42025-01-03T01:20:02ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382005-12-012310.1260/026361705777642016Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore ParametersTetsuo NishikawaMichio InagakiCarbon spheres prepared from a resol-type phenol–formaldehyde resin at 1000°C were activated in a flow of dry air in order to understand the process of pore development through the use of master curves for each pore parameter. Pore development in the carbon spheres by such oxidation was characterized through analyses of nitrogen adsorption isotherms by different methods. The adsorptivity of the activated carbon spheres towards phenol was measured as a function of oxidation temperature and time, its dependence on the micropore volume being discussed. The development of pores by air oxidation was interpreted in terms of master curves measured at the reference temperature (400°C) for each pore parameter, viz. surface areas and pore volumes due to different pores. The pore parameters were determined via the BET, α S -plot, BJH and DFT methods. The results presented suggest that the effect of oxidation temperature and time on pore development could be converted with each other as well as oxidation yield. The temperature dependence of the different parameters corresponded to an apparent activation energy of ca. 150 kJ/mol. Pore development was assumed to proceed principally via the enlargement and collapse of micropores through mesopores to macropores.https://doi.org/10.1260/026361705777642016
spellingShingle Tetsuo Nishikawa
Michio Inagaki
Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters
title_full Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters
title_fullStr Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters
title_full_unstemmed Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters
title_short Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters
title_sort air oxidation of carbon spheres i master curves of pore parameters
url https://doi.org/10.1260/026361705777642016
work_keys_str_mv AT tetsuonishikawa airoxidationofcarbonspheresimastercurvesofporeparameters
AT michioinagaki airoxidationofcarbonspheresimastercurvesofporeparameters