Chars and Activated Carbons Prepared from Asturian Apple Pulp

Asturian apple pulp was carbonised under nitrogen at 400°C and 750°C and subsequently activated with CO 2 at 750°C. The resulting active carbon exhibited properties in line with those expected from precursors of vegetable origin, with the carbonisation stage appearing to have only a limited influenc...

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Main Authors: E. Fernandez, T.A. Centeno, F. Stoeckli
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2001-10-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617011494466
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description Asturian apple pulp was carbonised under nitrogen at 400°C and 750°C and subsequently activated with CO 2 at 750°C. The resulting active carbon exhibited properties in line with those expected from precursors of vegetable origin, with the carbonisation stage appearing to have only a limited influence on the final porosity. In the case of carbonisation at 400°C, the initial micropore system of the char was accessible to dichloromethane, CO 2 and water, but presented a strong gate effect at ca. 0.35–0.40 nm. The pore volume, W 0 , was equal to 0.13 cm 3 /g and the average pore width 0.70 nm. The pore size distribution was obtained from CO 2 adsorption at 0°C, using isotherms derived from computer modelling. With the char prepared at 750°C, the initial porosity was only accessible to water and its presence was confirmed by extrapolation of W 0 for the activated carbons.
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spelling doaj-art-fa13f6e7b58e421dae622d40dd9ba3ea2025-01-02T22:37:32ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382001-10-011910.1260/0263617011494466Chars and Activated Carbons Prepared from Asturian Apple PulpE. Fernandez0T.A. Centeno1F. Stoeckli2 Chemistry Department of the University, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland Instituto Nacional del Carbon, La Corredoria, s/n Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain Chemistry Department of the University, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandAsturian apple pulp was carbonised under nitrogen at 400°C and 750°C and subsequently activated with CO 2 at 750°C. The resulting active carbon exhibited properties in line with those expected from precursors of vegetable origin, with the carbonisation stage appearing to have only a limited influence on the final porosity. In the case of carbonisation at 400°C, the initial micropore system of the char was accessible to dichloromethane, CO 2 and water, but presented a strong gate effect at ca. 0.35–0.40 nm. The pore volume, W 0 , was equal to 0.13 cm 3 /g and the average pore width 0.70 nm. The pore size distribution was obtained from CO 2 adsorption at 0°C, using isotherms derived from computer modelling. With the char prepared at 750°C, the initial porosity was only accessible to water and its presence was confirmed by extrapolation of W 0 for the activated carbons.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617011494466
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title Chars and Activated Carbons Prepared from Asturian Apple Pulp
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