Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 65, Issue 4, Pages 744-747Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2010.11.049
Keywords
Activated carbon; Canadian peat; H3PO4 activation; ZnCl2 activation; Demineralization
Funding
- Ontario Ministry of Energy
- Ontario Centres of Excellence
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
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Activated carbons (ACs) with very high specific surface areas up to approximately 900 m(2)/g and total pore volume up to 0.5 cm(3)/g were produced from a Canadian peat through chemical activation using either H3PO4 or ZnCl2 as the activation agent, followed by activation/carbonization in air at 450 degrees C for 45 min. ZnCl2 was found to be more effective for developing microporous structures in the ACs, while H3PO4 is more efficient in developing the mesopores. Demineralization of the AC precursor to remove intrinsic minerals greatly affected the development of pore structures during the activation process. The AC derived from the demineralized peat activated by ZnCl2 attained the highest BET surface area with significantly increased micro-/mesopores. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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