Carbonization Behavior of Reed Grass and Production of Activated Carbon

Abstract

Carbonization behavior of reed grass, Phragmites communis Trinius ,w asinvestigated using wide angle X- ray diffractometry. The degree of graphitization for the carbon derived from reed grass by the heat-treatment at 3000t became fairly lower as compared with the value for acenaphthylene. The activation process using water vapor or CO2 was conducted to the carbon from reed grass, and an iodine adsorption capacity and a surface area were measured. The iodine adsorption capacity and the surface area reached 1090 mg/g and 1085 m 2 /g, respectively. It was confirmed that