Abstract
Abundant pore volume and appropriate pore configuration are two crucial characteristics of high-performance carbonaceous adsorbents and catalysts. In this study, influences of pre-treatments (e.g., breaking, sieving and ash removal by acid) and activation conditions (e.g., activation time) on pore parameters (including BET surface area, pore diameter and pore hierarchy degree) of resultant activated carbon were systematically investigated. In addition, the difference between conventional carbonization-activation (i.e., the two-step preparation method) and one-step activation in pore development of activated carbons was revealed. The sample prepared by a 120-minute one-step activation exhibited a BET surface area high to 1038.1 m2/g and a pore hierarchy at 50.7 %. Based on the kinetics analysis using TGA reactor, reaction between the activator (i.e., CO2) and carbon matrix was enhanced in one-step activation, contributing to the generation of mesopores. Remarkably, a new indicator, Effective Activation Rate (EAR) was proposed to accurately describe the activation rate in one-step synthesis after decoupling the release of moisture and volatile compounds. The above conclusions provide guidance for flexibly regulating the pore configurations of activated carbons derived from natural precursors.
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