CO2 storage properties of nanostructured carbons by a microwave plasma reactor

Mi Tian; Congxiao Shang

doi:10.1155/2015/650682

CO₂ storage properties of nanostructured carbons by a microwave plasma reactor

Mi Tian, Congxiao Shang

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Abstract

Nanostructured carbon was successfully produced by methane cracking in a relatively low-energy cold plasma reactor designed in-house. A followed thermal treatment was carried out to further enhance its porosity. The modified plasma carbon was then employed for CO2 adsorption at 25°C. The as-synthesized plasma carbon and the modified carbon were characterized by BET surface area/pore size analyzer, Raman spectra, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show thermal modification pronouncedly improves BET surface area and porosity of PC due to opening up of accessible micro-/mesopores in the graphitic structure and by the removal of amorphous carbons around the graphite surface. The modified PC displays a higher adsorption capacity at 25°C than that of the commercial activated carbon reported. The low hydrogen storage capacity of the modified PC indicates that it can be considered for CO2 removal in syngas.

Original language	English
Article number	650682
Journal	Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume	2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/650682
Publication status	Published - Nov 2015

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