Preparation and characterization of activated carbon fibers from liquefied wood by KOH activation

Holzforschung ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxiang Huang ◽  
Guangjie Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Koh Activation ◽  
Activated Carbon Fibers ◽  
Surface Functional Groups ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Liquefied Wood

Abstract Activated carbon fibers (ACFs) have been prepared from liquefied wood (Wliq) by chemical activation with KOH, with a particular focus on the effect of KOH/fiber ratio in term of porous texture and surface chemistry. ACFs based on steam activation served as a blank for comparison. The properties of the ACFs were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption/desorption, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results show that the KOH-activated ACFs have rougher surfaces and more amorphous structure compared with the blank. The pore development was significant when the KOH/fiber ratio reached 3, and achieved a maximum Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 1371 m2 g-1 and total pore volume (Vtot) of 0.777 cm3 g-1, of which 45.3% belong to mesopores with diameters of 2–4 nm, while the blank activated at the same temperature had a BET surface of 1250 m2 g-1 and Vtot of 0.644 cm3 g-1, which are mainly micropores. The surface functional groups are closely associated with the KOH/fiber ratios. KOH-activated ACFs with KOH/fiber ratio of 3 have more oxygenated surface functional groups (C-O, C=O, -COOH) than the blank.

Activated carbon fiber from liquefied wood and polyvinyl butyral as an additive for production of flexible all-carbon yarn supercapacitors

Holzforschung ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxiang Huang ◽  
Wenji Yu ◽  
Guangjie Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Polyvinyl Butyral ◽  
Activated Carbon Fiber ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Liquefied Wood ◽  
New Material

AbstractA novel way to prepare mesoporous activated carbon fibers (ACFs-P) has been developed, while the ACFs-P with high surface area were obtained from liquefied wood by combining polyvinyl butyral (PVB) blending and steam activation. The porosity properties of the new material was investigated by N2adsorption and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area was found to be 2710 m2g−1and a pore volume of 1.540 cm3g−1, of which 58.2% was mesoporous with diameters between 3 and 6 nm. ACFs-P had a higher methylene blue (MB) adsorption capacity (962 mg/g) than the PVB-added carbon fibers (CFs-P) and ACFs-P without PVB (ACFs-C). Flexible all-carbon yarn supercapacitors can be produced from ACFs-P as powder or fiber. The fiber approach led to yarn supercapacitors with a less favorable electrochemical performance than the powder based production owing to the poor strength of the fibers. A 10 cm long yarn supercapacitor from the powdered ACFs exhibited a high specific length capacitance of 43 mF cm−1at 2 mV s−1. Yarn supercapacitors showed an excellent mechanical flexibility and its capacitor properties were not diminished after bending or crumpling.

Characterization of activated carbon fibers by small angle x-ray scattering

Carbon ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Cazorla-Amorós ◽  
C.Salinas-Martínez de Lecea ◽  
J. Alcañiz-Monge ◽  
M. Gardner ◽  
A. North ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Activated Carbon Fibers ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Characterization Of Activated Carbon ◽  
Ray Scattering
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