High surface area carbon and process for its production
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorsPeter Pfeifer, Galen J. Suppes, Parag Shah, Jacob W. Burress
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Abstract
The present invention provides a high surface area porous carbon material and a process for making this material. In particular, the carbon material is derived from biomass and has large mesopore and micropore surfaces that promote improved adsorption of materials and gas storage capabilities.
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An activated carbon adsorbent, wherein the adsorbent comprises a total pore volume from about 1.5 cc/g to about 2.37 cc/g , a surface area of from about 2700 m2/g to about 3421 m2/g , a particle size of at least 149 microns, a pore volume from about 1.5 cc/g to about 2.00 cc/g for pores with diameters less than about 50 Å, and a pore volume from about 0.8 cc/g to about 1.13 cc/g for pores with diameters ranging from about 20 Å to about 50 Å.
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