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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 1, Pages 102-106Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.11.008
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Adsorption; CO2 capture; Activated carbon; Amination
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- Spanish MICINN [ENE2008-05087]
- European Social Fund
- PCTI Asturias
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Two series of carbon dioxide adsorbents were prepared from almond shells, by carbonisation followed either by activation with CO2 or by heat treatment in the presence of ammonia gas (amination). Both procedures gave carbons with high CO2 adsorption capacities in pure CO2 as well as in a binary mixture of 15% CO2 in N-2. Activation with carbon dioxide significantly developed porosity in the samples, mostly in the micropore domain, while amination at 800 degrees C moderately developed narrow microporosity in the char and incorporated stable nitrogen functionalities, which enhanced CO2 selectivity. Amination showed two additional advantages over conventional activation with CO2: a greater carbon yield and a shorter soaking time. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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