Journal
JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 43-48Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026522401784
Keywords
porous silica; activated carbon; porous properties; fixation; yeast
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Mixtures of small silica particles and activated carbon were heated at 1250-1450 degreesC in an inert atmosphere to make nano- and macro-sized porous silica for incorporating yeast in the porous strucrure. Without activated carbon, porous silica of 45-60% porosity and 15-30 mum pore diameter was produced with a specific surface area below 1 m(2)/g. By the addition of 8 wt% of activated carbon granules, the surface area of porous silica increased to 100 m(2)/g at 1250 degreesC. It was confirmed that there were micropores(1.2 nm) and mesopores(4.0 nm) due to activated carbon granules in porous silica when granule type activated carbon was used. However, in the case of activated carbon fiber, its micro- and mesoporous structure was destroyed in the firing process. The fixation of Z. rouxii yeasts was promoted on the porous silica with activated carbon.
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