High surface area materials prepared from sewage sludge-based precursors
High surface area materials prepared from sewage sludge-based precursors
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.02.017
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发表时间:
2006-09-01
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Linares-Solano, A.
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作者:
Ros, A.;Lillo-Rodenas, M. A.;Linares-Solano, A.
This paper focuses on physical activation (COD and chemical activation (H3PO4, NaOH and KOH) of sewage sludge-based precursors. Our results show that (i) a simple acid washing treatment leads to a significant increase in the adsorption capacity of some precursors; (ii) under the experimental conditions tested, CO2 physical activation and chemical activation with H3PO4 were ineffective for an efficient porosity development and (iii) choosing an appropriate protocol, it is possible to obtain highly porous materials (700-1700 m(2) g(-1)) by chemical activation of sludge-based precursors with alkaline hydroxides. The efficiency of the chemical activation with NaOH or KOH is very much influenced by the method used for mixing the activating agent and the precursor. The BET values of the materials obtained when physically mixing ground hydroxides with the precursor almost doubled the values obtained if other mixing methods are employed. Increasing the hydroxide: precursor ratio leads to an enhancement of the adsorption capacity of the adsorbents, with BET values ranging from 689 to 1224 m(2) g(-1) for NaOH activation and from 853 to 1686 m(2) g(-1) for KOH activation. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.