| Autor: |
Malini, K., Selvakumar, D., Kumar, N. S. |
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Chemical Papers; Aug2023, Vol. 77 Issue 8, p4179-4192, 14p |
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Preparation of nitrogen-doped porous activated carbon materials gained much importance in recent years due to their enhanced CO2 adsorption properties and CO2/N2 selectivity as against undoped counterparts. In this study, N-doped activated carbon macrospheres were prepared by carbonization of casein-coated chitosan macrospheres obtained by coacervation method, where chitosan serves as a nitrogen containing carbon (C/N) precursor and casein serves as an additional polymeric nitrogen source. Uncoated chitosan macrospheres were also prepared in NaOH solution for comparative studies. SEM–EDS, CHN analysis, BET surface area analysis, Raman, FTIR, XRD and XPS were performed on both samples to compare the textural characteristics of the activated carbons prepared. Thermal analysis using TGA and DTG revealed that coacervated sample possessed improved thermal stability. The CO2 adsorption studies showed an enhanced adsorption capacity for the activated carbon prepared from chitosan/casein macrospheres (123.57 mg/g) than for the activated carbon from chitosan/NaOH macrospheres (97.98 mg/g) at 25 °C and 1 bar. The activated carbon prepared from chitosan/casein macrospheres exhibited an excellent CO2/N2 selectivity. Furthermore, a steady CO2 uptake studied up to 5 cycles indicates the material is thermally stable and reusable without deterioration in CO2 adsorption capacity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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