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Determination of the optimum porosity for 2-CEES adsorption by activated carbon fiber from various precursors

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In this study, we prepared ACFs with a high specific surface area from various precursors (rayon, pitch, and oxidized polyacrylonitrile-based fibers) by a steam-activation technique and investigated the effects of the micropore and mesopore fraction on 2-CEES adsorption behaviors. The activation time was precisely controlled so that the activation yield was in the range of 35–40% to ensure the mechanical properties of the ACFs. The N2 adsorption isotherm characteristics at 77K were confirmed by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, Barrett–Joyner–Halenda and non-local density functional theory equations. The adsorption capacities of the ACF were measured by breakthrough experiments in the gas phase (750 μg/mL of 2-CEES in N2 flow). The removal efficiency of the ACFs was evaluated and compared with that of AC. From the results, specific surface areas and total pore volume of the ACF were determined to be 1380–1670 m2/g and 0.61–0.82 cm3/g, respectively. It was also observed that various pore characteristics of ACF were found to be dependent on crystallite structure of each precursor. The break through time (C/C0 = 0.10) was in the order of Oxi-Pan-H-9-2 < Saratoga AC < Rayon-H-9-3 < Pitch-H-9-4. This indicates that 2-CEES adsorption capacity could be a function not only of specific surface area or total pore volume, but also of sub-mesopore volume fraction in the range of 1.5–2.5 nm of adsorbents.

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This research was supported by the “A Study on the Design of Protective Woven Fabrics Using ACF Materials” funded by the Agency for Defense Development, Republic of Korea (UD170102ID). This research was supported by Nano Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (Project no. 2018M3A7B9086636).

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  1. Research Center for Carbon Convergence Materials, Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology, Jeonju, 54853, Republic of Korea

    Hye-Min Lee, Byeong-Hoon Lee, Ju-Hwan Kim & Byung-Joo Kim

  2. Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea

    Hye-Min Lee & Soo-Jin Park

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea

    Byeong-Hoon Lee

  4. Department of Carbon and Nano Materials Engineering, Jeonju University, Jeonju, 55069, Republic of Korea

    Ju-Hwan Kim & Kay-Hyeok An

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Lee, HM., Lee, BH., Kim, JH. et al. Determination of the optimum porosity for 2-CEES adsorption by activated carbon fiber from various precursors. Carbon Lett. 29, 649–654 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-019-00080-6

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