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Effect of catalyst concentration and high-temperature activation on the CO2 adsorption of carbon nanospheres prepared by solvothermal carbonization of β-cyclodextrin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2015

Deepthi L. Sivadas ,
Rajaram Narasimman Open the ORCID record for Rajaram Narasimman [Opens in a new window] ,
Raghavan Rajeev ,
Kuttan Prabhakaran  and
Kovoor Ninan Ninan
Deepthi L. Sivadas*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 547, Kerala, India; and Analytical and Spectroscopy Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum 695 022, Kerala, India
Rajaram Narasimman
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 547, Kerala, India
Raghavan Rajeev
Affiliation:
Analytical and Spectroscopy Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum 695 022, Kerala, India
Kuttan Prabhakaran
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 547, Kerala, India
Kovoor Ninan Ninan
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 547, Kerala, India
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Microporous carbon nanospheres were prepared from β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) by solvothermal carbonization in o-dichlorobenzene in the presence of various concentrations of p-toluene sulfonic acid (PTSA). The contribution of PTSA toward solvothermal char (STC) was established. The STC showed the highest surface area, porosity, and CO2 sorption capacity at a PTSA to β-CD weight ratio of 2.5. The surface area, pore volume, and CO2 sorption capacity were further increased by an in situ high-temperature activation due to the oxidation of carbon at high temperature by oxygen present in the STC. The high-temperature activation reduces the significance of PTSA concentration, as the activated STC showed surface area, micropore volume, and CO2 adsorption capacity in a close range at the PTSA to β-CD weight ratio in the range of 0.04–2.50. The highest CO2 adsorption capacity of the STC increased from 2.4 to 3.5 mmol/g upon the high-temperature activation. The activated STC adsorbs significant amount (0.35 mmol/g) of CO2 from dry air containing 400 ppm CO2. The activated STC showed excellent regeneration stability and selectivity over nitrogen.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 30 , Issue 11 , 14 June 2015 , pp. 1761 - 1771
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