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  • Publication
    Accès libre
    The oxidation of an Asturian bituminous coal in air and its influence on subsequent activation by steam
    (1996)
    Centeno, Teresa A.
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    It is shown that the oxidation of an Asturian bituminous coal by air, at 150 ° and 270 °C, has a considerable influence on the microporous structure of the carbon obtained by subsequent carbonization and steam activation to 50% burn-off. The direct activation of the coal leads to an open micropore system of 0.2 cm3/g, with an average pore size near 0.8 nm. On the other hand, much larger systems of micropores can be obtained in the final products, depending on the temperature of pretreatment in air. The oxidation at 270 °C eventually leads to supermicropores (W0 = 0.4 cm3/g) and to a small system of narrow micropores near 0.3–0.5 nm. Molecular sieving experiments indicate that these micropores are part of the constrictions leading into 50–60% of the larger pores.
  • Publication
    Accès libre
    On the activation of Asturian anthracite following various pretreatments
    (1994)
    Centeno, Teresa A.
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    An Asturian anthracite has been subjected to different pretreatments and subsequently activated by steam at 850°C to a total burn-off of 55 percent. The physical properties (micropore sizes and distributions, external surface areas, etc.) of the solids are compared with those of the carbon obtained by direct activation. Although the yield is generally low, it appears that better results are obtained by activation following preoxidation in air at 270°C for 3 days. In the case of pretreatments with a mixture of nitrogen, air, and water vapor at 450°C, the subsequent activation is less efficient. The micropore volumes and the pore size distributions are similar to those observed for soft precursors, but at a much lower degree of burn-off.