Influence of Activating Reagents on the Porous Structure of Activated Carbon

Abstract

Biomass has recently caught considerable interest as a low-cost renewable and sustainable raw material bringing another point of view for worldwide alternatively energy and material production. This study was intended to evaluate the effects of activating reagents on product and the porous structure of activated carbons obtained from biomass processing via conventional pyrolysis. Activation reagents as KOH, NaOH, HCl, ZnCl2 and MgCO3 were used for pyrolysis activation in conventional reactor. The effect of the activating reagents, the influence of activation ratio and the difference for one or two step activation were studied.