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- Title
Cold Nitrogen Plasma: A Groundbreaking Eco-Friendly Technique for the Surface Modification of Activated Carbon Aimed at Elevating Its Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Capacity.
- Authors
Siemak, Joanna; Ulejczyk, Bogdan; Mikołajczak, Grzegorz; Pęksiński, Jakub; Sreńscek-Nazzal, Joanna; Młotek, Michał; Krawczyk, Krzysztof; Michalkiewicz, Beata
- Abstract
Featured Application: In this scientific article, we present an environmentally friendly method for increasing the nitrogen content on the surface of activated carbons, which leads to enhanced CO2 adsorption of these carbons. The commercially available activated carbon was modified using barrier and spark discharge low-temperature nitrogen plasma treatment. The samples were investigated using nitrogen sorption at a temperature of −196 °C, XRD, SEM, and FTIR methods, and elemental analysis. The nitrogen content on the surface was increased, but other properties, such as specific surface area, total pore volume, pseudocrystallite height, and pseudocrystallite width, remained unchanged. The activated carbons after nitrogen plasma treatment indicated higher CO2 adsorption than the pristine ones. Since the investigated materials only differed in their nitrogen content, it has been unequivocally demonstrated that the increased presence of nitrogen is responsible for the enhanced adsorption of CO2. The low-temperature nitrogen plasma treatment of activated carbon is a promising method for enhancing CO2 capture.
- Subjects
CARBON dioxide adsorption; NITROGEN plasmas; ACTIVATED carbon; PLASMA flow; LOW temperature plasmas
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 15, p6438
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app14156438