WAN Peng, ZHANG Hua, YU Chang, et al. Preparation of carbon-based monolith with macro-pore from chitosan and its adsorption performance for trace SO2[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (1): 357-364. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2013.01.042.
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WAN Peng, ZHANG Hua, YU Chang, et al. Preparation of carbon-based monolith with macro-pore from chitosan and its adsorption performance for trace SO2[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (1): 357-364. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2013.01.042.DOI:
Preparation of carbon-based monolith with macro-pore from chitosan and its adsorption performance for trace SO2
Chitosan-based monolithic carbon materials (CBMCMs) with three-dimensional macro-porous honeycomb structure have been prepared by coupling ice templating process with a low-temperature heat treatment one
of which the adsorption and regeneration performance for trace SO2 in air were evaluated.It is found that formation of macro-porous structure can be tuned by varying the freezing time
and low temperature pyrolysis
such as 200℃
favors the retain of abundant surface nitrogen functional group in as-made CBMCMs.After ion-exchange treatment in ammonia solution
the adsorption capacity for trace SO2 of the CBMCMs is greatly enhanced
as high as 57 mg·g-1.The exhausted CBMCMs can be partially regenerated simply by air purge at room temperature.The unrecoverable part is due to the formation of ammonium salts from protonated amine group and sulfite and sulfate ions
as the product of irreversible adsorption.It is believed that after further optimization
the CBMCM materials reported here will be of potential in air cleaning for efficient removal of SOx species
especially for cathode air desulfurization in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.