Table 9.
Textural properties of the precursor and optimal AC.
| Sample | CO2 uptake (mmol/g) | aSBET (m2/g) | cSMic (m2/g) | dSExt (m2/g) | ePore volume (cm3/g) (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vt | Vmicro | Vmeso | |||||
| Biomass Precursor | 0.20@ 25 °C | 0.06 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Biochar | 0.73 @ 25 °C | 11.11 | 0.31 | 10.8 | 0.023 | 0 | 0.023 |
| Optimal AC |
6.7 @ 0 °C 4.2 @ 25 °C 2.6 @ 50 °C |
1374 | 838 | 537 | 0.752 | 0.626 (83.2) | 0.126 (16.8) |
aSBET, surface area calculated by BET equation at P/P0 = 0.05–0.3
cSMic, micropore surface area calculated by t-plot method.
dSExt, external surface area calculated by t-plot method.
eVt, total pore volume estimated from the adsorption amount (24.5 mmol/g) at P/P0 = 0.99 using NLDFT.