Novel porous carbons synthesized from polymeric precursors for hydrogen storage

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Abstract

In this work, porous carbons were prepared from polymeric ion-exchangeable resin by a chemical activation method in order to obtain novel hydrogen storage materials, and the adsorption characteristics of the porous carbons were investigated. The textural properties were studied by BET and D-R methods with N2 / 77 K adsorption isotherms. The hydrogen storage behaviors of the porous carbons at 298 K and 100 bar were studied using a PCT apparatus. In the observed post-activation result, the hydrogen storage capacity was markedly improved. However, it was also found that the total amount of adsorption was not proportional to the specific surface area of the adsorbates. This indicates that hydrogen storage could be a function not only of specific surface area or total pore volume but also of microporevolume fraction or the average pore size of adsorbents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2254-2259
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume33
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Activation
  • Hydrogen storage
  • Micropore volume
  • Porous carbons

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