Preparation of activated carbon cloth from viscous rayon - Part IV. Chemical activation

  • A. Huidobro*
  • , A. C. Pastor
  • , F. Rodríguez-Reinoso
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The chemical activation of viscous rayon fabric was carried out by impregnation with solutions of different chemicals (NH4Cl, AlCl3, ZnCl2, CuCl2, FeCl3, H3PO4 or Na2HPO4), followed by carbonization in an inert atmosphere. Impregnation modifies the pyrolysis of the precursor, favouring dehydration over depolymerization, thus resulting in larger yield in respect to carbonization of the unimpregnated fabric. The effect of each impregnant on yield, flexibility, strength and porosity of the resulting carbon cloth is analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)389-398
Number of pages10
JournalCarbon
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2001
Externally publishedYes

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