WANG Kechao,XU Shaoping,WANG Wenwen,et al.Activation of petroleum coke with KOH based on K recycle to produce high specific surface area activated carbon and co produce hydrogen[J].Low-carbon Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,2024,49(11):63-69.
WANG Kechao,XU Shaoping,WANG Wenwen,et al.Activation of petroleum coke with KOH based on K recycle to produce high specific surface area activated carbon and co produce hydrogen[J].Low-carbon Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,2024,49(11):63-69. DOI: 10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20240050.
Activation of petroleum coke with KOH based on K recycle to produce high specific surface area activated carbon and co produce hydrogen
的转化环节决定了K循环效率。以石油焦为碳质原料、KOH为活化剂,在活化温度为800 ℃及脱插温度为250 ℃的条件下,4.5 g干燥后的石油焦与13.5 g KOH经二次活化-脱插,所得活性炭比表面积达2808 m
2
/g,并联产1403 mL/g H
2
(1 g石油焦产生1403 mL H
2
)。
Abstract
The preparation of high specific surface area activated carbon by KOH activation method usually requires a large amount of KOH consumption. In order to improve the utilization efficiency of KOH
a method based on intercalation and de-intercalation of K (hereinafter referred to as “K recycle”) for preparing high specific surface area activa
ted carbon and co producing H
2
from activation of petroleum coke with KOH was developed. During the heating activation process
KOH reacted with carbonaceous raw materials and converted into K
K
2
O and K
2
CO
3
and produced H
2
while K
2
CO
3
can continue to react to generate K and K
2
O. During the cooling de-intercalation process
water vapour as the de-intercalation reagent was introduced to react with the intercalated K
free state K and K
2
O to generate KOH and H
2
. The regenerated KOH can react again with the carbonaceous raw materials during the secondary heating activation process
forming the K recycle. The effects of different carbonaceous raw materials (petroleum coke and graphite)
activation agent KOH and its activation intermediate K
2
CO
3
on the gas evolution during activation process and the pore structure properties of activated carbon were investigated in a horizontal boat reactor. Based on this
the K recycle mechanism was analyzed. The results show that the efficiency of K recycle and H
2
production vary with the carbonaceous raw materials and activation agents. The reactivity of petroleum coke is much higher than that of graphite
and the activation ability of KOH is better than that of K
2
CO
3
. In the activation process of petroleum coke with KOH
the conversion rate of KOH reaches 80%
while that of K
2
CO
3
is only 18.5%
indicating that the efficiency of K recycle is determined by the conversion of K
2
CO
3
.With petroleum coke as carbonaceous raw materials and KOH as activation agent
under the conditions of activation temperature 800 ℃ and de-intercalation temperature 250 ℃
4.5 g dried petroleum coke and 13.5 g KOH are subjected to secondary intercalation and de-intercalation
resulting in activated carbon with the specific surface area of 2808 m
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