Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation

Carbon spheres (CSs) were synthesized from sucrose by hydrothermal reaction. The synthesized materials were further activated with potassium hydroxide (KOH) at different concentrations. The effects of KOH concentration on the surface area and morphology were investigated. The route for pore formatio...

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Main Authors: Musa, M.S., Sanagi, M.M., Nur, H., Wan Ibrahim, W.A.
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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spelling ukm-86402016-12-14T06:47:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8640/ Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation Musa, M.S. Sanagi, M.M. Nur, H. Wan Ibrahim, W.A. Carbon spheres (CSs) were synthesized from sucrose by hydrothermal reaction. The synthesized materials were further activated with potassium hydroxide (KOH) at different concentrations. The effects of KOH concentration on the surface area and morphology were investigated. The route for pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during activation has been proposed and discussed based on micrographs and porosity trends. It was suggested that the pore formation and structural deformation phenomena were due to the intercalating power of energized K+ into the carbon. This work provides an insight of the pore formation in carbon spheres for the development of adsorbents as well as for the understanding of the structural deformation of such materials at higher KOH concentrations. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8640/1/17_M.S._Musa.pdf Musa, M.S. and Sanagi, M.M. and Nur, H. and Wan Ibrahim, W.A. (2015) Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (4). pp. 613-618. ISSN 0126-6039 ww.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil4_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil4_2015.html
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description Carbon spheres (CSs) were synthesized from sucrose by hydrothermal reaction. The synthesized materials were further activated with potassium hydroxide (KOH) at different concentrations. The effects of KOH concentration on the surface area and morphology were investigated. The route for pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during activation has been proposed and discussed based on micrographs and porosity trends. It was suggested that the pore formation and structural deformation phenomena were due to the intercalating power of energized K+ into the carbon. This work provides an insight of the pore formation in carbon spheres for the development of adsorbents as well as for the understanding of the structural deformation of such materials at higher KOH concentrations.
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author Musa, M.S.
Sanagi, M.M.
Nur, H.
Wan Ibrahim, W.A.
spellingShingle Musa, M.S.
Sanagi, M.M.
Nur, H.
Wan Ibrahim, W.A.
Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation
author_facet Musa, M.S.
Sanagi, M.M.
Nur, H.
Wan Ibrahim, W.A.
author_sort Musa, M.S.
title Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation
title_short Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation
title_full Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation
title_fullStr Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation
title_full_unstemmed Understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during KOH activation
title_sort understanding pore formation and structural deformation in carbon spheres during koh activation
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8640/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8640/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8640/1/17_M.S._Musa.pdf
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