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Preparation and characterisation of carbon spheres for carbon dioxide capture

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Carbon spheres were prepared by carbonisation of phenolic resin spheres obtained using a modified Stöber method in a microwave assisted solvothermal reactor. Preparation process involved water–ethanol, ammonia water, resorcinol, potassium oxalate and formaldehyde. The mixture was stirred for 24 h at room temperature and then subjected to a pressure treatment, in which the solution was treated in a microwave assisted solvothermal reactor for 15 min at a pressure of 1–3 MPa. The proposed synthesis resulted in a material containing microporous carbon spheres having high surface area (from 1178 to 1648 m2/g), with diameters from 200 to 350 nm, total pore volume from 0.49 to 0.78 cm3/g, and high CO2 adsorption capacity from 3.86 to 5.03 mmol/g measured at 0.1 MPa and 25 °C. Taking into account the properties of the obtained material, it can be applied as a sorbent for CO2 capture.

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The research leading to these results has received funding from the Polish-Norwegian Research Programme operated by the National Centre for Research and Development under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009–2014 in the frame of Project Contract No. Pol-Nor/237761/98.

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    D. Sibera, U. Narkiewicz, J. Kapica, J. Serafin, B. Michalkiewicz, R. J. Wróbel & A. W. Morawski

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Sibera, D., Narkiewicz, U., Kapica, J. et al. Preparation and characterisation of carbon spheres for carbon dioxide capture. J Porous Mater 26, 19–27 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-018-0601-8

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