a b s t r a c t The activated carbon beads (ACB) are prepared by a new preparation method, which is proposed by mixing the coal tar pitch and fumed silica powder at a certain weight ratio and activation by KOH at different weight ratios and different temperatures. The BET surface area, pore volume and average pore size are obtained based on the nitrogen adsorption isotherms at 77K by using …
Abstract. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) together with carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have been produced on the surface of and inside mesocarbon microbeads containing Co nanoparticles during their activation with potassium hydroxide (KOH). The resulting CNFs consist of a number of platelet-shaped sub-units with width of about 500 nm and thickness of 50 nm. The CNTs, with diameter of about 200 nm, grow from…