Ultra-high surface area ionic-liquid-derived carbons that meet both gravimetric and volumetric methane storage targets
Nawaf Albeladi, L. Scott Blankenship, Robert Mokaya
Abstract
Activation of N-rich and O-poor carbonised matter from ionic liquids yields ultraporous carbon (4000 m 2 g −1 and 3.3 cm 3 g −1 ) with high packing density that translates to methane uptake of up to 0.53 g g −1 and 289 cm 3 (STP) cm −3 at 25 °C and 100 bar.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidMethaneGravimetric analysisBar (unit)Carbon fibersIonic bondingHydrogen storageAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Materials scienceCarbon dioxideChemical engineeringChemistryIonMineralogyEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialComposite numberHydrogenMeteorologyPhysicsEngineeringCatalysisCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationCatalytic Processes in Materials Science