Unrevealing the meso- and micro-structure of activated carbons for catalysis
Carbonaceous materials cover a very large family of structures and textures that span a wide range of unique chemical and physical properties. Activated carbons are used in a large number of applications and have been successfully used as support for catalysts or as catalysts on their own. The catalytic properties of different carbons are strongly influenced by macro- and micro-structural features, that include the specific surface area, surface chemistry, morphology as well as their pore structure. The disordered character and the difficulties of reliably uncoupling pore size and pore accessibility, still represent a characterization challenge for carbons. In particular, microstructural features of carbonaceous materials are locked by the limitations of conventional analytical techniques. The result is an incomplete or simplified description of carbon structure and microstructure. Traditional models are based on an assembly of pseudo graphitic nanocrystals. However, alternative models have recently been proposed based on curved layers. In this proposal, we intend to use of Small Angle Neutron Scattering to study the structure of two types of carbons at multiple length scales.
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PIOVANO Andrea; Alberto Ricchebuono and SCHWEINS Ralf. (2021). Unrevealing the meso- and micro-structure of activated carbons for catalysis. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.EASY-970
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