Abstract
The potential of a South African coal, Bosjesspruit, as a precursor for a phosphoric acid-activated carbon has been assessed using the adsorption of nitrogen at 77 K and mercury porosimetry. Column cleaning of the coal by froth flotation reduced the ash content from 22 to 12 wt.% and caused maceral separtion, resulting in an intertinite-rich product. Reaction of the column-cleaned coal with phosphoric acid in the range 450–550°C produced an activated carbon which was dominantly microporous. The notional BET surface area of the coal reached a maximum of 600 m2/g at a reaction temperature of 550°C.
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