Preparation of Nitrogen-Doped Cellulose-Based Porous Carbon and Its Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Properties

Abstract

Nitrogen-doped cellulose-based porous carbon materials were obtained by hydrothermal method and KOH chemical activation together with melamine as a nitrogen-doping precursor. The effects of hydrothermal temperature on the microstructure and surface morphology of the products were mainly studied. Also, the carbon dioxide adsorption capacity of the prepared porous carbon was investigated. It was found that when the hydrothermal carbonization temperature was 270 °C and the mass ratio of cellulose and melamine was 1:1, the largest micropore specific surface area of 1703 m²·g^-1 and micropore volume of 0.65 cm³·g^-1 were obtained, with a nitrogen-doping composition of 1.68 atom %. At the temperature of 25 °C and under the pressure of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 MPa, the adsorption amount of CO₂ was 1.56, 3.79, 5.42, and 7.34 mmol·g^-1, respectively. Also, the adsorption process of CO₂ was in good accordance with the Freundlich isotherm model.