Preparation and Characterization of Urea-Modified Lignin-Derived Porous Carbon Materials and their CO₂ Adsorption Properties

Present study, activated carbon was precarbonised and chemically activated to prepare activated charcoal from different lignins , and their adsorption properties had been investigated. The influences of carbon source selection with urea modification on the CO 2 adsorption performance of the materials were investigated. The selectivity, warmth of adsorption and cyclic steadiness of the materials had been in addition tested. The urea-modified porous carbon materials were prepared using dealkylated lignin (LCC), calcium lignosulfonate (CLS) and sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) as carbon precursors, KOH as activator and urea as nitrogen dopant. The CO 2 adsorption values of the LCC-0.5N samples had been 5.52 mmol/g and 3.90 mmol/g at 1 bar, 273 K and 298 K, respectively, and were obtained in 10 successive adsorption-desorption cycles. The CO 2 adsorption ability remained stable and greater than 110 mg/g after 10 consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles.