Removal of indoor formaldehyde using mesoporous carbon activated with KOH

Mi Jin Yu, Sung Hoon Park, Jong Ki Jeon, Young Kwon Park

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Abstract

In this study, a mesoporous carbon (CMK-3) activated using KOH was applied to the adsorption of formaldehyde, a representative indoor air pollutant. Activation process was carried out by putting KOHtreated CMK-3 in a reactor maintained at 700 °C in N2 atmosphere. The activated sample was characterized using BET, XRD, XPS and FT-IR analysis. The formaldehyde adsorption performance of the mesoporous carbon was improved, which is attributed to the formation of oxygen and nitrogen functional groups on the mesoporous carbon surface by the activation process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-46
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Chemistry for Engineering
Volume23
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • CMK-3
  • Formaldehyde
  • KOH

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