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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2022.1095

Formaldehyde Adsorption Properties of Activated Carbon Fiber-Papers by Nitrogen Plasma Treatment  

Min, Chung Gi (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
Lim, Chaehun (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
Myeong, Seongjae (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Young-Seak (Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.33, no.6, 2022 , pp. 624-629 More about this Journal
Abstract
Formaldehyde is an indoor pollutant that is harmful to humans, such as causing respiratory and skin diseases. Nitrogen plasma treatment was performed to introduce nitrogen groups on the surface of the activated carbon fibers (ACFs), and the adsorption characteristics of formaldehyde for the surface-modified ACFs were considered. As the nitrogen gas flow rate increased, the content of nitrogen functional groups introduced to the surface of the ACFs increased by about 7%, and the ratio of nitrogen functional groups to each type present was similar. Ultramicropores increased on the ACFs surface due to the etching effect of plasma treatment. The adsorption efficiency of formaldehyde on the modified ACFs surface was also enhanced. However, under the nitrogen flow rate of 120 sccm or more, the surface of the ACFs was excessively etched, and the specific surface area and the formaldehyde adsorption capacity decreased. Therefore, the content of the nitrogen groups is the main factor in the adsorption of formaldehyde on the nitrogen plasma-treated ACFs, but it can be found that the adsorption efficiency of formaldehyde is improved when the ACFs have a suitable pore structure.
Keywords
Activated carbon fiber; Plasma; Adsorption; Formaldehyde; Nitrogen functional group;
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