Carbon-based compositions with highly efficient volumetric gas sorption
The present application is generally directed to gas storage materials such as activated carbon comprising enhanced gas adsorption properties. The gas storage materials find utility in any number of gas storage applications. Methods for making the gas storage materials are also disclosed.
1. A carbon material having:
i) a specific gravimetric methane adsorption of 0.13 g/g or greater at room temperature and 50 bar pressure;
ii) a tap density of 0.6 g/cm 3 or greater;
iii) a mass average surface area of 1500 m 2 /g or greater; and
iv) a mass average total pore volume of 0.7 cm 3 /g or greater.
2. The carbon material of claim 1 , wherein the specific gravimetric methane adsorption is 0.15 g/g or greater.
3. The carbon material of claim 1 , wherein the specific gravimetric methane adsorption is 0.17 g/g or greater.
4. The carbon material of claim 1 , wherein the mass average total pore volume is 0.7 cm 3 /g.
5. The carbon material of claim 1 , wherein the carbon material comprises a mixture of two or more populations of particles, wherein from 5%-30% of the particles have a surface area below 1500 m 2 /g, from 10%-80% of the particles have a surface area of from 1500 m 2 /g to 1800 m 2 /g and from 5-30% of the particles have a surface area greater than 1800 m 2 /g.
6. The carbon material of claim 1 , wherein the carbon material comprises a mixture of two or more populations of particles, wherein from 20-80% of the particles have a surface area of 1600 m 2 /g or lower and from 20-80% of particles have a surface area of 2000 m 2 /g or higher.
7. The carbon material of claim 1 , wherein the carbon material comprises a pore volume and from 1-40% of the pore volume resides in mesopores, and from 1-50% of the pore volume resides in macropores.
8. The carbon material of claim 1 , wherein the volume average particle size Dv,50 of the carbon material is between 0.1 um and 50 mm.
9. A gas storage device comprising the carbon material of claim 1 .
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the gas storage capacity retention of the device at 1000 cycles is 80% or greater.
11. The carbon material of claim 1 , further comprising nitrogen, silicon, sulfur or combinations thereof.
12. The carbon material of claim 11 , comprising silicon.
13. A carbon material having a specific gravimetric methane adsorption of 0.13 g/g or greater at room temperature and 50 bar pressure, wherein the carbon material comprises a mixture of two or more populations of particles, wherein from 5%-30% of the particles have a surface area below 1500 m 2 /g, from 10%-80% of the particles have a surface area of from 1500 m 2 /g to 1800 m 2 /g and from 5-30% of the particles have a surface area greater than 1800 m 2 /g.
14. The carbon material of claim 13 , wherein the specific gravimetric methane adsorption is 0.15 g/g or greater.
15. The carbon material of claim 13 , wherein the specific gravimetric methane adsorption is 0.17 g/g or greater.
16. The carbon material of claim 13 , wherein the tap density is 0.6 g/cm 3 or greater, the mass average surface area is 1500 m 2 /g or greater and the mass average total pore volume is 0.7 cm 3 /g or greater.
17. The carbon material of claim 13 , wherein the carbon material comprises a pore volume and from 1-40% of the pore volume resides in mesopores, and from 1-50% of the pore volume resides in macropores.
18. The carbon material of claim 13 , wherein the volume average particle size Dv,50 of the carbon material is between 0.1 um and 50 mm.
19. The carbon material of claim 13 , further comprising nitrogen, silicon, sulfur or combinations thereof.
20. The carbon material of claim 19 , comprising silicon.
21. A gas storage device comprising the carbon material of claim 13 .
22. The device of claim 21 , wherein the gas storage capacity retention of the device at 1000 cycles is 80% or greater.
23. A carbon material having a specific gravimetric methane adsorption of 0.13 g/g or greater at room temperature and 50 bar pressure, wherein the carbon material comprises a mixture of two or more populations of particles, wherein from 20-80% of the particles have a surface area of 1600 m 2 /g or lower and from 20-80% of particles have a surface area of 2000 m 2 /g or higher.
24. The carbon material of claim 23 , wherein the specific gravimetric methane adsorption is 0.15 g/g or greater.
25. The carbon material of claim 23 , wherein the specific gravimetric methane adsorption is 0.17 g/g or greater.
26. The carbon material of claim 23 , wherein the tap density is 0.6 g/cm 3 or greater, the mass average surface area is 1500 m 2 /g or greater and the mass average total pore volume is 0.7 cm 3 /g or greater.
27. The carbon material of claim 23 , wherein the carbon material comprises a pore volume and from 1-40% of the pore volume resides in mesopores, and from 1-50% of the pore volume resides in macropores.
28. The carbon material of claim 23 , wherein the volume average particle size Dv,50 of the carbon material is between 0.1 um and 50 mm.
29. The carbon material of claim 23 , further comprising nitrogen, silicon, sulfur or combinations thereof.
30. The carbon material of claim 29 , comprising silicon.
31. A gas storage device comprising the carbon material of claim 23 .
32. The device of claim 31 , wherein the gas storage capacity retention of the device at 1000 cycles is 80% or greater.