Mesoporous activated carbon
View Patent ↗Mesoporous activated carbon having a mesopore structure of at least about 10%. In at least some embodiments, the activated carbon may be coconut shell-based. The enhanced activated carbon may have an intraparticle diffusion constant of at least about 40 mg/g/hr 1/2 .
1. A coconut shell-based activated carbon having an intraparticle diffusion constant of at least about 40 mg/g/hr 1/2 and associated with a contact pH level of about 9 to about 10.
2. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 1 having an intraparticle diffusion constant of at least about 100 mg/g/hr 1/2 .
3. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 1 having an apparent density of about 0.43 g/cc to about 0.49 g/cc.
4. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 1 having an iodine number of about 1000 mg/g or greater.
5. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 1 , wherein the coconut shell-based activated carbon is reactivated carbon.
6. A coconut shell-based activated carbon having an intraparticle diffusion constant of at least about 40 mg/g/hr 1/2 , wherein the coconut shell-based activated carbon is reactivated carbon.
7. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 6 having an intraparticle diffusion constant of at least about 100 mg/g/hr 1/2 .
8. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 6 having an apparent density of about 0.43 g/cc to about 0.49 g/cc.
9. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 6 having an iodine number of about 1000 mg/g or greater.
10. The coconut shell-based activated carbon of claim 6 associated with a contact pH level of about 9 to about 10.