Catalyst – solid sorbent – or support therefor: product or process – Solid sorbent – Free carbon containing
Patent
1991-01-23
1992-11-17
Konopka, Paul E.
Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process
Solid sorbent
Free carbon containing
55 66, 55 68, 55 74, 55 75, 502416, 502432, 502434, 502436, 502437, B01J 2020, B01D 5304
Patent
active
051643553
ABSTRACT:
A coconut shell char having a high oxygen volumetric capacity is provided by crushing and sizing coconut shells to form granules which are then heated in flowing inert gas at a temperature ramp rate of about 2.degree. to 12.degree. C. per minute to a peak temperature of 775.degree. to 900.degree. C. which is then held so that the total heating time is up to 8 hours and thereafter the granular char is cooled in an inert gas atmosphere. The granular char thus produced is oxygen selective in air separation without further modification to narrow the openings of its micropores and has an oxygen volumetric capacity in excess of 8.0 cc/cc. Further modification of this char is provided by contacting it with an oxidizing atmosphere of carbon dioxide or a mixture of inert gas and carbon dioxide, H.sub.2 O or O.sub.2 at temperatures ranging from 650.degree. to 900.degree. C. until the gasified char has been altered so that its volumetric oxygen capacity is greater than 9.0 cc/cc. The coconut shell char can be further modified directly as prepared or following a gasification procedure by treatment with volatile carbon-containing organic compound which is pyrolyzed to form carbon which reduces the effective pore openings of the original or gasified char.
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Armor John N.
Coe Charles G.
Farris Thomas S.
Schork Joan M.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
Konopka Paul E.
Marsh William F.
Rodgers Mark L.
Simmons James C.
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