Manufacture of Activated Carbon based on Solid Residue after Lignin Pyrolysis

리그닌 열분해 잔류고형물을 원료로 한 활성탄의 제조

In this study, activated carbon was prepared from solid residue after lignin pyrolysis by using zinc chloride as an activation agent. The steam activation method was adopted to manufacture activated carbon from solid residue after lignin pyrolysis. The effect of process operation variables such as activation temperature, activation time and mass of activation agent added to char on the pore structure and specific surface area of the activated carbon was investigated. Activated carbon with high surface area and well-developed pore structure could be prepared, when solid residue after lignin pyrolysis was mixed with zinc chloride of 300 wt% and then the mixture was activated for 1 hour at $1000^{\circ}C$ in a stream of nitrogen.

리그닌의 열분해반응 후 발생하는 잔류고형물을 활용해보고자 $ZnCl_2$로 활성화하여 활성탄을 제조하였다. 공정변수로 설정한 활성화 온도, 활성화 시간 및 활성화제의 첨가량 등이 활성탄의 세공구조와 비표면적에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 최적 활성화 조건을 구하였다. 리그닌의 열분해 잔류고형물에 활성화제인 염화아연을 300wt% 첨가한 것을 질소분위기에서 $1000^{\circ}C$로 1시간 동안 활성화시켰을 때 비교적 높은 비표면적과 흡착능을 가지면서 세공구조가 잘 발달된 활성탄을 제조할 수 있었다.