A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties

Carbon aerogels doped with nanoscaled Co particles were prepared by first coating activated carbon aerogels using a wet-thin layer coating process. The resulting metal-doped carbon aerogels had a higher surface area (1667 m2 g-1) and larger micropore volume (0.6 cm3 g-1) than metal-doped carbon aero...

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Main Authors: Tian, Hu-Yong, Buckley, Craig, Sheppard, Drew, Paskevicius, Mark, Hanna, N.
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Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48217
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author Tian, Hu-Yong
Buckley, Craig
Sheppard, Drew
Paskevicius, Mark
Hanna, N.
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Buckley, Craig
Sheppard, Drew
Paskevicius, Mark
Hanna, N.
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building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Carbon aerogels doped with nanoscaled Co particles were prepared by first coating activated carbon aerogels using a wet-thin layer coating process. The resulting metal-doped carbon aerogels had a higher surface area (1667 m2 g-1) and larger micropore volume (0.6 cm3 g-1) than metal-doped carbon aerogels synthesised using other methods suggesting their usefulness in catalytic applications. The hydrogen adsorption behaviour of cobalt doped carbon aerogel was evaluated, displaying a high w4.38 wt.% H2 uptake under 4.6 MPa at -196 C. The hydrogen uptake capacity with respect to unit surface area was greater than for pure carbon aerogel and resulted in 1.3 H2 (wt. %) per 500 m2 g-1. However, the total hydrogen uptake was slightly reduced as compared to pure carbon aerogel due to a small reduction in surface area associated with cobalt doping. The improved adsorption per unit surface area suggests that there is a stronger interaction between the hydrogen molecules and the cobalt doped carbon aerogel than for pure carbon aerogel.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-482172017-09-13T15:57:24Z A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties Tian, Hu-Yong Buckley, Craig Sheppard, Drew Paskevicius, Mark Hanna, N. Hydrogen storage Metal-doped carbon aerogels Nanoparticles Carbon aerogels doped with nanoscaled Co particles were prepared by first coating activated carbon aerogels using a wet-thin layer coating process. The resulting metal-doped carbon aerogels had a higher surface area (1667 m2 g-1) and larger micropore volume (0.6 cm3 g-1) than metal-doped carbon aerogels synthesised using other methods suggesting their usefulness in catalytic applications. The hydrogen adsorption behaviour of cobalt doped carbon aerogel was evaluated, displaying a high w4.38 wt.% H2 uptake under 4.6 MPa at -196 C. The hydrogen uptake capacity with respect to unit surface area was greater than for pure carbon aerogel and resulted in 1.3 H2 (wt. %) per 500 m2 g-1. However, the total hydrogen uptake was slightly reduced as compared to pure carbon aerogel due to a small reduction in surface area associated with cobalt doping. The improved adsorption per unit surface area suggests that there is a stronger interaction between the hydrogen molecules and the cobalt doped carbon aerogel than for pure carbon aerogel. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48217 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.018 Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle Hydrogen storage
Metal-doped carbon aerogels
Nanoparticles
Tian, Hu-Yong
Buckley, Craig
Sheppard, Drew
Paskevicius, Mark
Hanna, N.
A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties
title A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties
title_full A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties
title_fullStr A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties
title_full_unstemmed A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties
title_short A synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties
title_sort synthesis method for cobalt doped carbon aerogels with high surface area and their hydrogen storage properties
topic Hydrogen storage
Metal-doped carbon aerogels
Nanoparticles
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48217