Cast and machined porous carbon structures made from whey

A new porous carbon structures made by sintering whey powder in a mold at 150ºC and subsequent carbonization and/or activation are described. These porous carbon structures represent a step beyond simple activated carbon monoliths, as they can take the shape of any mold and machined if necessary. Th...

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Autores: Llamas-Unzueta, Raúl, Ramírez Montoya, Luis Adrián, Viña, Jaime, Argüelles, Antonio, Montes Morán, Miguel Ángel, Menéndez Díaz, José Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/259887
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/259887
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85110323711
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Activated carbon
Carbon structures
Machining
Monoliths
Porous carbon
Sintering
Whey
Whey powder
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Sumario:A new porous carbon structures made by sintering whey powder in a mold at 150ºC and subsequent carbonization and/or activation are described. These porous carbon structures represent a step beyond simple activated carbon monoliths, as they can take the shape of any mold and machined if necessary. These carbon materials have a porosity that can reach up 70%, made up of a system of hierarchical and interconnected pores, which gives them a high permeability. Furthermore, they have a much higher mechanical strength than other porous carbon monoliths.