BIOMASS-DERIVED MICROPOROUS CARBON MATERIALS WITH OPEN STRUCTURE OF CROSS-LINKED SUBMICROFIBERS WITH ENHANCED ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

Moringa oleifera is the most widespread species of the plant family Moringaceae. It is a tree that is both cultivated and naturally found and can grow in zones both with humid or hot dry climate including Northern India, Africa and the Caribbean [1]. The dried moringa seeds are used to produce a valuable vegetal oil but also it is being investigated to prepare natural coagulants for water treatment [2] and carbon materials. Pollard et al. and Warhust et al. [4,5] reported on the use of moringa husks for the preparation of microporous activated carbon by pyrolysis and activation, obtaining a microporous material that also showed a macropore network derived from the structural characteristics of the starting husks.