Abstract: A mesophase precursor of carbon foam was synthesized by the pyrolysis of a propane-butane technical mixture; the precursor was shown to comprise polycyclic aromatic structures with the boiling point range from 200◦ to 400◦C and above. The study revealed that the composition of the mesophase precursor can change with time, prolongation of which leads to the formation of higher molecular compounds. The formation of cellular carbon foam and its structure were studied; the possibility of obtaining closed and open cellular species was demonstrated. According to XRD, TEM and Raman spectroscopy data, the carbon material constituting the foam is nonporous and its nanostructure is typical of the carbon materials with a low ordering of graphene layers. A 70–80 nm thick carbon film in closed cellular carbon foam has a higher ordering of graphene layers and is readily removed in an air atmosphere (10 min, 850 ◦C) with the formation of open cellular carbon foam. The obtained carbon foam possesses high chemical and thermal stability and could be applied in the adsorption catalytic technologies. It was shown in experiments that this carbon material with a density 0.02 g•cm− 3 and oil capacity above 20 g•g− 1 is promising for use as a regenerable petroleum sorbent.

Cite: Raiskaya E.A. , Belskaya O.B. , Krivonos O.I. , Trenikhin M.V. , Babenko A.V. , Likholobov V.A.
Synthesis and properties of cellular carbon foam obtained from the pyrolysis products of a propane/butane fuel mix
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 2023. V.175. 106189 :1-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2023.106189 WOS Scopus РИНЦ OpenAlex

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Submitted:	Jul 19, 2023
Accepted:	Sep 20, 2023
Published online:	Sep 22, 2023
Published print:	Sep 25, 2023

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Web of science:	WOS:001123858500001
Scopus:	2-s2.0-85172299435
Elibrary:	56104810
OpenAlex:	W4386954805

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