Porous carbon is a very promising type of CO 2 adsorbent due to its excellent stability, low cost, and tunable physicochemical properties. In the current work, N-doped hierarchically porous carbon was synthesized with the assistance of NaCl template and KHCO 3 activation. A series of carbons with three dimensional and interconnected micro- meso -macroporous structure were successfully prepared. Effects of synthesis conditions on textural properties and N-doping were analyzed and discussed with details. The carbons also exhibited high surface area (725–2423 m 2 /g) and N content (1.49–7.93 wt%). CO 2 adsorption properties were studied with a combined experimental and theoretical approach. At 25 °C and 1 bar, the carbons exhibited CO 2 uptake up to 4.22 mmol/g and CO 2 /N 2 selectivity up to 25.6. Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation was employed to further elucidate the different roles played by N-doping and textural properties during CO 2 adsorption. Effects of various N-functionalities located in pores with different sizes on CO 2 adsorption were thus revealed. The present study presents a novel strategy for controlled synthesis of porous carbons, and provides helpful insights into their CO 2 adsorption behaviors.
Sanjiong Yi,Ai-Hua Zhang,Jianke Huang,Ting Yao,Bo Feng,Xinghu Zhou,Yadong Hu,Mingxuan Pan
Phycoerythrin and polysaccharides have significant commercial value in medicine, cosmetics, and food industries due to their excellent bioactive functions. To maximize the production of biomass, phycoerythrin, and polysaccharides inPorphyridium purpureum, culture media were supplemented with calcium gluconate (CG), magnesium gluconate (MG) and polypeptides (BT), and their optimal amounts were determined using the response surface methodology (RSM) based on three single-factor experiments. The optimal concentrations of CG, MG, and BT were determined to be 4, 12, and 2 g L−1, respectively. The RSM-based models indicated that biomass and phycoerythrin production were significantly affected only by MG and BT, respectively. However, polysaccharide production was significantly affected by the interactions between CG and BT and those between MG and BT, with no significant effect from BT alone. Using the optimized culture conditions, the maximum biomass (5.97 g L−1), phycoerythrin (102.95 mg L−1), and polysaccharide (1.42 g L−1) concentrations met and even surpassed the model-predicted maximums. After optimization, biomass, phycoerythrin, and polysaccharides concentrations increased by 132.3%, 27.97%, and 136.67%, respectively, compared to the control. Overall, this study establishes a strong foundation for the highly efficient production of phycoerythrin and polysaccharides usingP. purpureum.