RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 351-358.

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Study on properties and structure changes of impregnated activated carbon induced by aging

WANG Kunjun, CHANG Sen, WANG Longjiang, LI Yongguo, HOU Jianrong, QIU Dangui   

  1. China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006
  • Received:2021-04-10 Online:2021-07-20 Published:2021-09-23

Abstract: In order to study the properties and structure changes of impregnated activated carbon caused by aging, the adsorption efficiency, key physical properties, microstructure and thermal stability of impregnated activated carbon aging through in-place application and natural aging in the same batch were analyzed. It was found that that the performance indicators change of impregnated activated carbon was not significant after natural aging for 54 months. While for the impregnated activated carbon aging in-place, its efficiency for adsorbing radioactive methyl iodine dropped to less than 60%, the CCl4 adsorption rate dropped significantly from the initial nearly 60% to 15%, pH value decreased from 9.7 to 7.2, the iodine adsorption value fell to three-quarters that of new impregnated activated carbon, which is consistent with the declining trend of iodine removal efficiency. SEM and N2 adsorption tests showed that the microscopic pore structure of the activated carbon samples after aging in-place changed significantly, the pores were blocked and worn seriously, the specific surface area decreased, and the pore width increased. Thermogravimetry (TG) test showed that the weight loss of impregnated activated carbon aging in-place was about 10% at 200-500 ℃. These changes in physical and chemical properties and structure are the main reasons for the aging and declining of iodine-removing properties of impregnated activated carbon.

Key words: impregnated activated carbon, aging, physical and chemical property, microstructure, adsorption efficiency

CLC Number: 

  • TL941