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A new method for green synthesis of activated carbon using chitosan-based hydrogel precursors is reported. Chitosan-based hydrogel materials are designed to absorb trace amounts of non-toxic and non-corrosive activating agent KCO from dilute aqueous solution. The KCO impregnated hydrogels are further freeze-dried and converted to activated carbons with tuneable pore structure by a single-step pyrolysis. Activated carbon with highest pore volume of 0.76 cm/g and surface area of 2026 m/g is obtained by using KCO as low as 0.23 g per gram of chitosan hydrogel. It can adsorb maximum CO of 4.2 mmol/g at 25 °C and 1 bar. This study demonstrates that biopolymer hydrogels impregnated with trace amounts of KCO are excellent precursor materials to design high surface area carbons for CO capture.
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