Research Article

Adsorption of COD in Coking Wastewater on Nitric Acid-Modified Blue Coke Activated Carbon

Table 3

Pore structure parameters, iodine value yield, and ash content of BACs.

SampleSBET (m2·g−1)Smicro (m2·g−1)Vtotal (cm3·g−1)Vmicro (cm3·g−1)Vmicro/Vtotal (%)dave (nm)Iodine value (mg·g−1)Y (%)Aad

BAC-0641.84469.170.37200.201154.062.318738.7516.64
BAC-N1693.59435.140.34270.202058.942.008776.1487.232.16
BAC-N2739.14483.690.37440.220959.002.026789.9985.361.93
BAC-N3801.51519.380.39770.237459.691.985828.1782.411.61
BAC-N4689.13448.470.34600.207760.031.976751.7078.191.57

Note: SBET is the BET specific surface area, Smicro is the microporous specific surface area, Vtotal is the total pore volume, Vmicro is the microporous pore volume, Vmicro/Vtotal is the micropore ratio, and dave is the average pore size.