CO2 sorption at atmospheric and sub-atmospheric pressures is a key step towards carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and materials capable of fast and efficient CO2 uptake are currently being studied extensively. Carbide-derived carbons (CDCs) show a very high sorption capacity for CO2 of up to 7.1 mol/kg at 0 °C and ambient pressure. This value is significantly higher than other carbon materials. Systematic experimental investigation of a large number of different CDCs derived from nano- and micrometer sized precursors with and without activation show a linear correlation between the CO2 uptake at a certain pressure and the pore volume. However, CO2 sorption is not limited by the total pore volume but only by pores smaller than a certain diameter. At 1 bar, pores smaller than 0.8 nm contribute the most to the CO2 uptake and at 0.1 bar pores smaller or equal to 0.5 nm are preferred. With lower total pressure, smaller pores contribute more to the measured amount of adsorbed CO2. The prediction of the CO2 uptake based on the pore volume for pores of a certain diameter is much more accurate than predictions based on the mean pore size or the specific surface area. This study provides guidelines for the design of materials with an improved ability to remove carbon dioxide from the environment at atmospheric and lower pressures.

Effect of pore size on carbon dioxide sorption by carbide derived carbon

http://marcindyba.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/M_Dyba-Coord_Chem_Rev_1999_184_319-346.pdf

Specific structure–stability relations in metallopeptides

Jute fiber is an important agricultural product. It is one of the most common natural fibers in Third World countries such as India, China, Bangladesh, etc. The jute industry has special importance in the economy of India and continues to be a major traditional earner of foreign exchange. However, it is facing tough competition from the synthetic fibers. Jute fibers find use in sophisticated fields like decorative and furnishing materials such as lamp shades, wall covers, curtains, upholsteries, etc. Today it is the least expensive fiber of mass consumption, at only a fraction of the cost of glass fibers; in terms of volume, jute is now the second most important fiber in the world, next to cotton. In the traditional applications in carpets, ropes, sacks, etc., jute fibers have been partially replaced by synthetic fibers which have some advantages compared to jute. In order to ensure a reasonable return to farmers, nontraditional outlets have to be explored for the fiber. One such avenue is in the...

Studies on Jute Composites—A Literature Review

Formation, structure (stereochimie et stereodynamique), et donnees de spectroscopie RMN des composes du titre

Molecular and electronic structure of penta- and hexacoordinate silicon compounds

Cytotoxic chelators and chelates 1. Inhibition of DNA synthesis in cultured rodent and human cells by aroylhydrazones and by a copper(II) complex of salicylaldehyde benzoyl hydrazone

Ningond S. Biradar

Papers

Dimeric square planar complexes of Cu(II) with aroyl hydrazones

Amino acid schiff base complexes of dimethyldichlorosilane

Structural and biological studies on benzimidazolyl amino acid complexes of dimethyldichlorosilane

Transformation of square-planar dsp2 configuration of Ni(II) aldoximates into octahedral sp3d2 configuration by reaction with tin(IV) chloride

Titanium(iv) complexes with tridentate schiff bases containing ono sequences