Previous studies have shown that carbon has the ability to store high amounts of natural gas (methane). This makes it a likely candidate for future sorbent material in adsorbed natural gas vehicles. Thus far, none of the research groups have reached the DOE 2017 target of 12.5 mJ/L for storage of these natural gasses. High gas storage capacity carbons have been fabricated using a multistep method. The common process involves two steps: making char and activating char. Past studies show that different mass ratios of KOH, used in the activation of the char, change the surface area and porosity of the carbon. They also exhibit various natural gas storage capacities. In this research we aim to alter the char creation process in order to increase the storage capacity of the carbon. Preliminary results show that altering the char creation process may be able to increase the methane storage capacities of carbon.

Effect of char creation process on methane storage capacities of carbon

251st National Meeting (2016)

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