Our novel carbon fiber based adsorbent material shows preferential uptake of CO, over other gases. The material has a unique combination of properties, which include a large micropore volume, a large BET surfke area, and electrical conductivity. These properties have been exploited to effect the separation of CO, from a model gas (CH,). Enhanced desorption is achieved using an electrical current passed through the material at low voltage. The manufacture, characterization, and CO, adsorption behavior of the materials is reported here, along with our novel electrical swing separation technology.
IUEYWORDSActivated carbon fibers, porous composites, gas separation, electrical swing adsorption.