Effect of Pretreatment Temperature and Activating Agent Concentration on Structural Characteristics of Porous Metal-Carbon Nanocomposites with Fe–Co Bimetallic Nanoparticles
摘要
Abstract
Methods for producing metal-carbon nanocomposites based on a porous carbon carrier and dispersed bimetallic Fe–Co nanoparticles are proposed. The features of the formation of metal nanoparticles depending on the pretreatment temperature (150 and 600°C) and the amount of alkali being used as an activating agent are studied. It is shown that alkaline activation of precursors pre-carbonized at 150°C leads to the formation of materials with a specific surface area of 973–1236 m2/g and highly aggregated metal nanoparticles in a carbon matrix. In contrast, composites obtained by alkaline activation of materials been already formed at 600°C have a uniform distribution of nanoparticles and a specific surface area of 456–648 m2/g.