ACTIVATED CARBON, HYDROCHAR AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME

摘要

Activated carbon, hydrochar and processes for making the same are provided. The process (10) for making hydrochar and activated carbon includes providing (10) a biomass and mixing (14) the biomass with an oxidizing agent to form a biomass-oxidizing agent mixture. The biomass-oxidizing agent mixture is subjected (16) to a hydrothermal carbonization process to form a hydrochar having an increased oxygenated functional group content compared to that of the biomass. The hydrochar is mixed (18) with an activating agent to form a hydrochar-activating agent mixture. The hydrochar-activating agent mixture is subjected (20) to a chemical activation process to form an activated carbon.