The invention discloses high-
nitrogen-doped layered porous waxberry kernel-based
activated carbon and a preparation method and application thereof.The preparation method of the
activated carbon comprises the steps that waxberry kernels are washed with water, dried, crushed into particles, screened, soaked in a
nitric acid solution for pretreatment, washed and dried to obtain a pre-oxidized precursor, then the pre-oxidized precursor is mixed with a
nitrogen source and a
potassium activating agent, and the high-
nitrogen-doped layered porous waxberry kernel-based
activated carbon is obtained. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly, preparing a one-step impregnated nitrogen-
doped carbon precursor, heating, stirring and
drying in deionized water to obtain the one-step impregnated nitrogen-
doped carbon precursor, then calcining and activating in a mixed
atmosphere of nitrogen and
ammonia gas, finally soaking in a
hydrochloric acid solution, washing, filtering,
drying and screening to obtain the final finished product nitrogen-doped layered porous activated carbon. According to the activated carbon, the waxberry kernels serve as raw materials,
urea and
ammonia gas serve as nitrogen sources, KHCO3 serves as an activating agent, the activated carbon is heated, stirred and reacted in water and then calcined and activated, high-temperature activation and synergistic
nitrogen doping are achieved, and compared with a traditional
nitrogen doping mode, the activated carbon is higher in
nitrogen doping rate, richer in specific surface area and pore structure and obvious in performance
advantage.