Preparation of activated carbon from beet molasses and TiO₂ as the adsorption of CO₂

The objective of this work is to produce activated carbon from sugar beet molasses containing TiO₂ for CO₂ adsorption and reduction. Textural properties of activated carbons were obtained based on the adsorption-desorption isotherms of nitrogen at 77 K. The specific surface areas of activated carbons were calculated by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method. The volumes of micropores were obtained by density functional theory method. The adsorption isotherms of CO₂ were measured up to the pressure of 1 atm at a temperature of 40°C. The best activated carbon adsorbed 1.9 mmol/g of CO₂.