Table 4.
BET Surface Area and Pore Analysis for Before and After Catalytic Activation of 4 Different Biomass

Stotala (m2/g) Vtotalb (cm3/g) Vmicroc (cm3/g) Vmeso/macrod (cm3/g) Davge (nm)
SAL 6 0.01 - 0.01 6.739
CCNS 1 - - - 6.320
Pinus 1 - - - 6.773
Avicel 1 - - - 7.704
SALAC 2341 1.344 1.270 0.074 2.296
CCNSAC 1332 0.732 0.633 0.099 2.199
PinusAC 1397 0.775 0.733 0.042 2.219
AvicelAC 1065 0.595 0.412 0.183 2.236
Stotal = BET specific surface area.
Vtotal = total pore volume.
Vmicro = micropore volume.
Vmeso/macro = meso- and macro-pore volume calculated by difference between Vtotal and Vmicro.
Davg = average pore diameter.