Carbon Material Activation Equipment and Method

Abstract

The present invention of a carbon material activation equipment and method is advantageous in that since a carbon material used for electric process does not have to be an electrode shape, it is possible to separate the activated carbon material from a reactor free from damage to the activated carbon material after the electric process. A carbon material activation equipment according to the present invention comprises a reactor 12 to be filled with a particulate carbon material, an insulating container 10 with said reactor 12 placed therein, an electrolyte 18 to fill said insulating container 10 and said reactor 12 , a counter electrode 14 placed under said reactor 12 in said insulating container 10 , and a voltage applying means 22 to apply a voltage to said reactor 12 , a working electrode, and said counter electrode 14.

1 . A carbon material activation equipment comprising:
 an insulating container which is to be filled with a electrolyte;   a reactor which is to be filled with particulate carbon material and placed in said insulating container;   an electrode which is placed under said reactor in said insulating container; and   a voltage applying means which applies a voltage to said reactor and a counter electrode, wherein said reactor is used as a working electrode and said electrode as the counter electrode.   
     
     
         2 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 1 , further comprising a reference electrode in said insulating container. 
     
     
         3 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 2 , wherein said reference electrode comprises any one of a group consisting of non-aqueous Ag/Ag+, aqueous Ag/Ag+, Hg/HgO, and SCE. 
     
     
         4 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 2 , wherein said voltage applying means applies more voltage than said reference electrode by 2V or more. 
     
     
         5 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 2 , wherein said voltage applying means applies more voltage than said reference electrode by 0 V or less. 
     
     
         6 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said electrolyte comprises any one of a group consisting of carbonate based material such as non-aqueous polycarbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), and sulfolane. 
     
     
         7 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said electrolyte comprises any one of a group consisting of an aqueous sulfuric acid solution, an aqueous nitric acid solution, or aqueous basic solution. 
     
     
         8 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said voltage applying means applies a square wave voltage or an alternating voltage. 
     
     
         9 . The carbon material activation equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said reactor has a plurality of pores which pass an electrolyte, but not a particulate carbon material therethrough. 
     
     
         10 . The carbon material activation equipment of any one of  claims 1  to  9 , said reactor can be plural. 
     
     
         11 . A carbon material activation method comprising steps of:
 applying a voltage to a working electrode and a counter electrode, wherein a reactor dipped in an electrolyte is used as the working electrode and an electrode placed under said reactor as the counter electrode; and   activating a particulate carbon material contained in said reactor.   
     
     
         12 . The carbon material activation method of  claim 11 , wherein said electrolyte comprises any one of a group consisting of carbonate based material such as non-aqueous polycarbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), and sulfolane. 
     
     
         13 . The carbon material activation method of  claim 11 , wherein said electrolyte comprises any one of a group consisting of an aqueous sulfuric acid solution, an aqueous nitric acid solution, or aqueous basic solution. 
     
     
         14 . The carbon material activation method of  claim 11 , wherein said voltage applied to said working electrode and said counter electrode is a square wave voltage or an alternating voltage. 
     
     
         15 . The carbon material activation method of  claim 11 , wherein said voltage applied to said working electrode and said counter electrode is more than a reference electrode, a standard hydrogen electrode, by 2V or more. 
     
     
         16 . The carbon material activation method of  claim 11 , wherein said voltage applied to said working electrode and said counter electrode is more than a reference electrode, a standard hydrogen electrode, by 0 V or less.