In order to explore the influence of different activators on the structure and properties of the prepared activated carbon, bamboo fiber-based activated carbons (BFACs) were prepared by four activators of phosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, zinc chloride, and diammonium biphosphate (BFAC-H3PO4, BFAC-H4P2O7, BFAC-ZnCl2, and BFAC-(NH4)2HPO4) and BFACs adsorption performance and electrochemical properties were investigated. The main conclusions were: the specific surface area of the four BFACs varies greatly, among which BFAC-ZnCl2 was the highest, at 1908.5074 m2/g, and BFAC-(NH4)2HPO4 was the lowest, at 641.5941 m2/g. In terms of the pore structure, BFAC-H3PO4 and BFAC-H4P2O7 are mainly mesopores and BFAC-ZnCl2 and BFAC-(NH4)2HPO4 are mainly micropores. The BFAC-ZnCl2 sample had the largest specific capacitance, with a specific capacitance of 121.2730 F/g at a current density of 0.2 A/g, with a small internal resistance and good electrochemical reversibility and capacitance performance. The adsorption properties were better for BFAC-ZnCl2 and BFAC-H3PO4 and the adsorption amounts were 648.75 and 548.75 mg/g, respectively.
Keywords: activated carbon; bamboo fiber-based; electrochemical properties; methylene blue adsorption.