Citation: Qianqian ZHU, Lihui XU, Hong PAN, Chengjian YAO, Hong ZHAO, Nan MA, Xiaolin SHI, Zihan SHEN, Weijun ZHANG, Zhongjian WANG. Waste cotton fabric-ased porous carbon materials: Preparation and wave-absorbing properties[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2025, 41(8): 1555-1564. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20250040 shu

Waste cotton fabric-ased porous carbon materials: Preparation and wave-absorbing properties

Qianqian ZHU ¹ ,
Lihui XU ^{1, 2,,} ,
Hong PAN ^{1, 2} ,
Chengjian YAO ¹ ,
Hong ZHAO ¹ ,
Nan MA ¹ ,
Xiaolin SHI ¹ ,
Zihan SHEN ¹ ,
Weijun ZHANG ^{3, 4} ,
Zhongjian WANG ⁴

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School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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National Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing&Finishing Technology, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, China
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Zhejiang Heli Leather Co. Ltd., Lishui, Zhejiang 323700, China
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Lishui Heli New Material Co. Ltd., Lishui, Zhejiang 323700, China

Corresponding author: Lihui XU, xulh0915@163.com
Received Date: 9 February 2025
Revised Date: 11 June 2025

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A one-step activation-carbonization method was adopted to prepare waste cotton fabric-based carbon wave-absorption materials (CCF) with a porous structure using waste cotton fabrics as raw materials and ZnCl₂ as the activation agent. The impact of different ZnCl₂ mass fraction on the wave absorption performance of CCF was explored. The results showed that ZnCl₂ could effectively enrich the pore structure of CCF and enhance its wave-absorption property. The specific surface area of CCF-10 prepared at a carbonization temperature of 700 ℃ (under N₂ atmosphere) and a ZnCl₂ mass concentration of 10% was as high as 1 310 m²·g^-1, and its minimum reflection loss at a thickness of 2.0 mm reached -35.02 dB with an effective absorption bandwidth of 5.6 GHz.
- biomass,
- waste cotton fabric,
- carbon material,
- wave-absorbing property
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