Morphology of carbon materials obtained by low-temperature pyrolysis of non-biodegradable organic waste

Abstract

The results of the study on the morphology of carbon char produced by carbonization of IR – SBR elastomer, the commonly used for vehicle tires material, have been presented against the background of known carbonaceous materials. The genesis of the second generation of carbon materials has been presented. Four recognized morphological forms of the studied carbon char have been characterized. Three of them belong to the family of cellular carbons with a turbostratic structure and an extended specific surface area. The fourth isolated morphological form has a non-porous lamellar structure and is characterized by the properties, which are untypical for the known forms of carbon char, such as: hydrophobicity, strong light absorption, and a supposed tendency to oscilla-tion under the influence of exposition on light.