Activated Carbon was produced from strong cation-exchange resins, sulphonated styrene divinylbenzene copolymers originally in H+ form, by means of carbonization and steam activation in an electrical furnace. One macroporous resin produced by BAYER Chemicals Inc., Lewatit MonoPlus SP 112 H, was used in the research. Products of carbonization and activation were characterized by using BET, Mercury Porosimetry, Helium Pycnometry and SEM techniques. The effect of carbonization time and temperature on the BET surface areas of the resins were also investigated. Two sets of carbonization experiments (Set 1 and 2) were performed in which time and temperature were varied in order to study their effects on the BET surface areas of the products. In activation experiments (Set 3), carbonized ion-exchangers (600 oC, 1 hr) were activated with steam at 900&deg / C, changing the time of activation and the steam flow rate. The temperatures of the water bath used for steam generation were selected as 60&deg / C, 80&deg / C and 90&deg / C. The pore structures of activated carbons were determined by proper techniques. The volume and area of macropores in the pore diameter range of 8180-50 nm were determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry. Mesopore (in the range of 50-2 nm) areas and volumes were determined by N2 gas adsorption technique at -195.6oC, BET surface areas of the samples were also determined, in the relative pressure range of 0.05 to 0.02, by the same technique. The pore volume and the area of the micropores with diameters less than 2 nm were determined by CO2 adsorption measurements at 0oC by the application of Dubinin Radushkevich equation. In the experiments of Sets 1 and 2, the BET surface area results of the six different carbonization times ranging from 0.5 to 3 hours gave almost the same value with a maximum deviation of 5% from the average showing almost no effect on the areas of the products. In the experiments of Set 3 , the sample activated at 800&deg / C for 6 hrs had the highest BET area, 2130 m2/g, and the one activated at 800&deg / C for 1 hr had the lowest BET area 636 m2/g. N2 adsorption/ desorption isotherms showed no distinct hysteresis indicating a cylindrical geometry of the pores. Adsorption isotherms further indicated that the pores are both highly microporous and mesoporous. N2 (BET) and CO2 (D-R) surface areas of the samples were in the range of 636-2130m2/g and 853-1858 m2/g, respectively. Surface areas of the samples consisted of about 8-53% mesopores and 47-92% micropores.

Neste trabalho, foram empregadas duas resinas comerciais de caráter fortemente básico. Ambas tendo como base copolímeros de estireno e divinilbenzeno (DVB), sendo que a VPOC 1950 contém em sua composição grupos quaternários de amônio do tipo 1, que apresentam três grupos metila e a VPOC 1960 grupos quaternários de amônio do tipo 2, que apresentam um grupo etanoíla e dois grupos metila. As resinas comerciais citadas foram escolhidas por apresentarem grande capacidade de troca iônica, estabilidade e grupos funcionais de interesse para a impregnação com iodo. As resinas foram impregnadas com iodo por meio de três metodologias distintas, uma solução metanólica de iodo 0,08 mol/L com e sem iodeto de potássio 0,14 mol/L, e iodo 0,08 mol/L em heptano. As resinas foram caracterizadas por área específica, volume do poro, grau de inchamento, microscopia ótica, espectrometria de infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR), análise elementar, termogravimetria, microscopia eletrônica de varredura e determinação do iodo fixado por iodometria. A avaliação da atividade biocida foi realizada através do método da contagem em placas, utilizando-se uma cepa de Escherichia coli ATCC11775 em concentrações de 103 a 107 células/mL. Todas as resinas impregnadas mostraram atividade bactericida significante devido à presença de iodo correlacionada às características da resina, tais como: grupos funcionais, tamanho e formato dos poros. Para efeito de comparação, foram realizados ensaios bactericidas com as resinas de partida para comprovação ou não da ação bactericida ser atribuída somente ao iodo / In this study, we employed two commercial resins strongly basic character. Both based on copolymers of styrene and divinylbenzene (DVB), and the VPOC 1950 contains in its composition quaternary ammonium groups of the type 1 (has three methyl groups) and VPOC 1960 quaternary ammonium groups of the type 2 (where a group ethanol replaces one of the methyl groups). The aforementioned commercial resins were chosen because they have a high ion exchange capacity, stability and functional groups of interest for impregnation with iodine. The resins were impregnated with iodine by three different methodologies, a methanol solution of 0.08 mol/L iodine with and without 0.14 mol/L potassium iodide and 0.08 mol/L iodine in heptane. The resins were characterized by surface area, pore volume, degree of swelling, optical microscopy, infrared spectroscopy by Fourier transform (FTIR), elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, scanning electron microscopy and determination of iodine prescribed by iodometry. The biocidal activity evaluation was performed by the method of plate counting, using a strain of Escherichia coli ATCC11775 at concentrations 103-107 cells/ml. All resins impregnated showed significant bactericidal activity due to the presence of iodine correlated characteristics of the resin, such as functional groups, size and shape of the pores. For comparison, tests were performed with bactericidal resins departure for confirmation or not of bactericidal only be attributed to iodine

Neste trabalho, foram empregadas duas resinas comerciais de caráter fortemente básico. Ambas tendo como base copolímeros de estireno e divinilbenzeno (DVB), sendo que a VPOC 1950 contém em sua composição grupos quaternários de amônio do tipo 1, que apresentam três grupos metila e a VPOC 1960 grupos quaternários de amônio do tipo 2, que apresentam um grupo etanoíla e dois grupos metila. As resinas comerciais citadas foram escolhidas por apresentarem grande capacidade de troca iônica, estabilidade e grupos funcionais de interesse para a impregnação com iodo. As resinas foram impregnadas com iodo por meio de três metodologias distintas, uma solução metanólica de iodo 0,08 mol/L com e sem iodeto de potássio 0,14 mol/L, e iodo 0,08 mol/L em heptano. As resinas foram caracterizadas por área específica, volume do poro, grau de inchamento, microscopia ótica, espectrometria de infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR), análise elementar, termogravimetria, microscopia eletrônica de varredura e determinação do iodo fixado por iodometria. A avaliação da atividade biocida foi realizada através do método da contagem em placas, utilizando-se uma cepa de Escherichia coli ATCC11775 em concentrações de 103 a 107 células/mL. Todas as resinas impregnadas mostraram atividade bactericida significante devido à presença de iodo correlacionada às características da resina, tais como: grupos funcionais, tamanho e formato dos poros. Para efeito de comparação, foram realizados ensaios bactericidas com as resinas de partida para comprovação ou não da ação bactericida ser atribuída somente ao iodo / In this study, we employed two commercial resins strongly basic character. Both based on copolymers of styrene and divinylbenzene (DVB), and the VPOC 1950 contains in its composition quaternary ammonium groups of the type 1 (has three methyl groups) and VPOC 1960 quaternary ammonium groups of the type 2 (where a group ethanol replaces one of the methyl groups). The aforementioned commercial resins were chosen because they have a high ion exchange capacity, stability and functional groups of interest for impregnation with iodine. The resins were impregnated with iodine by three different methodologies, a methanol solution of 0.08 mol/L iodine with and without 0.14 mol/L potassium iodide and 0.08 mol/L iodine in heptane. The resins were characterized by surface area, pore volume, degree of swelling, optical microscopy, infrared spectroscopy by Fourier transform (FTIR), elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, scanning electron microscopy and determination of iodine prescribed by iodometry. The biocidal activity evaluation was performed by the method of plate counting, using a strain of Escherichia coli ATCC11775 at concentrations 103-107 cells/ml. All resins impregnated showed significant bactericidal activity due to the presence of iodine correlated characteristics of the resin, such as functional groups, size and shape of the pores. For comparison, tests were performed with bactericidal resins departure for confirmation or not of bactericidal only be attributed to iodine