The invention provides a method for preparing modified
activated carbon from coffee residues. The method includes soaking raw materials, namely, the coffee residues, in
sodium hydroxide solution at first; carbonizing the coffee residues at the high temperatures to increase the specific surface areas of the coffee residues, spraying
potassium chloride solution on the coffee residues, activating the coffee residues at the high temperatures again and keeping the temperatures of the coffee residues constant; activating the coffee residues by the aid of
water vapor, spraying
iron sulfate solution on the coffee residues and carrying out activating treatment on the coffee residues; adding
silane coupling agents into the coffee residues and
grinding and smashing the
silane coupling agents and the coffee residues; adding
potassium ferrate, diatomaceous earth and MnO2 into the coffee residues, sufficiently
grinding the
potassium ferrate, the diatomaceous earth, the MnO2 and the coffee residues and sufficiently mixing the
potassium ferrate, the diatomaceous earth, the MnO2 and the coffee residues with one another to obtain mixtures; calcining and cooling the mixtures to obtain the modified
activated carbon which is a final product. The method has the advantages that the modified
activated carbon has abundant micropores, the micropores are slightly larger than harmful gas, the specific surface area of the modified activated carbon is larger than 3000 square meters /
gram, the modified activated carbon is high in efficiency and adsorption capacity for toxic and harmful gas such as
benzene,
formaldehyde and
ammonia gas,
gaseous pollutants and harmful repugnant substances in
indoor air can be effectively removed, purposes of reducing
pollution and purifying the air can be achieved, and increase of the
formaldehyde in the
indoor air can be effectively inhibited.