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Desorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Mesoporous Sorbents: Thermogravimetric Experiments and Kinetics Study
(2016-02-10)
Li, Ziyi
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Liu, Yingshu
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Yang, Xiong
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Xing, Yi
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Tsa, Chuenjinn
The desorption performances of naphthalene and pyrene on mesoporous MCM-41, SBA-15, and CMK-3 sorbents are studied on the basis of temperature-programmed desorption experiments over the temperature range of 350-800 K at different heating rates. The kinetic parameters for each sorbate sorbent pair are determined with combined model-fitting methods. The data for naphthalene and pyrene are best fitted with the same kinetic models on MCM-41 (with 1D mesopore channels), in contrast to those on SBA-15 and CMK-3, which have micropore mesopore structures, leading to different desorption mechanisms for these two sorbates. SBA-15 with interconnectivity between adjacent mesopores not only shows high sorption capacities but also offers diffusion advantages in desorption, which contributes to the order of the degree of ease in desorption: SBA-15 > MCM-41 > CMK-3. CMK-3, with higher microporosity and hydrophobicity, shows stronger binding with the adsorbates while still benefiting in pyrene desorption from the consecutive mesoporosity.
Performance of mesoporous silicas (MCM-41 and SBA-15) and carbon (CMK-3) in the removal of gas-phase naphthalene: adsorption capacity, rate and regenerability
(2016-01-01)
Liu, Yingshu
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Li, Ziyi
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Yang, Xiong
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Xing, Yi
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Tsai, Chuenjinn
The adsorption isotherms of naphthalene on three typical mesoporous adsorbents, mesosilicas MCM-41 and SBA-15, and mesocarbon CMK-3 were determined by column tests at 125 degrees C, with feed concentrations ranging from 7.63 x 10(-5) to 4.64 x 10(-2) mol m(-3) (1.88 to 1140 ppm). The Langmuir model and constant-pattern wave propagation model were found to well fit the isotherms and the breakthrough curves, respectively. Regenerabilities of the mesoporous samples and a benchmark activated carbon (AC) were characterized based on thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results show mesoporosity significantly reduced the internal mass-transfer resistance, contributing to facile desorption and to fast adsorption kinetics shown by high overall mass-transfer rate coefficient following the order of: CMK-3 > SBA-15 > MCM-41. Micropore-mesopore coexisting structures present in CMK-3 and SBA-15 facilitated the adsorption at very low concentrations due to micropore-filling, while greater surface hydrophobicity and micropore abundance on CMK-3 exhibited larger affinity for nonpolar naphthalene, rendering the highest adsorption capacity (1.014 mol m(-3)) among all sorbents including ACs. SBA-15 showed higher regenerability with a desorption temperature below 440 K, owing to the weaker binding and diffusion advantages contributed by the interconnectivity between primary mesopores.