RT Journal Article
T1 Removal of chlorinated organic volatile compounds by gas phase adsorption with activated carbon
A1 Lemus, Jesus
A1 Martín Martínez, María
A1 Palomar, Jose
A1 Gomez-Sainero, Luisa
A1 Gilarranz Redondo, Miguel Ángel
A1 Rodriguez, Juan J.
AB This paper discusses the removal of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl-VOCs) from gas streams by means of fixed-bed adsorption with a commercial activated carbon (AC). Column experiments were performed at different conditions (inlet concentration, temperature, pressure, gas flow rate and bed length). A two-parameter model introduced by Yoon and Nelson was applied to predict the entire breakthrough curves for chloromethane adsorption. Complete regeneration of the exhausted AC was performed at mild conditions (atmospheric pressure and room temperature). In order to gain a better knowledge on the effect of the surface chemistry of AC on the adsorption of Cl-VOCs, the quantum-chemical COSMO-RS method was used to simulate the interactions between AC surface groups and different Cl-VOCs as monochloromethane, dichloromethane and trichloromethane. This information can be useful for tailoring the ACs with the objective of improving their adsorption capacities by further functionalization. To confirm this, the commercial AC tested was modified by means of different thermal and oxidative treatments (nitric acid and ammonium persulfate), being the surface chemistry and textural properties of the resulting materials characterized by different techniques. The modified ACs were then tested in column adsorption experiment with different Cl-VOCs. The uptake of these compounds increased with the basic character of the AC surface.
PB Elsevier
SN 1385-8947
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97129
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97129
LA eng
NO Lemus, Jesus, et al. «Removal of Chlorinated Organic Volatile Compounds by Gas Phase Adsorption with Activated Carbon». Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 211-212, noviembre de 2012, pp. 246-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.02
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025