The Influence of Carbon Surface Oxidation on the Adsorption of Methanol and Ethanol

The influence of microporous carbon oxidation on thermodynamic properties of methanol and ethanol adsorbed at 308, 328, and 348 K was investigated. Adsorption mechanisms are suggested and the obtained results are compared with the presented previously for adsorption of methane and carbon tetrachloride on nonoxidised and oxidised microporous carbons. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Empirical Relationships Describing Energetics of Adsorption at Low Coverages on Microporous Carbons

The fundamental empirical relationships that correlate the adsorption energy with physicochemical parameters of adsorbates are discussed. Based on the experimental data of the adsorption enthalpy of different organic adsorbates on microporous activated carbons some new correlations between adsorption enthalpy and entropy at zero surface coverage and physicochemical parameters of adsorbed molecules are proposed. It is shown that they can be applied for the calculation of carbon porosity. The influence of carbon surface oxidation on its energetic heterogeneity is also discussed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

石油焦系活性炭的吸附脱硫

选取独山子石油焦为原料，以物理活化法制得比表面积达500m2/g～900m2/g的活性炭，进行吸附脱硫研究。采用酸氧化法对活性炭孔结构和微观孔径分布进行改性。酸氧化使活性炭表面酸性官能团含量明显增加，增加量约为原来的5倍。活性炭吸附脱硫性能随表面酸性官能团含量的增加而增大。理想的酸化条件是浓硝酸120℃氧化40min。通过静态吸附实验，活性炭吸附脱硫的最佳条件是，温度25℃，压力1.0MPa，静态吸附6h。最佳条件下吸附脱硫可使模型化合物硫的质量分数从137.9×10－6降至3.1×10－6。从活性炭孔径匹配考察可知，平均孔直径在0.8nm～2.1nm的活性炭对模型化合物硫的质量分数降低具有明显效果。     

Studies on the Physical Adsorption Equilibria of Gases on Porous Solids over a Wide Temperature Range Spanning the Critical Region—Adsorption on Microporous Activated Carbon

Adsorption equilibria of nitrogen and methane on microporous ( < 2 nm) activated carbon were measured for a wide temperature range (103‐298 K) spanning the critical region. Information relating to Henry constants, the isosteric heat of adsorption, and the amount of limiting adsorption were evaluated. All isotherms show type‐I features for both sub‐ and supercritical temperatures. A new isotherm equation and a consideration for the importance of the effect of the adsorbed phase volume allow this kind of isotherms to be modeled satisfactorily. The model parameter of the saturated amount of absolute adsorption (n⁰_t) equals the limiting adsorption amount (n^itm), leaving the physical meaning of the latter clarified, and the exponent parameter (q) proves to be an appropriate index of surface heterogeneity.     

Influence of analysis conditions on low pressure adsorption measurements and its consequences in characterization of energetic and structural heterogeneity of microporous carbons

Nitrogen adsorption isotherms on nonporous and microporous carbons were thoroughly studied at low relative pressures. For nonporous carbons low pressure measurements seem to be unaffected by analysis conditions. However, these measurements on microporous solids may be affected by analysis conditions at relative pressures below 10^–4. It was shown that selection of proper equilibration time is crucial for correct measurements of equilibrium pressures during adsorption on microporous carbons. The isotherm shift induced by insufficient equilibration of the system may affect the surface heterogeneity and microporosity analysis. A comparison of the adsorption energy and pore volume distribution functions calculated from low pressure nitrogen adsorption isotherms measured at different equilibration times on a microporous carbon shows that this effect is smaller than it was expected.     

甲烷在层状石墨烯和活性炭上的吸附平衡

以吸附式天然气（ANG）吸附剂的工程应用为目的,以0-10 MPa、283.15-303.15 K甲烷在层状石墨烯（GS（3D）,比表面积2062 m²/g）和活性炭SAC-01（比表面积1507 m²/g）上的吸附平衡数据作分析。首先,在77.15 K下由氮气吸附表征样品的孔径大小及分布（PSD）和比表面积。其次,选择极低压力下的吸附平衡数据标定亨利定律常数,确定甲烷在两吸附剂上的极限吸附热,并由维里方程和10-4-3势能函数计算甲烷与两吸附剂壁面之间的相互作用势。最后,依据测试的甲烷在吸附剂上的高压吸附平衡数据,比较了Langmuir系列方程的关联数据后的拟合精度,并由绝对吸附量计算了甲烷的等量吸附热。结果表明,甲烷在GS（3D）和活性炭SAC-01上的平均极限吸附热为23.07、20.67 kJ/mol;283.15 K下甲烷分子与GS（3D）和活性炭SAC-01之间的交互作用势ε_sf/k为67.19、64.23 K,与洛伦混合法则的计算值64.60 K相近;Toth方程关联甲烷在活性炭SAC-01和GS（3D）上吸附平衡数据的拟合累计相对误差为0.25%和2.29%;甲烷在活性炭SAC-01和GS（3D）上的等量吸附热平均值为16.8和18.3 kJ/mol。相对于活性炭SAC-01,比表面积和微孔容积均较高的GS（3D）对甲烷的吸附更具有优势。     

甲烷在石墨化热解碳黑和活性炭上的吸附

为研究影响碳基吸附剂吸附超临界温度气体的主要因素,选择石墨化热解碳黑BP280和Ajax活性炭,分析超临界温度高压甲烷在其上的吸附平衡。应用容积法,在压力0~20.5 MPa、温度253 K~313 K测定甲烷的吸附平衡数据,并由等量吸附线标绘和亨利定律常数确定等量吸附热。引入通用吸附等温方程,再由方程的Langmuir标绘确定最大吸附容量,进而通过方程的线性化计算吸附平衡态中甲烷分子的作用能。结果表明,甲烷在两种吸附剂上的最大吸附容量均随温度而变化,并都小于液态甲烷的密度;甲烷在碳黑和活性炭上的等量吸附热分别为11.9 kJ/mol~12.5 kJ/mol和17.5 kJ/mol~22.5 kJ/mol,体现了两种吸附剂不同的表面能量分布;甲烷分子间作用能随吸附量的变化特点反映了超临界温度甲烷以类似于压缩气体状态聚集的特点和吸附剂结构上的差异。碳基吸附剂的比表面积和微孔容积是影响其储存甲烷容量的重要因素。     

Grand canonical monte carlo simulation study of methane adsorption at an open graphite surface and in slit-like carbon pores at 273 K

Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation was used for the systematic investigation of the supercritical methane adsorption at 273 K on an open graphite surface and in slit-like micropores of different sizes. For both considered adsorption systems the calculated excess adsorption isotherms exhibit a maximum. The effect of the pore size on the maximum surface excess and isosteric enthalpy of adsorption for methane storage at 273 K is discussed. The microscopic detailed picture of methane densification near the homogeneous graphite wall and in slit-like pores at 273 K is presented with selected local density profiles and snapshots. Finally, the reliable pore size distributions, obtained in the range of the microporosity, for two pitch-based microporous activated carbon fibers are calculated from the local excess adsorption isotherms obtained via the GCMC simulation. The current systematic study of supercritical methane adsorption both on an open graphite surface and in slit-like micropores performed by the GCMC summarizes recent investigations performed at slightly different temperatures and usually a lower pressure range by advanced methods based on the statistical thermodynamics.     

Microcalorimetric study of argon,oxygen, nitrogen and carbon monoxide adsorption on crystalline zirconia

The adsorption of argon, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon monoxide at 77 K on crystalline zirconia and microporous zirconia gels has been studied by adsorption volumetry and isothermal microcalorimetry.The microporous structure of the zirconia gel may explain the higher enthalpy of adsorption obtained for argon. Both crystalline samples are mesoporous and in each case, the polar sites on the surface give specific interactions with dipolar (CO) or quadrupolar (N₂, O₂) molecules, which can be deduced from the adsorption isotherms and the corresponding differential enthalpy curves.M. J. T. acknowledges for a 2 month invited professorship at Université de Provence.     

Analysis of the Micropore Structure of Various Microporous Materials from Nitrogen Adsorption at 77 K

The micropore structure of four microporous materials (two zeolites, ZSM-5 and Y-82; an activated carbon and an alumina pillared clay) and their binary physical mixtures (50-50 wt%) have been examined by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. Various micropore sizes have been considered from the stages on the micropore filling mechanism in the microporous materials. The application of the Dubinin-Astakhov (DA) equation to characterize and obtain the adsorption potential distributions of the microporous materials is presented.     

Air oxidation effects on microporosity, surface property, and CH4 adsorptivity of pitch-based activated carbon fibers

The changes in microporous structure and surface properties of pitch-based activated carbon fibers upon air oxidation were examined by high-resolution N2 adsorption and various physicochemical methods such as DTA, DRIFT, XPS, and chemical titration/analysis. It was found that air oxidation below 673 K slightly modifies the microporous structure together with a minor replacement of surface -C=O groups by -C-O groups. However, oxidation above 773 K gradually increases the specific surface area and the average width of micropores by producing micropores with larger widths and greatly induces the formation of surface functional groups, especially the -COOH group. A slight change in microporosities has an evident effect on CH4 storage property.     

Studies on the Adsorption and Dissociation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Nickel

The adsorption and dissociation of methane and carbon dioxide for reforming on nickel catalysts were extensively investigated by TPSR, TPD, XPS and pulse reaction methods. These studies showed that the decomposition of methane results in the formation of at least three kinds of surface carbon species on supported nickel catalysts. Carbidic Cα, carbonaceous Cβ and carbidic clusters Cγ surface carbon species formed by the decomposition of methane demonstrated different surface mobility, thermal stability and reactivity. Carbidic Cα is a very active and important intermediate in carbon dioxide reforming with methane, and the carbidic clusters Cγ species might be the precursor of surface carbon deposition. The partially dehydrogenated Cβ species can react with H2 or CO2 to form CH4 or CO. On the other hand, it was proven that CO2 can be weakly adsorbed on supported nickel catalysts, and only one kind of CO2 adsorption state is formed. The interaction mechanism between the species dissociated from CH4 and CO2 during reforming was then hypothesized.     

改性活性炭对噻吩的吸附性能研究

用过硫酸铵、臭氧对椰壳活性炭和煤基活性炭进行氧化改性,研究了改性活性炭对噻吩的吸附性能,材料结构袁征结果表明,经两种方法氧化处理后,椰壳炭的孔结构基本保持不变,而煤基炭的比表面积和孔容有所增加.Boehm滴定发现氧化后活性炭表面含氧官能团数量增加并由FT-TR图谱得到证实.氧化处理提高了噻吩在活性炭表面的吸附容量与Langmuir和Freundlich两种吸附等温线方程的相关性.采用拟一级、拟二级和粒子内扩散模型速率方程来考察吸附动力学,并计算了这些动力学模型的速率常数,拟二级模型和实验数据之间有较好的相关性.同时对影响吸附性能的因素进行了分析.     

Surface modification of malonic acid‐catalyzed carbon xerogels and their high performance for adsorption of Cu (II) ions

The preparation of malonic acid‐catalyzed carbon xerogels modified with nitric acid and their high performance for adsorption of Cu²⁺ were investigated. The treated and untreated carbon xerogels (nitrogen‐doped carbon xerogel and carbon xerogel) are mainly microporous with high surface areas (1150.18 and 1201.46 m² g^?1) based on the analysis of N₂ adsorption isotherm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study demonstrates that modification process generates a number of functional groups such as carboxyl, carbonyl, and nitrate groups. X‐ray photoelectron spectra analysis shows an increase in the content of O and N after oxidation. The adsorption performance for Cu²⁺ using different process parameters like initial concentration, contact time, and temperature was investigated. The result indicates that the pseudo‐second order correlates with the experimental data, and the activation energy of Cu²⁺ adsorption onto nitrogen‐doped carbon xerogel and carbon xerogel is calculated as 15.62 kJ mol^?1 and 2.79 kJ mol^?1, respectively, indicating the coexistence of chemisorption and ion‐exchange. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were used to describe the adsorption behavior of Cu²⁺. The adsorption of Cu²⁺ by carbon xerogels modified with nitric acid was fast and had noticeable adsorption capacity, with a higher adsorption capacity than the original carbon xerogels (299.41 vs 260.42 mg g^?1). Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of adsorption isosteres of gas and vapor on microporous adsorbents

The adsorption isosteres and isotherms of methane on the microporous carbon adsorbent PAU-10 were calculated using the Dubinin—Radushkevich equation taking into account nonideality of the gas phase. The conditions under which the adsorption isosteres are linear were outlined. The calculated and experimentally found adsorption isosteres were compared for the methane—PAU-10 system. The slope of the isosteres remains unchanged on going to the region of strong nonideality of the gas phase. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 382–385, March, 2007.     

超临界甲烷在活性炭上的吸附平衡分析

为分析由吸附平衡时的热力参数确定吸附量、吸附模型和等量吸附热精度的影响因素,选择在温度268.15~338.15 K和压力0~13.5 MPa测试的甲烷在Ajax活性炭上的吸附平衡数据,通过引入甲烷分子可进入活性炭吸附空间内的容积和可以不考虑甲烷在孔内吸附的临界孔宽的概念,依据甲烷在吸附平衡前后的总量守恒,确定甲烷在吸附池内的总量、绝对吸附量和过剩吸附量三者之间的关系式。结果表明,在引入吸附质分子可进入吸附空间内的容积和临界孔宽后,经由活性炭的孔径分布(PSD),可以准确计算甲烷在活性炭上的过剩吸附量;应用实验数据非线性回归Toth方程参数后,可由Gibbs关于吸附的定义确定甲烷在活性炭上的绝对吸附量。比较结果时发现,由于未考虑本体相中甲烷分子对吸附甲烷分子的影响,采用过剩吸附量的等量吸附线标绘确定的等量吸附热数值偏高,工程应用时应由绝对吸附量来确定等量吸附热。     

Density of He adsorbed in micropores at 4.2K

The density of He adsorbed in the cylindrical micropores of zeolites NaY and KL has been determined by He adsorption at 4.2K. He adsorption isotherms were then compared with N₂ adsorption isotherms at 77K. Crystallographic considerations of the micropore volumes gave the density of the He adsorbed layer, which is necessary for assessment of ultramicroporosity of less-crystalline microporous solids, such as activated carbons. The determined density of He adsorbed in the cylindrical micropores of the zeolite was in the range 0.22 to 0.26 gml^–1, greater than that of He adsorbed on a flat surface (0.202 gml^–1). A value for the density of He between 0.20 to 0.22 gml^–1 is recommended for evaluation of ultramicroporosity of a slit-shaped microporous system such as activated carbon.     

Methane adsorption on AUK microporous carbon adsorbent

The isotherms of absolute methane adsorption on AUK microporous carbon adsorbent are measured at pressures of 1 Pa–6 MPa and temperatures of 177.65–393 K. The pattern of the isotherms remains unchanged when passing through the critical temperature of methane (T _cr = 190.77 K) and, as the temperature is elevated, the isotherms are shifted toward higher pressures in an almost symbate manner. Isosteres plotted for methane adsorption on AUK microporous carbon adsorbent within the same pressure and temperature ranges are adequately approximated by straight lines, with their slopes remaining unchanged when passing into the region of supercritical temperatures under the conditions of a pronounced imperfection of the gas phase. The Henry constant is determined for the system under consideration. It is shown that the Henry constants have close magnitudes for different methane-carbon adsorbent systems.     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Effect of Moisture on Methane Adsorption and Desorption by Activated Carbon at 273.5 K

Adsorption and desorption of methane by activated carbon (AC) at constant temperature and at various pressures were investigated. The effect of moisture was also studied. A volumetric method was used, up to 40 bar, at a temperature of 273.5 K. Results of a dry AC sample were compared with those obtained from a moist sample and two different ACs with different physical and surface properties were used. As expected, the results showed that the existence of moisture, trapped in the AC pores, could lead to a decrease in the amount of methane adsorbed and a decrease in the amount of methane delivered during desorption. To model the experimental results, a large variety of adsorption isotherms were used. The regressed parameters for the adsorption isotherms were obtained using the experimental data generated in the present study. The accuracy of the results obtained from the different adsorption isotherms was favorably compared.     

Mesoporous Carbons of Well-Organized Structure in the Removal of Dyes from Aqueous Solutions

Mesoporous carbons with differentiated properties were synthesized by using the method of impregnation of mesoporous well-organized silicas. The obtained carbonaceous materials and microporous activated carbon were investigated by applying different methods in order to determine their structural, surface and adsorption properties towards selected dyes from aqueous solutions. In order to verify applicability of adsorbents for removing dyes the equilibrium and kinetic experimental data were measured and analyzed by applying various equations and models. The structural and acid-base properties of the investigated carbons were evaluated by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) technique, adsorption/desorption of nitrogen, potentiometric titration, and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The results of these techniques are complementary, indicating the type of porosity and structural ordering, e.g., the pore sizes determined from the SAXS data are in good agreement with those obtained from nitrogen sorption data. The SAXS and TEM data confirm the regularity of mesoporous carbon structure. The adsorption experiment, especially kinetic measurements, reveals the utility of mesoporous carbons in dye removing, taking into account not only the adsorption uptake but also the adsorption rate.