活性炭液相吸附去除噻吩硫化物的研究

迄今为止,国内外降低汽油硫含量的方法主要有原料加氢脱硫、汽油加氢脱硫、溶剂抽提脱硫、催化裂化脱硫、氧化脱硫、生物脱硫、吸附脱硫及组合技术,同时一些非常规技术如膜过程脱硫、等离子体和光脱硫也在积极探索之中。     

The effects accompanying passing current through a granular bed of activated carbon

Repeatedly passing current of high intensity (2 A) in the pulsing mode through a granular bed of activated carbon was accompanied by changes of bed resistance. These changes did not diminish when the current stopped but proceeded during 2 to 10 days of exposure.X-ray lattice parameters of the carbon before and after it was subjected to numerous current pulses have been measured. The second sample differed considerably because it was more amorphous. Nitrogen and water adsorption isotherms on these samples have been measured. They showed a reduction of specific surface area (volume of micropores) and probably an increase of the average diameter of mesopores.The observed significant changes of carbon texture and structure are explained by inductive electromechanical interactions between planar layers of carbon atoms in microcrystallites of activated carbon during pulses of passing current.     

Adsorption dynamics of hydrogen sulfide in impregnated activated carbon bed

Potassium iodide (KI) impregnated activated carbons were prepared and applied for the removal of hydrogen sulfide. The adsorption dynamics of the prepared adsorbents were investigated in fixed-bed column as functions of the concentration of hydrogen sulfide and oxygen, and relative humidity. It was found that the adsorption capacity was highly dependent on the oxygen concentration because of the chemical adsorption of hydrogen sulfide on KI impregnated activated carbon. The adsorbents before and after adsorption of hydrogen sulfide were characterized by BET, SEM and EDS analysis.     

Catalytic ozonation of phenolic wastewater with activated carbon fiber in a fluid bed reactor

The effect of activated carbon fiber (ACF) on the ozonation of phenol in water in a fluid bed reactor was investigated. It was observed that this combined process could increase the yield of the oxidation process significantly for phenol and COD (chemical oxygen demand) removal, especially for the phenol removal. The efficiency of ozonation increased with an increase in the dose of ACF. Higher initial phenol concentration only caused a slight decrease of phenol and COD removal. The results of repeated use found that ozonation could efficiently regenerate ACF in situ in the reactor, which was considered easy to handle without the costly ex situ regeneration of the industrial treatment process. The Boehm titrations and FTIR studies indicate that the ozonation process in water can significantly change the composition of acidic surface oxygen-containing groups of ACF, leading to the increase of carboxylic, hydroxylic, and carbonylic groups and the slight decrease of the lactonic groups. Furthermore, this process can also increase the surface area and total pore volume of ACF. Due to the new micropore formation and some pore enlargement, the micropores became smaller, and the mesopores and macropores got bigger.     

Thermoanalytical study of activated carbon regeneration. I. Desorption of phenol and aniline

During a thermoanalytical investigation to determine the mechanism and desorption energies of common pollutants, a complex pattern has been demonstrated when activated carbon loaded with phenol or aniline is heated up to 950°C in a dynamic nitrogen atmosphere. Water is completely removed before 150°C. Four and three consecutive steps appear when phenol and aniline are released, respectively.     

Removal of volatile organic compounds from activated carbon by thermal desorption and catalytic combustion

The thermal desorption of saturated activated carbon discharged from an industrial adsorber and catalytic oxidation of desorbed products over a Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst were investigated. The activated carbon is almost completely regenerated by flushing with air at 200°C for 30 min. Desorbed products are fully oxidized over the Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst above 275°C. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Photodegradation of humic acid using spherical activated carbon contained Zn in a fluidized bed system

In this study, a strong acid ion-exchange resin, as the starting material of spherical activated carbon contained Zn (Zn-SPAC), was treated by 0.1 N zinc solution. Ion-exchange treatment was performed from one to three times for controlling the zinc content. The ion-exchanged resins were activated under N₂/H₂O vapor atmosphere at 900°C for 0.5 h, followed by carbonization treatment at 700°C under N₂ atmosphere. The Zn-SPAC samples were measured for their physicochemical characteristics, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, scanning electron microscope (SEM) images, electron probe micro analyzer (EPMA) images, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area, strength, and zinc content. Also, the samples were used in order to measure photochemical activities, such as the removal efficiency of humic acid (HA) in a fluidized batch reactor. The XRD patterns appeared as the ZnS type. The Zn-SPAC had a large BET specific surface area and their shape was spherical, with a diameter of about 350–400 μm. When the Zn-SPAC was dosed in a fluidized bed reactor with UV light, the HA removal efficiency increased by up to 60%. On the other hand, the HA removal efficiency by only UV-C (λ _max = 254 nm) irradiation was very low, about 15%. Therefore, we infer that Zn-SPAC has good photochemical activity and presented the possibility of being a useful photocatalyst for water purification.     

Vanadium separation with activated carbon and iron/activated carbon nanocomposites in fixed bed column: experimental and modelling study

In this work, iron nanoparticles were impregnated onto a commercial activated carbon surface to produce a novel adsorbent called iron-activated carbon nanocomposite (I-AC). Commercial activated carbon (CAC) and I-AC were used for vanadium separation in a fixed-bed column. The effects of various operating parameters such as inlet vanadium ion concentration, adsorbent dose and volumetric flow rate on vanadium separation performance of CAC were investigated. The performance of both adsorbents was compared in three adsorption/desorption cycles. The experimental breakthrough curves of vanadium ions in the fixed-bed column were modeled using the film-pore-surface diffusion model (FPSDM). The four mass transfer parameters characterizing this model, namely the external mass-transfer coefficient (k _f ), pore and surface diffusion coefficients (D _p and D _s ), and axial dispersion coefficient (D _L ) were evaluated through the model. Modelling and experimental results showed that the I-AC nanocomposite has a better performance for vanadium separation in comparison to AC. Sensitivity analysis on the FPSDM showed that the pore and surface diffusion, external mass transfer and axial dispersion play a significant role in vanadium separation using the I-AC. On the other hand, surface diffusion resulted to be relatively less important when CAC was used.     

自溶液中的吸附XII.活性炭自水中吸附芳香化合物的热力学研究

测定了25℃和35℃时活性炭自水中吸附苯甲酸,邻苯二甲酸,邻羟基苯甲酸,间羟基苯甲酸,对羟基苯甲酸,苯酚和邻苯二酚共七种芳香化合物的等温线,计算了吸附过程的△G,△H和△S.七种芳香化合物的-△G都在5.9～7.7kcal.mol[-1]的范围内,差别不大;-△h都小于-△g的值;△s则都是正的。这些结果表明熵变是这类体系的吸附过程的重要驱动力,而且往往是主要驱动力,在液相吸附中,溶质的吸附必伴随着溶剂的脱附,前者是熵减少的过程,后者是熵增加的过程。因为上述芳香化合物的摩尔体积约是水(溶剂)的5～7倍,也就是说,吸附1摩尔的溶质将伴随5～7摩尔的水由表面脱附。因此,由于水的脱附引起的熵增加远远超过溶质吸附所引起的熵减少,这可以解释为何这类体系的吸附过程的熵变总是相当大的正值,根据这个理论,可以设想倘若溶剂的摩尔体积与溶质的相近或比溶质的更大时,吸附过程的熵变可能出现负值,文献中的一些数据支持了这一推测。     

Preconcentration of trace elements from pure manganese and manganese compounds with activated carbon as collector

A method is described for separation of traces of Bi, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, In, Ni. Pb, Tl, and Zn from pure manganese and manganese compounds and their determination by flame a.a.s. After the metal or manganese dioxide samples have been dissolved in acid (and manganese salts in water) the trace elements are compleed with potassium xanthogenate. The solution is then filtered through a small filter paper covered with activated carbon, whereby complex compounds are separated from the matrix. When the charcoal is treated with acid, a trace concentrate is obtained which is nearly free of manganese. The detection limits for the analysis of 10-g samples of manganese metal are <0.5 p.p.m., and for 30-g samples of MnCl₂-4H₂O are ? 0.1 p.p.m. The relative standard deviation, in general,is lower than 5%.     

吸汞载银活性炭纤维和吸汞活性炭纤维的热脱附特性研究

70℃下分别对载银活性炭纤维(载银量14.07%)和活性炭纤维的片状吸附体进行气态汞吸附实验,测定出载银活性炭纤维汞饱和吸附量为192.3 mg/g,活性炭纤维汞饱和吸附量为29.4 mg/g,分别为普通活性炭的48倍～192倍和7倍～29倍.采用热重分析法(TGA)研究了两种吸附剂汞饱和后的热脱附再生特性.结果表明,汞饱和载银活性炭纤维的汞脱附发生在100℃～650℃,在70 min内从50℃升温至650℃,才乏脱附率为94.73%;汞饱和活性炭纤维的汞脱附发生在100℃～230℃,在40 min内从50℃升温至350℃ ,汞脱附率为69.93%.扫描电镜分析发现,载银活性炭纤维因吸附汞而富集的银,经热脱附后变成均匀弥散于纤维表面的亚微米级和纳米级球状银颗粒;吸汞活性炭纤维经热脱附后物理吸附汞基本消失,而氧化汞颗粒反而变多,说明物理吸附的汞易于脱附,氧化汞难以脱附,同时在热脱附过程中存在金属汞向氧化汞的转化.     

The behavior of xenon dynamic adsorption on granular activated carbon packed bed adsorber

In order to retard radioxenon release into the atmosphere from nuclear power station or to sensitively monitor its concentration to ensure environmental and human safety, it is necessary to know the behavior of xenon dynamic adsorption on granular activated carbon pack bed adsorber. The quantities, including the dynamic adsorption coefficient (k _d), the amount of xenon adsorbed (q), the length of mass transfer zone (L _MTZ) and the length of the unused bed (LUB), used to describe the adsorption behavior, were sorted out and calculated. The factors, including xenon concentrations, pressures and temperatures, to affect these quantities were investigated. The results show that: (1) The values of k _d and q decrease with increasing temperatures, but increase with increasing pressures, (2) The values of L _MTZ and LUB increase with increasing temperatures or pressures, but are independent of concentrations. Knowledge of these quantities is very helpful for packed bed adsorber operation.     

Modification of activated carbon porosity by pyrolysis under pressure of organic compounds

Co-pyrolysis at relatively low temperature (673 K) and high pressure (10 MPa), using three organic compounds, was used to modify the porosity of the two ACs. The co-pyrolysis is effective for the modification of the porosity of an AC, and the efficiency depends on the organic compound used. The differences found are consequence of the chemical composition of the organic precursor. High pressure pyrolysis produces beneficial results when an organic compound that volatilizes during the preparation is used. Conducting pyrolysis at low temperature permits improved control of the porosity because the rate of gasification can be more tightly controlled.     

Modeling breakthrough curves of volatile organic compounds on activated carbon fibers

Granular activated carbon (GAC) and more recently activated carbon fibers (ACF) are used for the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in industrial processes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the adsorption kinetics of ACF to eliminate VOC from polluted air. This approach is carried out by modeling experimental breakthrough curves with two kinds of models: an equilibrium model and a mass transfer model based on a linear driving force (LDF) in conjunction with the Langmuir equilibrium model. The results show the influence of the intraparticle diffusion on the adsorption kinetics of ACF, in spite of their small fiber diameter. Moreover, external diffusion kinetics is fast because of the influence of the large external surface area of ACF on the VOC mass transfer.     

Application of activated carbon in the characterization of nitrogen compounds and phthalates in a landfill leachate

The goal of this work was the development of a methodology based on solid phase extraction (SPE) to characterize nitrogen compounds and phthalates from landfill leachate samples. Activated carbon (AC) was used to extract all the organic compounds from the samples. The samples were collected in Porto Alegre-South Brazil. As the AC used had small particle size, it was impossible to use it in the form of packed cartridges; hence, it had to be applied in a batch mode. The desorption of the organic compounds from the AC was made by sonication with dichloromethane. The extract was analyzed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MSD). Some aspects of the validation of the methodology were also established. Several nitrogen compounds and phthalates were identified in the samples, proving the efficiency of this method with regard to the selectiveness for these substances.     

Preparation of hydrogenation Pt/activated carbon catalyst from a platinum complex

Both H₂PtCl₆ and (-C₃ H₅)₂ Pt(II) were employed for preparation of Pt/activated carbon hydrogenation catalysts. The Pt distribution, Pt dispersity and catalytic activity in liquid phase hydrogenation were investigated. The catalysts prepared from the organometallic compound were found to have higher Pt dispersity and catalytic activity.

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Biochar as a precursor of activated carbon

Biochar was evaluated as a precursor of activated carbon. This product was produced by chemical activation using potassium hydroxide. The effects of operating conditions of activation process, such as temperature, activating agent to biochar mass ratio, and nitrogen flow rate, on the textural and chemical properties of the product were investigated. Activated carbon produced by this method has internal surface area at least 50 times than that of the precursor and is highly microporous, which is also confirmed by scanning electron microscopy analysis. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed development of aromatization in the structure of activated carbon. X-ray diffraction data indicated the formation of small, two-dimensional graphite-like structure at high temperatures. Thermogravimetric study showed that when potassium hydroxide to biochar mass ratio was more than one, the weight loss decreased.     

Biochar as a precursor of activated carbon

Biochar was evaluated as a precursor of activated carbon. This product was produced by chemical activation using potassium hydroxide. The effects of operating conditions of activation process, such as temperature, activating agent to biochar mass ratio, and nitrogen flow rate, on the textural and chemical properties of the product were investigated. Activated carbon produced by this method has internal surface area at least 50 times than that of the precursor and is highly microporous, which is also confirmed by scanning electron microscopy analysis. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed development of aromatization in the structure of activated carbon. X-ray diffraction data indicated the formation of small, two-dimensional graphite-like structure at high temperatures. Thermogravimetric study showed that when potassium hydroxide to biochar mass ratio was more than one, the weight loss decreased.     

Removal of trace organic compounds from multicomponent liquid mixtures. I. Adsorption of surfactant mixtures on activated carbon

This study shows how trace amounts of surfactants are adsorbed by activated carbon under competitive conditions in aqueous solution. Surfactants used as adsorbates are sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and eicosaneoxyethylene hexadecyl ether (POE). Activated carbon used as an adsorbent is Pittsburgh activated carbon. Adsorption isotherms on the activated carbon were all Freundlich-type, both in the multi-solute system and in the mono-solute systems. The total adsorbed amount in the multi-solute system increases linearly with increasing molar fraction of SDS in the initial concentration. Thus, the total adsorbed amount in the multi-solute system can be estimated by the Freundlich constants, which can be determined from the single-solute equilibrium adsorptions, and molar fractions of adsorbates in the initial concentration.