磁性活性炭的制备及其对KMn04的吸附性能

采用浸渍氮气保护焙烧法,以自制碳酸锶、氯化铁和工业活性炭为原料,制备了介孔磁性活性炭．采用红外光谱、N2吸附、X光衍射、振动样品磁强计等手段和以吸附KMnO4作为探针实验,表征了样品的性质和吸附性能．结果表明,磁性活性炭是具有较高微孔率的介孔磁性材料,其微孔率为45．74％．该材料的饱和磁化强度为19．6emu／g,矫顽力为239．7Oe,易于吸附后的磁分离,且具有一定的抗退磁能力．对KMnO4的吸附探针实验表明其吸附本质为物理吸附．Freundlich吸附等温式可描述KMnO4在磁性活性炭上的吸附平衡,准二级动力学方程是描述KMnO4在磁性活性炭上吸附的最佳吸附动力学模型．本研究有望为特种废水处理剂提供新型功能性材料．     

Preparation of polyacrylonitrile-based activated carbon fiber for CS2 adsorption

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based activated carbon fiber (ACF) was prepared by CO2 and KOH activation method, respectively, and used for the adsorption of CS2 at...     

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。     

甲烷在活性炭上吸附平衡模型的研究

比较吸附模型分析甲烷在活性炭上吸附平衡的适用性,为吸附式天然气(ANG)的工程应用提供准确的预测模型。基于在温度268.15～338.15 K、压力0～12.5 MPa测试的甲烷在Ajax活性炭上的吸附平衡数据,选择Langmuir、Langmuir-Freundlich和Toth方程,应用非线性回归拟合方程参数后,确定绝对吸附量和甲烷吸附相态,并比较方程在不同压力区域内的预测精度。结果表明,甲烷吸附相密度随平衡温度和压力变化;由绝对吸附量确定的甲烷在Ajax活性炭上的平均等量吸附热为15.72 kJ/mol,小于由过剩吸附量的标绘结果;Langmuir、Langmuir-Freundlich和Toth方程预测结果在0～0.025 MPa的累积相对误差为6.449 8%、7.918 4%和0.910 0%,在1～10 MPa为0.491 1%、0.161 3%和0.369 4%。Toth方程在整个压力范围内的预测结果最为准确,但Langmuir-Freundlich方程在较高压力区域内具有较高的预测精度。     

氯化锂活化制备活性炭及吸附锂离子性能研究

采用化学活化法,用猪血粉为前驱体和新型活化剂氯化锂活化制备锂离子活性炭（LB-AC）并进行吸附锂离子研究。用氯化锂对猪血粉进行活化后我们得到比表面积为695 m2?g-1,总孔体积为0.3 cm3?g-1的LB-AC。通过扫描电子显微镜、元素分析、X 射线衍射分析和红外光谱分析等分析手段对LB-AC表面形貌和表面基团进行表征。吸附?解吸实验结果表明,随着温度升高,锂离子的吸附容量随之增加,表明LB-AC对锂离子的吸附是一种吸热反应。当温度增加至35 ℃和45 ℃时,其吸附容量分别增加至1.41 mg?g-1和1.52 mg?g-1。锂离子的初始浓度增加,吸附容量也增加。锂的脱附随着盐酸浓度的升高而增加。LB-AC对锂离子的选择性很高,且吸附剂在碱性环境下吸附容量更高,在酸性环境下基本不吸附。     

Preparation and characteristics of electrospun activated carbon materials having meso- and macropores

Mesoporous activated carbon samples were prepared from electrospun PAN-based carbon fibers using physical activation with silica. Textural characterization was performed using nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. The BET specific surface area and pore size distribution of silica activated carbon materials were investigated. According to the increment of silica, BET specific surface area was increased about thirty times and it was found that silica activated carbon materials were highly mesoporous by studying pore surface distribution and pore volume distribution. Surface morphology of silica activated carbon materials were observed by SEM images. The spherical typed carbon materials were investigated. The diameter of spherical typed carbon materials was increased in proportional of the increment of silica.     

Preparation of pitch-based activated carbon fibers with high specific surface area and excellent adsorption properties

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Activated carbon fibers (ACFs), as the third generation of activated carbon materials, are promising adsorbents due to their rich surface functional groups,...     

KOH catalysed preparation of activated carbon aerogels for dye adsorption

Surfactants prevent the irreversible aggregation of partially refolded proteins, and they are also known to assist in protein refolding. A novel approach to protein refolding that utilizes a pair of low molecular weight folding assistants, a detergent and cyclodextrin, was proposed by Rozema and Gellman (D. Rozema, S.H. Gellman, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117 (1995) 2373). We report the refolding of bovine serum albumin (BSA) assisted by these artificial chaperones, utilizing gemini surfactants for the first time. A combination of cationic gemini surfactants, bis(cetyldimethylammonium)pentane dibromide (C(16)H(33)(CH(3))(2)N(+)-(CH(2))(5)-N(+)(CH(3))(2)C(16)H(33)·2Br(-) designated as G5 and bis(cetyldimethylammonium)hexane dibromide (C(16)H(33)(CH(3))(2)N(+)-(CH(2))(6)-N(+)(CH(3))(2)C(16)H(33)·2Br(-) designated as G6 and cyclodextrins, was used to refold guanidinium chloride (GdCl) denatured BSA in the artificial chaperone assisted two step method. The single chain cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was used for comparative studies. The studies were carried out in an aqueous medium at pH 7.0 using circular dichroism, dynamic light scattering and ANS binding studies. The denatured BSA was found to get refolded by very small concentrations of gemini surfactant at which the single chain counterpart was found to be ineffective. Different from the single chain surfactant, the gemini surfactants exhibit much stronger electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions with the protein and are thus effective at much lower concentrations. Based on the present study it is expected that gemini surfactants may prove useful in the protein refolding operations and may thus be effectively employed to circumvent the problem of misfolding and aggregation.     

Chemical modification of activated carbon monoliths for CO2 adsorption

The development of materials with potential application for CO₂ capture is a topic of great scientific interest. Activated carbons (AC) can be conveniently used as CO₂ adsorbents thanks to their microporous structure and tunable chemical properties. In this work, two AC honeycomb monoliths were synthesized starting from African palm stones through activation either with H₃PO₄ or with ZnCl₂ solution. Surface functionalization was performed in order to add nitrogen groups, aiming at an enhancement of CO₂ adsorption capacity. This chemical modification was performed either with ammonia in gas phase or a with 30 % ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution on both AC monolith samples. The original and modified monoliths were characterized by N₂ adsorption at 77 K, infrared spectroscopy, Boehm titration, and immersion calorimetry in benzene and water. CO₂ adsorption on both raw and functionalized AC monoliths was evaluated in volumetric equipment at a temperature of 273 K and until 1 bar, and adsorption capacity ranging between 120 and 220 mg_CO2 g _AC ^?1 was obtained. The experimental results indicated that both methods of chemical modification determined an increase in the content of superficial nitrogen groups and thus an increase in CO₂ adsorption capacity, the treatment with ammonium hydroxide being slightly preferable.     

Carbon dioxide-methane mixture adsorption on activated carbon

In this work, we report new experimental data of pure and binary adsorption equilibria of carbon dioxide and methane on the activated carbon RB2 at 273 and 298 K. The pressure range studied were 0–3.5 MPa for pure gases and 0–0.1 MPa for mixtures. The combination of the generalized Dubinin model to describe the pure CO₂ and CH₄ isotherms with the IAST (Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory) for the mixtures provide a method for the calculation of the binary adsorption equilibria. This formulation predicts with acceptable accuracy the binary adsorption data and can easily be integrated in general dynamic simulation of PSA (pressure swing adsorption process) adsorption columns. It involves only three parameters, independent of the temperature, and directly determined with only one adsorption isotherm of CO₂.     

Chromium adsorption in olive stone activated carbon

In this work, Cr(III) adsorption on activated carbon obtained from olive stones in an upflow fixed-bed column at 30^∘C was studied. The flow rate influence on the breakthrough curves at a feed concentration of 0.87 meq/L was investigated in an attempt to minimize the diffusional resistances. Breakthrough curves for a flow range of 2–8 mL/min were obtained at 10.5 cm bed height and inlet diameter of 0.9 cm. The mass transfer parameters indicated that the bed minimal resistance was attained at 2 mL/min. Therefore, the data equilibrium was carried out until the bed was saturated at 2 mL/min. The dynamic system generated a favorable isotherm with a maximum chromium uptake of 0.45 meq/g. A column sorption mathematical model was created considering the axial dispersion in the column and the intraparticle diffusion rate-controlling steps. The isotherm was successfully modeled by the Langmuir equation and the mathematical model described the experimental dynamic data adequately for feed concentrations from 0.26 to 3.29 meq/L.     

Nitromethane-water competitive adsorption over modified activated carbon

Modifications of texture and surface properties of a commercial activated carbon (Norit GF-40) were performed by several treatments in order to study their effects on the selective adsorption of nitromethane from nitromethane/water vapor mixtures. Characterisation of the samples by nitrogen adsorption and thermal analysis showed that HNO₃ treatments produce important losses of porosity and surface area, accompanied of an increase of oxygenated functional groups on the surface of carbon, which are progressively removed by heating at temperatures between 573 and 1073 K. All this leads to a drastic decrease of the adsorption capacity per gram of adsorbent with respect to the raw carbon, which offers, on the other hand, the best adsorptive performance. Oxidation by H₂O₂ does not practically affect its textural properties and introduces an important amount of oxygen functional groups at the surface, but changes in the adsorptive properties of carbon are insignificant. Sample oxidised by H₂O₂ and subsequently treated by diethylentriamine shows a decrease in adsorption capacity, without any relevant loss of surface area. The raw carbon treated at high temperature that exhibits the highest surface area and where surface functional groups are absent, showed the greatest adsorption capacity for nitromethane, being much more selective for nitromethane than for water, in nitromethane-water mixtures. Adsorption capacity values for nitromethane on the different samples are related to the extent of the surface area, while water vapour adsorption seems to depend on the population of functional groups at the surface, which may work as adsorption sites.     

Nitrogen adsorption on fluorinated activated carbon fiber

Nitrogen adsorption isotherms for fluorinated activated carbon fiber (F-ACF) and fluorinated carbon black (F-CB) were measured at 77 K. Surface structures of F-ACF and F-CB were examined by _s -plot analysis using the adsorption data on the nonporous carbon black (CB) and F-CB. The surface energy of F-ACF was lower than that of ACF. The micropore structure of ACF was preserved even after fluorination, although the limiting adsorption amount and the micropore width decreased with fluorination.     

Kinetics of salicylic acid adsorption on activated carbon

The adsorption and desorption of salicylic acid from water solutions was investigated in HPLC microcolumns packed with activated carbon. The adsorption isotherm was obtained by the step-up frontal analysis method in a concentration range of 0-400 mg/L and was well fitted with the Langmuir equation. The investigation of rate aspects of salicylic acid adsorption was based on adsorption/desorption column experiments where different inlet concentrations of salicylic acid were applied in the adsorption phase and desorption was conducted with pure water. The concentration profiles of individual adsorption/desorption cycles data were fitted using several single-parameter models of the fixed-bed adsorption to assess the influence of different phenomena on the column behavior. It was found that the effects of axial dispersion and extraparticle mass transfer were negligible. A rate-determining factor of fixed-bed column dynamics was the kinetics of pore surface adsorption. A bimodal kinetic model reflecting the heterogeneous character of adsorbent pores was verified by a simultaneous fit of the column outlet concentration in four adsorption/desorption cycles. The fitted parameters were the fraction of mesopores and the adsorption rate constants in micropores and mesopores, respectively. It was shown that the former rate constant was an intrinsic one whereas the latter one was an apparent value due to the effects of pore blocking and diffusional hindrances in the micropores.     

Competitive adsorption of toxic metals on activated carbon

Competitive adsorption of zinc and copper on activated carbon is studied in this article. Main aim was to suggest an advanced model for competitive adsorption of both metals considering pH influence and precipitation. A surface-complexation approach was employed for the modeling. Two models were considered: simple adsorption and ion exchange. System “The Geochemists Workbench” was used for calculation of both static and dynamic adsorption tasks. From the batch experiments, concentration of four types of sorbing sites on the carbon surface and its protonation and sorption constants were deduced. Then, batch competitive adsorption experiments were compared with the models’ results. Finally, a column experiment (fixed bed adsorption) was carried out. It was observed that the model of ion exchange can satisfyingly predict both chromatographic effect and increase of zinc concentration in effluent over its initial value, although a quantitative agreement between the model and the experiment was not totally precise.     

Preparation and drug retention of biodegradable chitosan gel beads.

Chitosan (CS) gel beads containing drug could be prepared in amino acid solutions of pH about 9, despite the requirement for a pH above 12 for gelation in water. This phenomenon was observed not only in amino acid solutions but also in solutions of compounds having amino groups. A solute concentration of more than 10% was required for preparation of gel beads at pH 9. Gelation of the CS beads required about 25 to 40 min, depending on the species of amino acid. Lidocaine hydrochloride (LC) as a model drug was retained in the beads to about 20 to 35% of the theoretical total amount, despite being a water-soluble drug. The release of LC from the CS gel beads was prolonged. The release pattern was not affected by the species of amino acid or CS, or the preparation time.     

活性炭孔隙结构对催化氧化脱除单质汞的影响

研究活性炭在硫化氢存在条件下催化氧化脱除煤气中单质汞的吸附机理和探讨提高其吸附能力的方法,在模拟煤气气氛下对3种活性炭和一种活性焦进行汞的吸附性能实验,并进一步分析活性炭(焦)的孔隙结构。用BET方程处理N₂等温吸附数据,计算比表面积;用HK法进行微孔分析;用BJH法计算中孔孔径分布。结果表明,硫化氢被催化氧化后,生成吸附在活性炭孔壁上的活性硫促进了对汞的吸附;随着活性炭微孔和中孔体积的增大,活性炭对汞的吸附能力得到提高。     

四苯硼钠在活性炭表面吸附过程的疏水相互作用

In this paper, the adsorption characteristics of sodium tetraphenylborate(NaBPh4) on activated carbon at 298.2,303.2,308.2,313..2 and 323.2 K was studied.The results show that the adsorption isotherm of NaBPh4 on activated carbon at different temperatures could be described using Langrnuir equation. Furthermore, the standard Gibbs energy, enthalpy, entropy and hydrophobic interaction Gibbs energy for the adsorption of NaBPh4 on activated carbon were studied, and the result shows that the hydrophobic interaction of BPh4^- ion plays the most important role for the transfer of NaBPh4 from water to activated carbon surface.     

Preparation of Fe-loaded activated carbon and its adsorption property of U(VI) in aqueous solution

Three kinds of method were employed to prepare Fe loaded activated carbon (Fe-AC), liquid reduction method, carbonthermal method, incipient wetness method, respectively. Before and after adsorption, the adsorption property of Fe-AC had been analysed. Results indicated that the removal mechanisms were mainly redox reaction, adsorption and precipitation. In addition, the adsorption models fitted with the kinetic model and adsorption isotherm model. Based on the analysis of six influencing factors, we obtain some actual information to deal with the humic acid and the “back to acid”.     

Predicting solute adsorption on activated carbon: phenol

Activated carbon (AC), the most widely used adsorbent in water and in wastewater treatment, comprises a high surface area of very small, convoluted and interconnected pores. Despite the wide use of AC, there is little fundamental atomic-level understanding of its adsorption capacity and selectivity as well as its pore structure. The purpose of this work is to suggest the methodology for calculation of equilibrium adsorption capacity of common water organic pollutants and use it for phenol as a model. The effects of various functional groups, pore size, and coverage on thermodynamics of phenol adsorption from the gas phase and from water media are calculated using molecular mechanics (MM) and density functional theory (DFT) approaches.