Adsorption of cyclic amines on graphitized thermal carbon black

Thermodynamic characteristics of adsorption (TCA) for aniline and its methyl derivatives on the surface of graphitized thermal carbon black (GTC, Carbopack C HT trade mark) were determined using equilibrium gas adsorption chromatography in the range of the lowest adsorbate concentrations in the gas phase. A series of relationships relating the TCA of the studied amines to their physicochemical parameters was obtained. The theoretical values of entropy of adsorption were calculated in the framework of the model of two-dimensional ideal gas and compared with the corresponding experimental values, which allowed one to reveal specific features of the molecular structure of the adsorbates. A similarity between the thermal component of entropy of the studied compounds in the adsorbed state and that of the entropy of the pure liquid adsorbates made it possible to refine the physical state and mobility of the adsorbate molecules in the force field of the adsorbent. The regression equation relating the heats of adsorption on the GTC to such molecular constants of adsorbates as polarizability, molecular surface area, and molecular weight were proposed for the first time. A high predictive power of the equations derived in the work for the preliminary estimation of the adsorption characteristics of alkylanilines and alkylbenzenes on the GTC was shown.     

Adsorption of adamantanol isomers on graphitized thermal carbon black

The thermodynamic characteristics of adsorption of some adamantanol isomers on graphitized thermal carbon black were calculated and determined experimentally. The parameters of the potential function for the intermolecular interaction between hydroxyl oxygen and carbon of the graphite basis plane were determined for the first time. The adsorption properties of adamantanols are largely determined by electron density distribution in the adamantane cage, which are related to the cage effect.     

Adsorption of benzyl alcohol and 1-phenylethanol on graphitized thermal carbon black

The adsorption of benzyl alcohol and 1-phenylethanol on graphitized thermal carbon black at 300 K is investigated. Thermodynamic characteristics of the adsorption of conformers stable in the gas phase and in the adsorbed state are determined by a molecular statistics method. The geometry of the molecules is optimized using the MP2 and B3LYP methods with a 6-311++G(d,p) basis set. Using the PBE0/6-31G(d) method, it is established that, in the adsorption of benzyl alcohol, two types of interactions, CH…O and OH…π_GTCB, occur. It is shown that, in 1-phenylethanol, intramolecular interactions are maintained.     

Adsorption and separation of isomeric methyl- and dimethylaminoadamantanes on graphitized thermal carbon black

The thermodynamic characteristics of adsorption (TCA) of isomeric molecules of methyl- and dimethylaminoadamantanes on the surface of the basis face of graphite were determined experimentally and calculated by the molecular statistical method. A relationship between the geometric structure of adsorbate molecules and the values of their TCA on graphitized thermal carbon black was established. The data obtained were used for the gas chromatographic identification of the amination products of a mixture of Z,E-isomers of 1,4-dimethyladamantane and 1,3-dimethyladamantane.     

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。     

Adsorption of argon from sub- to supercritical conditions on graphitized thermal carbon black and in graphitic slit pores: a grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation study

In this paper we consider the adsorption of argon on the surface of graphitized thermal carbon black and in slit pores at temperatures ranging from subcritical to supercritical conditions by the method of grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation. Attention is paid to the variation of the adsorbed density when the temperature crosses the critical point. The behavior of the adsorbed density versus pressure (bulk density) shows interesting behavior at temperatures in the vicinity of and those above the critical point and also at extremely high pressures. Isotherms at temperatures greater than the critical temperature exhibit a clear maximum, and near the critical temperature this maximum is a very sharp spike. Under the supercritical conditions and very high pressure the excess of adsorbed density decreases towards zero value for a graphite surface, while for slit pores negative excess density is possible at extremely high pressures. For imperfect pores (defined as pores that cannot accommodate an integral number of parallel layers under moderate conditions) the pressure at which the excess pore density becomes negative is less than that for perfect pores, and this is due to the packing effect in those imperfect pores. However, at extremely high pressure molecules can be packed in parallel layers once chemical potential is great enough to overcome the repulsions among adsorbed molecules.     

Adsorption of isomeric aryl- and diadamantane molecules on the surface of graphitized thermal carbon black

The thermodynamic characteristics of adsorption of isomeric molecules of 1,1??-, 1,2??-, and 2,2??-diadamantanes, 1- and 2-phenyladamantanes, and 1-cyclohexyladamantane on the surface of graphitized thermal carbon black (GTC) were experimentally determined. The influence of the molecular structure of adsorbates on their adsorption on the basis face of graphite was considered. A high selectivity of the GTC surface for the gas chromatographic separation of mixtures of the considered structural isomers was shown.     

Adsorption from solutions of alicyclic thiophene derivatives on porous graphitic carbon

Adsorption of alicyclic thiophene derivatives from water-acetonitrile and n-hexane-dichloromethane solutions on porous graphitic carbon was studied by HPLC. Retention factors, the Henry adsorption constants, and the standard molar Gibbs energies were determined. The influence of the molecular surface area of the thiophene derivatives on the Gibbs energy of adsorption was discussed. A linear correlation between the Gibbs energy of adsorption from water-acetonitrile and that of adsorption from n-hexane-dichloromethane was found. It was assumed that the retention mechanisms for the thiophene heterocycles eluted with the mixed solvents water-acetonitrile and n-hexane-dichloromethane could be similar when HPLC on porous graphitic carbon is used.     

Adsorption of molecules of different structure on graphitized thermal carbon black IV. Gas chromatographic investigation of adsorption of aldehydes,ketones and alcohols on hydrogen-treated graphitized thermal carbon black

Summary Retention volumes (Henry constants) and differential molar change of internal energy at low surface coverages on hydrogen-treated graphitized thermal carbon black (HTGTCG) for aldehydes, ketones and alcohols have been determined. An additional hydrogen treatment of graphitized thermal carbon black at 1000°C (GTCB) was undertaken to remove chemical inhomogeneity of the surface. After this treatment the peaks of oxygenated hydrocarbon derivatives became more symmetrical. Reduction of retention volumes after this treatment was observed only for substances with short hydrocarbon chains. The dependence during adsorption on the structure of, and number of carbon atoms in, aldehydes, ketones and alcohols has been investigated. The Kovats' indices for the chromatography on HTGTCB were obtained and used for identification.     

Adsorption of SO2 and chlorobenzene on activated carbon

Activated carbon is very effective for simultaneous removal of multiple pollutants. The adsorption of SO₂ and chlorobenzene modeling of VOCs on activated carbon was investigated in a fixed-bed reactor by four kinds of activated carbon. The results show that the SO₂ adsorption is affected by the BET surface and basic functional groups as C=O and π–π* groups of the carbon, while the chlorobenzene adsorption is strongly affected by the carbon pore structure, with the micropore volume deciding the adsorption amount and larger pores increasing the adsorption rate. The chlorobenzene adsorption is little affected by the chemical properties of activated carbon as the O/C ratio detected by XPS. The effect of SO₂ on the chlorobenzene adsorption was investigated, with the results showing the SO₂ seriously restricts the individual chlorobenzene adsorption and this effect becomes smaller in the presence of O₂. The adsorption products were analyzed by TPD-MS and the initial decomposition temperatures are 380 K for chlorobenzene and 500 K for SO₂, showing that SO₂ is much more stable adsorbed than chlorobenzene. The changes of the carbon functional groups that the CO₂ desorption peak emerges at 700 K and decreases at 1000 K with the chlorobenzene adsorption, were observed by TPD-MS, indicating that the lactone and quinone groups on the carbon are likely to combine with the chlorobenzene and form weakly chemisorbed chlorobenzene.     

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。     

Adsorption properties of iodine-doped activated carbon fiber

Iodine-doped activated carbon fibers (ACFs) were prepared by the iodine immersion method on pitch-based ACF. Then iodine-doped ACFs were heated in argon at 523 K for 4 h and at 673 K for 2 h. The iodine structure of the resultant iodine-doped ACFs was examined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The micropore structures were determined by N(2) adsorption at 77 K. The surface area and micropore volume of iodine-doped ACFs are less than those of pristine ACFs. However, the pore width does not change with the iodine doping. The effects of iodine doping on adsorption properties of ACFs for H(2)O and NO at 303 K were examined. The iodine doping affected remarkably the adsorptivities of ACFs for H(2)O and NO. In particular, iodine-doped ACFs treated at 673 K show enhanced adsorptivities for H(2)O and NO. This result suggests that iodine molecules doped on the micropores should be charged by heat treatment at 673 K.     

Adsorption of methyl mercaptan on surface modified activated carbon

The influence of surface modification of activated carbon on the adsorption of methyl mercaptan in N(2) was investigated. The modification of the activated carbon was carried out by treatment with HNO(3)/H(2)SO(4) solutions, heat-treatment in Ar, and adsorption of cetylamine. Acid-treatment increased the adsorption of methyl mercaptan compared with the original activated carbon, and the adsorbed amounts increased with ratio of H(2)SO(4) in HNO(3)/H(2)SO(4) solutions. This result suggests that hydrogen bonding between acidic groups formed by acid-treatment and thiol groups of methyl mercaptan plays a role in adsorption of methyl mercaptan on activated carbon.     

氮掺杂的碳材料中石墨化氮和吡啶氮对氧还原反应的催化特性

目前,开发高效的阴极氧还原反应(ORR)电催化剂是实现燃料电池和金属-空气电池商业化发展急需完成的目标。在过去的几十年中,人们在探索廉价高效的 ORR电催化剂(如 N掺杂的非金属及非铂电催化剂)领域做了广泛的研究。在 N掺杂的碳基 ORR催化剂中,已知的 N基活性位点主要分为四类,即吡啶类氮(P-N)、吡咯类氮(Py-N)、石墨化氮(G-N)和氧化类氮(O-N)。尽管人们对这四种类型氮的活性位点做了大量的研究,但是它们在催化反应中起到的 ORR催化作用以及催化机理和活性位点本身结构的关系仍不够明确。早期的研究中有人认为 P-N或者 Py-N是 ORR催化活性位点,也有人认为是 G-N起作用。最近也有研究表明, P-N和 G-N都是 ORR催化活性位点,只是在 ORR中所起的催化能力不同。因此,很有必要认清这些问题。
　　本文通过 Hummer法酸性氧化一次和两次碳黑 Vulcan XC-72(VXC-72)以及随后高温热处理,制备了一系列 ORR催化剂 VXCO-1, VXCO-2, VXCO-1(900)和 VXCO-2(900),采用场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM), N2吸附脱附法,元素分析仪(EA), X射线光电子能谱(XPS),拉曼光谱仪(Raman), X射线衍射能谱(XRD),电化学循环伏安法和线性伏安法测试等手段研究 Hummers法酸氧化和高温热处理对 VXC-72形貌组成的影响,以及这些碳基中成分和其催化 ORR能力的关系。
　　 SEM结果表明, Hummer法酸性氧化处理 VXC-72一次和两次后可以逐层剥落其最外边的碳层结构,最终得到表面光滑的类片层状结构的碳材料(VXCO-1和 VXCO-2)。这种表面光滑的类片层状结构的碳材料比表面积大于处理前的 VXC-72,而高温热处理之后的碳材料(VXCO-1(900)和 VXCO-2(900))由于类石墨层碎片结构蒸发损失暴露出更多内部的微孔和介孔结构使比表面积增加。 Raman和 XRD结果表明,氧化处理使碳材料的石墨化程度增加,而高温热处理则降低了其石墨化程度。
　　 EA和 XPS结果表明, Hummer法酸性氧化处理可以使在碳材料中掺入的 N以石墨化的为主,高温热处理却使得石墨化氮转变为吡啶类的氮。 ORR结果发现,活性的石墨化氮倾向于使 ORR反应经历两电子过程,从而生成 H2O2为主要产物;而吡啶类氮的活性位点更倾向于使 ORR反应经过四电子过程,主产物是水。该结果有助于新型碳基氧还原催化剂的设计和分析。