Film‐surface diffusion during the adsorption of acid dyes onto activated carbon

A mass transport model has been developed and applied to the adsorption of three acid dyes onto activated carbon in three single component systems. The mass transfer model is based on two rate controlling mass transfer steps, namely external film mass transfer and homogeneous solid‐phase surface diffusion (HSD). Almost all previous film‐HSD models have been based on numerical solutions to the diffusion equation using orthogonal collocation or Crank–Nicolson finite difference solutions. However, in the present model a semi‐analytical solution to the solid surface diffusion equation is presented, yielding a sophisticated solution of the differential equations. The solutions provide a good correlation between the experimental concentration–time decay curves by incorporating the Langmuir equilibrium isotherm to describe the solid phase surface dye concentrations. However, the surface diffusivities show a dependence on the carbon particle surface coverage and these diffusivities have been correlated using a Darken relationship. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

Variation of intraparticle diffusion parameter during adsorption of p‐chlorophenol onto activated carbon made from apricot stones

The adsorption of para‐chlorophenol onto an active carbon made from waste apricot stones has been studied. The batch kinetic adsorption processes have been measured for a range of system variables including agitation rate, initial concentration of para‐chlorophenol, mass of carbon and particle size of carbon. The extent of adsorption is reported as plots of solid phase concentration against the square root of time. An intraparticle diffusion parameter is used to describe the mass transfer within the adsorbent. This parameter varies with the square root of time and can be related to the type of structure which occurs within an activated carbon. A correlation is proposed relating the process variable with the intraparticle diffusion parameter in each of the three mass transfer regions. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

Comparative study of methylene blue dye adsorption onto activated carbon,graphene oxide,and carbon nanotubes

Three different carbonaceous materials, activated carbon, graphene oxide, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, were modified by nitric acid and used as adsorbents for the removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution. The adsorbents were characterized by N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherms, infrared spectroscopy, particle size, and zeta potential measurements. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out to study the effect of solution pH and contact time on dye adsorption properties. The kinetic studies showed that the adsorption data followed a pseudo second-order kinetic model. The isotherm analysis indicated that the adsorption data can be represented by Langmuir isotherm model. The remarkably strong adsorption capacity normalized by the BET surface area of graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes can be attributed to π–π electron donor acceptor interaction and electrostatic attraction.     

Color removal from dye wastewaters by adsorption using powdered activated carbon: Mass transfer studies

Color removal from synthetic dye wastewater which typically emanates from the Taiwan textile industry has been studied using powdered activated carbon (PAC) as an adsorbent. The CIE colorimetric system has been used in the measurement of color for the treatment of disperse-red-60 dye wastewater. The effect of contact time, dye concentrations and PAC dosage on color and color removal has been investigated. A film-pore double resistance diffusion model for mass transfer has also been used in this study to determine the effective diffusivity, D_eff, for the adsorption of disperse-red-60 dye wastewater to PAC.     

Fixed bed column adsorption of ACID Yellow 17 dye onto Tamarind Seed Powder

The intention of this study was to explore the efficacy and feasibility for Acid Yellow 17 adsorption onto fixed bed column of Tamarind Seed Powder. The effect of various parameters like flow rate, initial concentration of dye, bed height, and pH were exploited in this study. The Thomas, Yoon–Nelson, Bed Depth Service Time (BDST), and Adams and Bohart model were analysed to evaluate the column adsorption performance. The adsorption capacity, rate constant and correlation coefficient associated to each model for column adsorption was calculated and mentioned. The adsorption capacity increases with increasing initial dye concentration and bed height and decreasing flow rate. The maximum adsorption capacity related to Adams and Bohart model was found to be 978.5 mg/g at initial concentration of 50 ppm at constant flow rate of 15 mL/min, bed height of 15 cm, and pH 7. Le but de cette étude était d'explorer l'efficacité et la faisabilité de l'Acid Yellow 17 adsorption sur colonne à lit fixe de Tamarind Seed Powder. L'effet de différents paramètres comme le débit, la concentration initiale de colorant, la hauteur du lit et le pH ont été exploitées dans cette étude. Le Thomas, Yoon‐Nelson, BDST et Adams et le modèle Bohart ont été analysées pour évaluer les performances d'adsorption colonne. La capacité d'adsorption, constante de vitesse et coefficient de corrélation associé à chaque modèle de la colonne d'adsorption a été calculé et mentionné. Les augmentations de capacité d'adsorption avec une concentration croissante de colorant initial et un lit en hauteur et le débit diminue. La capacité maximale d'adsorption liées au modèle Adams et Bohart a été trouvé à 978,5 mg/g à la concentration initiale de 50 ppm à débit constant de 15 ml/min, la hauteur du lit de 15 cm et un pH de 7.     

聚丙烯腈基活性碳纤维吸附CO2的性能

以国产聚丙烯腈(PAN)基碳纤维为原料,采用KOH为活化剂制备PAN基活性碳纤维。测定了不同ACF样品的CO2吸附量,并通过氮气吸附、碘吸附以及红外光谱对所得活性碳纤维的比表面积、孔结构及表面官能团进行表征。研究了活化温度、活化时间和表面改性对活性碳纤维CO2吸附量的影响。结果表明,活化温度是影响活性碳纤维CO2吸附量的主要因素。当活化温度为850℃时,所得活性碳纤维BET比表面积为1235m2/g,微孔比表面积为745 m2/g,在吸附温度为273 K、吸附相对压力P/P0为1时,CO2的吸附量达到87.29 mL/g。     

Phosphoric acid activated carbon discs for methane adsorption

Phosphoric acid has been used as activating agent in the preparation of binderless activated carbon discs. The granular precursor was impregnated with different solutions of phosphoric acid, hot pressed in discs, heat treated under a flow of nitrogen and washed with distilled water to extract the excess acid. The role of the impregnation ratio and the temperature of conforming have been analysed. The discs have a bulk density higher than the granular activated carbon because there is a considerable reduction of the interparticle space, the contribution of non-microporous volume being small. The discs exhibit a high volume of microporosity accessible to both nitrogen and methane molecules. Best results (storage capacity of 131, v/v) were obtained when using an impregnation ratio X_P=0.35 g phosphorous/g precursor (maximum micropore volume and minimum interparticle space) and conforming at 100 °C (higher temperatures reduce the volume of micropores). Some discs were additionally activated under a flow of carbon dioxide, the maximum methane storage capacity (near 150, v/v) being obtained when burn-off is in the 10-40% range.     

Batch adsorption of trichlorotrifluoroethane (freon-113) onto activated carbon — surface diffusivity and pore diffusivity

Activated carbon was found more active than molécular sieve 13X and silica gel in adsorbing 1,1,2 trichloro-1,2,2 trifluoroethane (CFE). Batch adsorption experiments were carried out with activated carbon to adsorb CFE at 15, 25 and 30°C. The adsorption isotherms of CFE on activated carbon were of the Langmuir type: q(C) = q_m KC / (1 + KC) where q^m and K were evaluated for the three temperatures. The measured bulk concentration-time data were interpreted equally well with the surface diffusion model and the pore diffusion model; for the former model the surface diffusivity increased with increasing initial CFE concentration, and for the latter the pore diffusivity was independent upon the initial CFE concentration.     

Influence of solvent type on dibenzothiophene adsorption onto activated carbon fiber and granular coconut-shell activated carbon

The adsorption behavior of dibenzothiophene (DBT) on an activated carbon fiber (ACF) and a granular coconut-shell activated carbon (GCSAC) in the solvents n-hexane, n-decane, toluene, and mixture of n-decane and toluene was investigated. The DBT adsorption onto both samples was more active in n-hexane than in n-decane. The lowest DBT adsorption was observed in toluene. Regardless of the type of activated carbons and solvents, all the isotherms fit the Freundlich equation better than the Langmuir equation. At low equilibrium concentrations of <2 mass ppm-S, GCSAC displayed greater capacity for DBT adsorption than did ACF in all the tested solvents. The adsorption kinetics of ACF and GCSAC in all the tested solvents were governed by a pseudo-second-order model.     

甲烷在成型纳米活性炭中的吸附动力学特性

为提高天然气储气装置的单位体积储气量,模压成型的大尺寸吸附剂得到越来越多的应用,有关甲烷在这种吸附剂的吸附动力学问题也成为关注热点。采用差压穿透实验,在较宽广的温度和压力范围内测量了甲烷在成型纳米活性炭中吸附过程的表面扩散系数,利用Maxwell-Stefan模型分析了表面扩散、Knudsen扩散和黏性流扩散对总吸附过程的影响以及与温度和压力变化的相关性,并根据实验结果导出表面扩散系数的经验关联式。研究结果表明,在实验温度和压力范围内,表面扩散对甲烷在纳米活性炭型炭中的吸附过程起主导作用,但在低压条件下Knudsen扩散也非常重要。随压力升高,表面扩散系数趋于定值,而黏性流扩散作用持续增强,成为吸附过程的重要影响因素。     

物理吸附仪测定活性炭载体比表面积及孔结构的方法

介绍了利用物理吸附仪测定活性炭的基本原理、模型及测定方法。通过改变相对压力点（P／Po）使活性炭孔结构的测定更加准确。     

用活性炭吸附强化超滤过程脱除废水中染料的研究(英文)

In this study, orange G dye was efficiently removed from aqueous solution by ultrafiltration (UF) mem-brane separation enhanced with activated carbon adsorption. The powdered activated carbon (PAC) was deposited onto the UF membrane surface, forming an intact filter cake. The enhanced UF process simultaneously exploited the high water permeation flux of porous membrane and the high adsorption ability of PAC toward dye molecules. The influencing factors on the dye removal were investigated. The results indicated that with sufficient PAC incor-poration, the formation of intact PAC filtration cake led to nearly complete rejection for dye solution under opti-mized dye concentration and operation pressure, without large sacrificing the permeation flux of the filtration process. Typically, the dye rejection ratio increased from 43.6% for single UF without adsorption to nearly 100% for the en-hanced UF process, achieving long time continuous treatment with water permeation flux of 47 L·m 2·h 1. The pre-sent study demonstrated that adsorption enhanced UF may be a feasible method for the dye wastewater treatment.     

Porous structure and liquid‐phase adsorption properties of activated carbon aerogels

In this article, activated carbon aerogels (ACAs) were prepared by CO₂ activation. Their pore structures were investigated by N₂ adsorption–desorption analysis. ACAs have excellent microporosity (e.g. 0.36 cm³/g) and mesoporosity (e.g. 1.72 cm³/g). Adsorption characteristics of phenol, methylene blue, I₂, and VB₁₂ on ACAs in the liquid phase were studied by static adsorption experiments. Results showed that CO₂ activation process is an effective way to introduce micropores in carbon aerogels, which is enhanced with the increase of activation time. As a result, the adsorption capacities of the four mentioned adsorbates on ACAs were improved gradually with the increase of activation time. However, mesopore volume is also a factor on improving adsorption properties for the relatively giant molecules methylene blue and VB₁₂. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007     

流化床用树脂基球形活性炭及其VOCs吸附性能

以聚苯乙烯树脂为原料,采用水蒸气活化、氯化锌活化及水蒸气?氯化锌协同活化方法制备了3种流化床用树脂基球形活性炭,采用固定床反应器考察了活性炭对乙酸乙酯的动态吸附行为,对比了其传质区长度,并利用Yoon?Nelson模型对实验数据进行了拟合. 结果表明,3种活性炭的摩擦磨损指数均小于0.1%,耐磨性能出色,物理、化学协同活化活性炭比表面积高达1702.49 m2/g,对二甲苯的静态吸附容量达0.86 g/g.     

Prediction of breakthrough curves for adsorption on activated carbon fibers in a fixed bed

A new model is proposed to describe the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from a gas stream passing through a bed packed with activated carbon fibers (ACFs). Toluene was used as the test compound. Both pore diffusion and surface diffusion are considered in the model. The equilibrium behavior is shown to fit the Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm with the values of parameters K and W₀ of 1.101 × 10⁻⁹ and 57.73 kg/m³, respectively. The experimental results show that this model can predict VOC breakthrough curve very well.     

改性活性碳纤维对CO2的吸附性能

为了进一步提高活性碳纤维的CO₂吸附量和抗水性能,采用浸渍法将活性碳纤维进行改性处理,得到一系列改性样品,并对其进行了SEM和FTIR表征。研究了活性碳纤维种类、浸渍试剂（NaOH溶液、ZnCl₂溶液及离子液体）等对吸附剂孔结构、CO₂吸附量、循环使用性和抗水性能的影响,并探讨了CO₂在改性活性碳纤维内的动力学吸附扩散行为。研究结果表明：改性活性碳纤维的CO₂吸附性能和抗水性能均显著改善,其中CO₂最高吸附量达24.4%（0.1MPa和25℃）,吸湿率减小到1.33%,且具有良好的吸附/脱附循环使用性。均相扩散模型（HSDM）描述了实时吸附数据,此模型能够较好地反映CO₂在样品内的扩散行为,改性活性碳纤维仍能保持良好的扩散速率,扩散系数D_s值数量级为10^-5m²/s,与空白活性碳纤维相当。     

Nonionic surfactants adsorption onto activated carbon. Influence of the polar chain length

The adsorption of a nonionic surfactants series characterized by a different length of the hydrophilic tail on an activated carbon has been studied over a wide concentration range. Adsorption isotherms show two steps limited by the critical micelle concentration (c.m.c.) of the surfactants. The adsorption extension depends on the oxyethylenic chain length, in such way that the amount adsorbed decreases with increasing the chain length, although the effect is much lower for the longest polar chains. In the concentration range below the c.m.c. of the surfactants, the molecules are adsorbed by direct interactions with the activated carbon surface, but with different configuration of the polyoxyethylene chain (POE) directed to the aqueous phase. For concentrations above the c.m.c., the adsorption takes place by the interactions between the adsorbed surfactants molecules and differences related to the length of the hydrophilic chain are also found.     

酸预处理对活性炭吸附有机物的影响

无论是在工业用水还是生活饮用水的处理中,活性炭都是一种常规的去除有机物的方法.但活性炭在使用前如何进行预处理却无相关的研究资料,作者将水处理中常用的5种活性炭,包括果壳炭、椰壳炭、煤质炭进行酸预处理对比,试验证实,酸预处理后可以提高活性炭对水中有机物的吸附性能.     

Diffusion in liquid-filled pores of activated carbon. I. Pore volume diffusion

The adsorption isotherms on activated carbon were measured for the following six systems: benzaldehyde, phenol, and potassium chloride in water; benzene, isopropylbenzene, and phenol in cyclohexane. The systems isopropylbenzene and benzene each in cyclohexane and potassium chloride in water proved to be slightly adsorbing systems, whereas the benzaldehyde and phenol each in water were highly adsorbing systems. The rate of diffusion of the slightly adsorbing solutes was interpreted by assuming that the intraparticle diffusion was due to pore volume diffusion. The results indicated that the tortuosity factor for activated carbon is 3.5. The effective pore volume diffusivity and the tortuosity factor were not affected by the concentration of the solute, solute molecular size and the particle diameter. The external mass transfer resistance was negligible when pore volume diffusion was the controlling intraparticle diffusion mechanism.     

活性炭表面负载金属离子对其吸附苯并噻吩的影响

主要研究了活性炭表面负载不同的金属离子对其吸附苯并噻吩的影响.通过浸渍法分别将6种不同的过渡金属离子负载在活性炭表面上,用静态吸附法测定了苯并噻吩硫化物在改性活性炭上的吸附等温线,应用软硬酸碱理论分析和讨论了其吸附能力的差异.结果表明,活性炭表面负载Ag^＋、Ni^2＋、Cu^2＋或Zn^2＋离子,可提高活性炭吸附苯并噻吩硫化物的能力,而活性炭表面负载Fe^3＋或Co^3＋离子,反而降低了活性炭吸附苯并噻吩硫化物的能力,这主要是活性炭表面的酸碱性质发生变化.采用密度泛函数理论法计算结果表明,苯并噻吩的电负性χ为2.638,属软碱类物质;由于Ag^＋为软酸,活性炭负载Ag^＋离子,增加了其局部表面的软酸,从而增强了对苯并噻吩硫化物的吸附;由于Ni^2＋、Cu^2＋和Zn^2＋离子属交界酸,负载Ni^2＋、Cu^2＋、Zn^2＋离子增加了活性炭表面的交界酸,也在一定程度上提高了其表面对苯并噻吩硫化物的吸附;当活性炭表面负载了硬酸性Fe^3＋或Co^3＋离子,其局部表面硬酸增大从而降低了其对苯并噻吩的吸附.