Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed Water
The present work deals with the influence of water on the adsorption of two chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on activated carbons (ACs) having very different pore textures and surface chemistry. Two kinds of moisture were considered, viz. pre-adsorbed on the AC or present as steam in th...
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| author | F. Cosnier A. Celzard G. Furdin D. Bégin J.F. Marêché |
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| description | The present work deals with the influence of water on the adsorption of two chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on activated carbons (ACs) having very different pore textures and surface chemistry. Two kinds of moisture were considered, viz. pre-adsorbed on the AC or present as steam in the gaseous phase, at various relative humidities ranging from 30% to 75%. It is shown that the adsorption of the VOCs depends on the kind of moisture. If the latter is pre-adsorbed, water is just displaced by the VOCs (overshoot). The adsorption capacities of the AC remain unchanged and only some minor changes in the shape of the breakthrough front, corresponding to hindered diffusion, may sometimes occur. In contrast, the simultaneous adsorption of steam and VOC leads to competition between water and the chlorinated compound, with direct consequences on the adsorption kinetics and capacities of the AC. However, the decrease of the water-induced adsorption performances depends strongly on the AC and the VOC (through different VOC/AC and water/VOC interactions), and on the concentration of the VOC. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c830197f14294d19926bbb0752af70562025-01-03T00:11:02ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382006-04-012410.1260/026361706778812871Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed WaterF. Cosnier0A. Celzard1G. Furdin2D. Bégin3J.F. Marêché4 Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral, Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy I, UMR CNRS 7555, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral, Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy I, UMR CNRS 7555, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral, Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy I, UMR CNRS 7555, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France Laboratoire des Matériaux Surfaces et Procédés pour la Catalyse, Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I, UMR CNRS 7515, ECPM, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral, Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy I, UMR CNRS 7555, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceThe present work deals with the influence of water on the adsorption of two chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on activated carbons (ACs) having very different pore textures and surface chemistry. Two kinds of moisture were considered, viz. pre-adsorbed on the AC or present as steam in the gaseous phase, at various relative humidities ranging from 30% to 75%. It is shown that the adsorption of the VOCs depends on the kind of moisture. If the latter is pre-adsorbed, water is just displaced by the VOCs (overshoot). The adsorption capacities of the AC remain unchanged and only some minor changes in the shape of the breakthrough front, corresponding to hindered diffusion, may sometimes occur. In contrast, the simultaneous adsorption of steam and VOC leads to competition between water and the chlorinated compound, with direct consequences on the adsorption kinetics and capacities of the AC. However, the decrease of the water-induced adsorption performances depends strongly on the AC and the VOC (through different VOC/AC and water/VOC interactions), and on the concentration of the VOC.https://doi.org/10.1260/026361706778812871 |
| spellingShingle | F. Cosnier A. Celzard G. Furdin D. Bégin J.F. Marêché Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed Water Adsorption Science & Technology |
| title | Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed Water |
| title_full | Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed Water |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed Water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed Water |
| title_short | Influence of Water on the Dynamic Adsorption of Chlorinated VOCs on Active Carbon: Relative Humidity of the Gas Phase versus Pre-Adsorbed Water |
| title_sort | influence of water on the dynamic adsorption of chlorinated vocs on active carbon relative humidity of the gas phase versus pre adsorbed water |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1260/026361706778812871 |
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