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Influence of alkaline modification on different adsorption behavior between ZSM-5 and LSX zeolite for toluene

  • Yongkang Cui , Ziyi Li , Wei Su EMAIL logo , Yi Xing EMAIL logo , Yingshu Liu , Jiaqing Wang and Quanli Zhang
Published/Copyright: December 7, 2020
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 18 Issue 12

Abstract

Adsorption as an air purification method is widely employed to remove volatile organic compounds with low concentration using zeolites. In this study, ZSM-5 and LSX zeolites modified by alkali metal cations (Li+, Na+ and K+) were used as adsorbents for the abatement of toluene. The adsorption behaviors of toluene onto adsorbents with different pore sizes and cation contents were evaluated systematically based on the experiments of adsorption equilibrium, kinetic diffusion and desorption. Besides, Langmuir and Freundlich model, constant-pattern wave propagation model and Kissinger method were applied to fit with the above experimental data. The adsorption amount followed the sequence of Li-LSX > Na-LSX > K-LSX > Li-ZSM-5 > Na-ZSM-5 > K-ZSM-5 obtained from equilibrium isotherms. LSX zeolites showed twice adsorption capacity on unit volume compared to ZSM-5. The mechanisms of steric hindrances and electrostatic interactions controlling the diffusion rate under high and low concentrations were proposed, respectively. At relatively low loadings of toluene, the diffusion resistances were primarily affected by electrostatic interaction due to preferential adsorption of toluene on cationic sites. While at relatively high loadings, the diffusion resistance was mainly restricted by steric effect because of saturated cationic sites. The strength of adsorbate-adsorbent interactions was assessed by temperature programmed desorption experiments. It showed that both adsorption sites and microporous walls contributed to the desorption energy.

Keywords: adsorption strength; desorption; kinetic diffusion; toluene; zeolite
Corresponding author: Wei SuandYi Xing, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and TechnologyBeijing, 100083, China, E-mail: (Wei Su), (Yi Xing)

Funding source: National Key R&D Program of ChinaNational Science Foundation for Young Scientists of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaBeijing Nova ProgramNational Engineering Laboratory for Mobile Source Emission Control Technology

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017YFC0210300

Award Identifier / Grant number: 21707007

Award Identifier / Grant number: No. 51774038

Award Identifier / Grant number: NELMS2017A14

Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFC0210300), the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (No. 21707007), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51774038), Beijing Nova Program (Z171100001117084), Open fund of National Engineering Laboratory for Mobile Source Emission Control Technology (NELMS2017A14).

  1. Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFC0210300), the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (No. 21707007), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51774038), Beijing Nova Program (Z171100001117084), Open fund of National Engineering Laboratory for Mobile Source Emission Control Technology (NELMS2017A14).

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-07-12
Accepted: 2020-10-24
Published Online: 2020-12-07

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Keywords for this article
adsorption strength; desorption; kinetic diffusion; toluene; zeolite

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