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A review on activated carbon adsorption for volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

  • Wee Kong Pui

    Wee Kong Pui received Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Currently, he is pursuing a doctorate program in University of Malaya.

    , Rozita Yusoff

    Dr. Rozita Yusoff is currently the Deputy Director at the University of Malaya Curriculum Development Center (UMCDC) and Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya. Her research interest is mainly in the area of separation processes (microwave-assisted extraction of active ingredient from herbal plant, CO2 absorption by alkanolamines and ionic liquids) and advanced material processing using microwave heating. She has to date published more than 60 papers in journals and conference proceedings, both locally and internationally.

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    and Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua

    Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua is a Professor at Sunway University, Malaysia and Lancaster University, UK. His research interests include CO2 capture and utilization, water treatment and production of biodiesel and conversion of its by-products to value-added chemicals. He supervised to completion 22 PhD students and published more than 150 articles with over 5000 citations. His h-index is 38.

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Abstract

A number of control methods have been adopted for the removal of hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from gas streams, particularly adsorption processes which are considered more prominent in terms of feasibility, effectiveness as well as cost competence compared to other methods. In this study, most of the activated-carbon-based adsorbents are critically reviewed in terms of their advantages and limitations for VOC gas adsorption. The choice of adsorbent and process parameters depends mainly on the type of VOC used, its chemical and structural properties, in addition to the adsorbent’s characteristics. The review discusses in detail the application of fixed-bed adsorption systems. A computational simulation study using quantum-chemical conductor like screening model for real solvents is included in this review which determines the efficiency in describing and predicting the adsorption technique required for each process. This review offers a comprehensive discussion of the VOC adsorption techniques and their implementation for different applications.

About the authors

Wee Kong Pui

Wee Kong Pui received Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Currently, he is pursuing a doctorate program in University of Malaya.

Rozita Yusoff

Dr. Rozita Yusoff is currently the Deputy Director at the University of Malaya Curriculum Development Center (UMCDC) and Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya. Her research interest is mainly in the area of separation processes (microwave-assisted extraction of active ingredient from herbal plant, CO2 absorption by alkanolamines and ionic liquids) and advanced material processing using microwave heating. She has to date published more than 60 papers in journals and conference proceedings, both locally and internationally.

Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua

Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua is a Professor at Sunway University, Malaysia and Lancaster University, UK. His research interests include CO2 capture and utilization, water treatment and production of biodiesel and conversion of its by-products to value-added chemicals. He supervised to completion 22 PhD students and published more than 150 articles with over 5000 citations. His h-index is 38.

Acknowledgments

The authors thank University of Malaya for supporting this research under the Postgraduate Research Fund, PPP: PG216-2014B.

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Received: 2017-07-13
Accepted: 2018-06-05
Published Online: 2018-07-27
Published in Print: 2019-07-26

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