Regeneration of activated carbons saturated with benzene or toluene using an oxygen-containing atmosphere

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2190-2198

  Carratala Abril J ^a   Lillo Rodenas M A ^a   Linares Solano, A ^a   Cazorla Amoros D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Environment; Gases; Regeneration; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; BENZENE AND TOLUENE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LARGE MESOPORE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROPORE VOLUMES; MICROPORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; NUMBER OF CYCLES; REGENERATION CYCLES; REGENERATION EFFICIENCY;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; BENZENE; CAPILLARITY; MICROPOROSITY; OXYGEN; POLLUTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 76549099299     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Bansal R.C., Donnet J.B., and Stoeckli F. Active Carbon (1988), Marcel Dekker, New York
2. Bonjour J., Clausse M., and Meunier F. A TSA process with indirect heating and cooling: parametric analysis and scaling-up to practical sizes. Chem. Eng. Process 44 (2005) 969-977
3. Breitbach M., Bathen D., and Schmidt-Traub H. Effect of ultrasound on adsorption and desorption processes. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 42 (2003) 5635-5646
4. Carratalá-Abril J., Lillo-Ródenas M.A., Linares-Solano A., and Cazorla-Amorós D. Activated carbons for the removal of low-concentration gaseous toluene at the semipilot. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 48 (2009) 2066-2075
5. Cazorla-Amorós D., Linares-Solano A., Salinas-Martínez De Lecea C., and Joly J.P. Calcium-carbon interaction study. Its importance in the carbon-gas reactions. Carbon 29 (1991) 361-369
6. 2 as an adsorptive to characterize carbon molecular sieves and activated carbons. Langmuir 14 (1998) 4589-4596
7. Cheremisinoff P.N., and Ellerbusch F. Carbon Adsorption Handbook (1980), Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Ing., Michigan
8. Dusenbury J.S., and Cannon F.S. Advanced oxidant reactivity pertaining to granular activated carbon beds for air pollution control. Carbon 34 (1996) 1577-1589
9. Ferro-García M.A., and Joly J.P. Thermal desorption of chlorophenols from activated carbons with different porosity. Langmuir 11 (1995) 2648-2651
10. Fletcher A.J., and Thomas K.M. Adsorption and desorption kinetics of n-octane and n-nonane vapors on activated carbon. Langmuir 15 (1999) 6908-6914
11. x reduction by potassium-containing coal briquettes. Effect of preparation procedure and potassium content. Energ. Fuel 16 (2002) 569-574
12. García-Otón M., Montilla F., Lillo-Ródenas M.A., Morallón E., and Vázquez J.L. Electrochemical regeneration of activated carbon saturated with toluene. J. App. Electrochem. 35 (2005) 319-325
13. Gu J., and Bat H.-J. Heat and mass transfer in steam desorption of an activated carbon adsorber. Int. Commun. Heat Mass 32 (2005) 296-304
14. Huang Z.-H., Kang F., Zheng Y.-P., Yang J.-B., and Liang K.-M. Adsorption characteristics of trace volatile organic compounds on activated carbon fibres at room temperature. Adsorpt. Sci. Tech. 20 (2002) 495-500
15. Hwang K.S., Choi D.K., Gong S.Y., and Cho S.Y. Adsorption and thermal regeneration of methylene chloride vapor on an activated carbon bed. Chem. Eng. Sci. 52 (1997) 1111-1123
16. Ivancev-Tumbas I., Dalmacija B., Tamas Z., and Karlovic E. Reuse of biologically regenerated activated carbon for phenol removal. Water Res. 32 (1998) 1085-1094
17. Kawasaki N., Kinoshita H., Oue T., Nakamura T., and Tanada S. Study on adsorption kinetic of aromatic hydrocarbons onto activated carbon in gaseous flow method. J. Colloid. Interf. Sci. 275 (2004) 40-43
18. Kim J.-H., Oh O.-K., Haam S., Lee C.-H., and Kim W.-S. Adsorption and thermal regeneration of toluene and benzene on the fixed bed packed with activated carbon and activated carbon fiber. Carbon Science 2 (2001) 44-54
19. Kim J.-H., Ryu Y.-K., Haam S., Lee C.-H., and Kim W.-S. Adsorption and steam regeneration of n-hexane, MEK, and toluene on activated carbon fiber. Separation Sci. Technol. 36 (2001) 263-281
20. Kim K.-J., Kang C.-S., You Y.-J., Chung M.-C., Woo M.-W., Jeong W.-J., Park N.-C., and Ahn H.-G. Adsorption-desorption characteristics of VOCs over impregnated activated carbons. Catalysis Today 111 (2006) 223-228
21. Ko D., Kim M., Moon I., and Choi D.-K. Analysis of purge gas temperature in cyclic TSA process. Chem. Eng. Sci. 57 (2002) 179-195
22. Lillo-Ródenas M.A., Lozano-Castelló D., Cazorla-Amorós D., and Linares-Solano A. Preparation of activated carbons from Spanish anthracite II. Activation by NaOH. Carbon 39 (2001) 751-759
23. Lillo-Ródenas M.A., Cazorla-Amorós D., and Linares-Solano A. Behaviour of activated carbons with different pore size distributions and surface oxygen groups for benzene and toluene adsorption at low concentrations. Carbon 43 (2005) 1758-1767
24. Lillo-Ródenas M.A., Fletcher A.J., Thomas K.M., Cazorla-Amorós D., and Linares-Solano A. Competitive adsorption of a benzene-toluene mixture on activated carbons at low concentration. Carbon 44 (2006) 1455-1463
25. Liu P.K.T., Feltch S.M., and Wagner N.J. Thermal desorption behaviour of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons loaded on activated carbon. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 26 (1987) 1540-1545
26. Maldonado-Hódar F.J., Moreno-Castilla C., Carrasco-Marín F., and Pérez-Cadenas A.F. Reversible toluene adsorption on monolithic carbon aerogels. J. Hazar. Mater. 148 (2007) 548-552
27. Martin R.J., and Ng W.J. Chemical regeneration of exhausted activated carbon. I. Water Res. 18 (1984) 59-73
28. McKee D.W. The catalyzed gasification reactions of carbon. In: Thrower P.A. (Ed). Chemistry and Physics of Carbon vol. 16 (1981), Marcel Dekker, New York 1-118
29. McKee D.W. Carbon oxidation catalyzed by low melting point oxide phases. Carbon 25 (1987) 587-588
30. Meijer R., Mühlen H.J., Kapteijn F., and Moulijn J.A. Fuel Proc. Technol. 28 (1991) 5-17
31. Moreno-Castilla C., Rivera-Utrilla J., Joly J.P., López-Ramon M.V., Ferro-García M.A., and Carrasco-Marín F. Thermal regeneration of an activated carbon exhausted with different substituted phenols. Carbon 33 (1995) 1417-1423
32. Moulijn J.A., and Kapteijn F. Catalytic gasification. Appl. Sci. 105 (1986) 181-195
33. Pelech R., Milchert E., and Wróblewska A. Desorption of chloroorganic compounds from a bed of activated carbon. J. Colloid. Interf. Sci. 285 (2005) 518-524
34. Popescu M., Joly J.P., Carré J., and Danatoiu C. Dynamical adsorption and temperature-programmed desorption of VOCs (toluene, butyl acetate and butanol) on activated carbons. Carbon 41 (2003) 739-748
35. Rivera-Utrilla J., Ferro-García M.A., Bautista-Toledo I., Sánchez-Jiménez C., Salvador F., and Merchán M.D. Regeneration of ortho-chlorophenol-exhausted activated carbons with liquid water at high pressure and temperature. Water Res. 37 (2003) 1905-1911
36. Rodríguez-Reinoso F., and Linares-Solano A. Microporous structure of activated carbons as revealed by adsorption methods. In: Thrower P.A. (Ed). Chemistry and Physics of Carbon vol. 21 (1988), Marcel Dekker, New York 1-146
37. Ryu Y.-K., Kim K.-L., and Lee C.-H. Adsorption and desorption of n-hexane, methyl ethyl ketone, and toluene on an activated carbon fiber from supercritical carbon dioxide. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 39 (2000) 2510-2518
38. 2 and steam. Fuel 69 (1990) 21-27
39. Schork J.M., and Fair J.R. Parametric analysis of thermal regeneration of adsorption beds. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 27 (1988) 457-469
40. Schork J.M., and Fair J.R. Steaming of activated carbon beds. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 27 (1988) 1545-1547
41. Schweiger T.A.J. Effects of water residues on solvent adsorption cycles. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 34 (1995) 283-287
42. Shende R.V., and Mahajani V.V. Wet oxidative regeneration of activated carbon loaded with reactive dye. Waste Manage. 22 (2002) 73-83
43. Suzuki M., Misic D.M., Koyama O., and Kawazoe K. Study of thermal regeneration of spent activated carbons. Thermogravimetric measurement of various single component organics loaded on activated carbons. Chem. Eng. Sci. 33 (1978) 271-279
44. Tan C.S., and Liou D.C. Supercritical regeneration of activated carbon loaded with benzene and toluene. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 28 (1989) 1222-1226
45. Tancrede M., Wilson R., Zeise L., and Crouch E.A.C. The carcinogenic risk of some organic vapors indoors: a theoretical survey. Atmos. Environ. 21 (1987) 2187-2205
46. Taylor P.N., and Lester J.N. Rapid extraction of isoproturon and diuron from granular activated carbon. Chemosphere 33 (1996) 1227-1240
47. Yun J.-H., Choi D.-K., and Moon H. Benzene adsorption and hot purge regeneration in activated carbon beds. Chem. Eng. Sci. 55 (2000) 5857-5872