Volatile organic compounds(VOCs)are among the major sources of air pollution.Catalytic ozonation is an efficient process for removing VOCs at lower reaction temperature compared to catalytic oxidation.In this study,a ...Volatile organic compounds(VOCs)are among the major sources of air pollution.Catalytic ozonation is an efficient process for removing VOCs at lower reaction temperature compared to catalytic oxidation.In this study,a series of alumina supported single and mixed manganese and cobalt oxides catalysts were used for ozonation of acetone at room temperature.The influence of augmenting the single Mn and Co catalysts were investigated on the performance and structure of the catalyst.The manganese and cobalt single and mixed oxides catalysts of the formula Mnl0%-CoX and Co10%-MnX(where X=0,2.5%,5%,or 10%)were prepared.It was found that addition of Mn and Co at lower loading levels(2.5%or 5%)to single metal oxide catalysts enhanced the catalytic activity.The mixed oxides catalysts of(Mnl0%-Co2.5%)and(Mn10%-Co5%)led to acetone conversion of about 84%.It is concluded that lower oxidation state of the secondary metal improves ozone decomposition and oxidation of acetone.展开更多
In this work, the effects of different methods of activation on CO2 adsorption performance of activated carbon were studied. Activated carbons were prepared from biochar, obtained from fast pyrolysis of white wood, us...In this work, the effects of different methods of activation on CO2 adsorption performance of activated carbon were studied. Activated carbons were prepared from biochar, obtained from fast pyrolysis of white wood, using three different activation methods of steam activation, CO2 activation and Potassium hydroxide（KOH） activation. CO2 adsorption behavior of the produced activated carbons was studied in a fixed-bed reactor set-up at atmospheric pressure, temperature range of 25–65°C and inlet CO2 concentration range of10–30 mol% in He to determine the effects of the surface area, porosity and surface chemistry on adsorption capacity of the samples. Characterization of the micropore and mesopore texture was carried out using N2 and CO2 adsorption at 77 and 273 K, respectively.Central composite design was used to evaluate the combined effects of temperature and concentration of CO2 on the adsorption behavior of the adsorbents. The KOH activated carbon with a total micropore volume of 0.62 cm3/g and surface area of 1400 m2/g had the highest CO2 adsorption capacity of 1.8 mol/kg due to its microporous structure and high surface area under the optimized experimental conditions of 30 mol% CO2 and 25°C. The performance of the adsorbents in multi-cyclic adsorption process was also assessed and the adsorption capacity of KOH and CO2 activated carbons remained remarkably stable after50 cycles with low temperature（160°C） regeneration.展开更多
基金Authors would like to thank the University of Saskatchewan and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for their financial support of this research.
文摘Volatile organic compounds(VOCs)are among the major sources of air pollution.Catalytic ozonation is an efficient process for removing VOCs at lower reaction temperature compared to catalytic oxidation.In this study,a series of alumina supported single and mixed manganese and cobalt oxides catalysts were used for ozonation of acetone at room temperature.The influence of augmenting the single Mn and Co catalysts were investigated on the performance and structure of the catalyst.The manganese and cobalt single and mixed oxides catalysts of the formula Mnl0%-CoX and Co10%-MnX(where X=0,2.5%,5%,or 10%)were prepared.It was found that addition of Mn and Co at lower loading levels(2.5%or 5%)to single metal oxide catalysts enhanced the catalytic activity.The mixed oxides catalysts of(Mnl0%-Co2.5%)and(Mn10%-Co5%)led to acetone conversion of about 84%.It is concluded that lower oxidation state of the secondary metal improves ozone decomposition and oxidation of acetone.
基金Funding for this research is provided by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
文摘In this work, the effects of different methods of activation on CO2 adsorption performance of activated carbon were studied. Activated carbons were prepared from biochar, obtained from fast pyrolysis of white wood, using three different activation methods of steam activation, CO2 activation and Potassium hydroxide（KOH） activation. CO2 adsorption behavior of the produced activated carbons was studied in a fixed-bed reactor set-up at atmospheric pressure, temperature range of 25–65°C and inlet CO2 concentration range of10–30 mol% in He to determine the effects of the surface area, porosity and surface chemistry on adsorption capacity of the samples. Characterization of the micropore and mesopore texture was carried out using N2 and CO2 adsorption at 77 and 273 K, respectively.Central composite design was used to evaluate the combined effects of temperature and concentration of CO2 on the adsorption behavior of the adsorbents. The KOH activated carbon with a total micropore volume of 0.62 cm3/g and surface area of 1400 m2/g had the highest CO2 adsorption capacity of 1.8 mol/kg due to its microporous structure and high surface area under the optimized experimental conditions of 30 mol% CO2 and 25°C. The performance of the adsorbents in multi-cyclic adsorption process was also assessed and the adsorption capacity of KOH and CO2 activated carbons remained remarkably stable after50 cycles with low temperature（160°C） regeneration.
