scholarly journals H2S Removal with Sorbent Obtained from Sewage Sludges

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Davide Papurello ◽  
Andrea Lanzini ◽  
Maurizio Bressan ◽  
Massimo Santarelli
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Dwell Time ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sewage Sludges ◽  
H2s Removal ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
Activating Agent

Biochar obtained from sewage sludges are adopted for biogas cleaning. Sewage sludges are treated considering temperature, dwell time, activating agent, heating, and flow rate. The best performances achieved are registered considering the char produced at 400 °C using CO2 as an activating agent with a dwell time of 2 h. The adsorption capacity for the biogas cleaning CH4/CO2/H2S (20 ppm(v)) increased from 1.3 mg/g to 5.9 mg/g with the bed height. Future research with chemical activation processes will be made to improve the adsorption capacity achieved to produce cheaper sorbents than commercial ones.

scholarly journals Thermal Activation of Digested Sewage Sludges for Carbon Dioxide Removal from Biogas

Fuels ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-46
Author(s):  
Mirko Tinnirello ◽  
Davide Papurello ◽  
Massimo Santarelli ◽  
Sonia Fiorilli
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Dwell Time ◽  
Activated Carbons ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
Physical Activation ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Activation Process ◽  
Co2 Removal ◽  
Sewage Sludges ◽  
Activating Agent

Anaerobically digested sewage sludges were used as feedstock in the production of activated carbons through physical activation. These char samples were experimentally tested as adsorbents for the removal of CO2 from a simulated biogas mixture. The CO2 concentration level allowed in biomethane was fixed from the European Standards EN 16723-1 and EN 16723-2. The char yield and the subsequent adsorption capacity values were studied, considering the operating parameters of the process. A physical activation process was considered with the following parameters: the temperature, the dwell time, the activating agent, the heating rate, the flow rate, and the method. Among the adsorption tests, the activating temperature and the agent employed affected the CO2 removal. The maximum adsorption capacity was achieved with nitrogen as an activating agent at 600 °C, with 2 h of dwell time (102.5 mg/g).

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterisation of Pyridinium-Based Ionic Liquid as Activating Agent in Rubber Seed Shell Activated Carbon Production for CO2 Capture

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-95
Author(s):  
Nawwarah Mokti ◽  
Azry Borhan ◽  
Siti Nur Azella Zaine ◽  
Hayyiratul Fatimah Mohd Zaid
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Co2 Capture ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Activation Process ◽  
Rubber Seed ◽  
Activating Agent

The use of an activating agent in chemical activation of activated carbon (AC) production is very important as it will help to open the pore structure of AC as adsorbents and could enhance its performance for adsorption capacity. In this study, a pyridinium-based ionic liquid (IL), 1-butylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, [C4Py][Tf2N] has been synthesized by using anion exchange reaction and was characterized using few analyses such as 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and FTIR. Low-cost AC was synthesized by chemical activation process in which rubber seed shell (RSS) and ionic liquid [C4Py][Tf2N] were employed as the precursor and activating agent, respectively. AC has been prepared with different IL concentration (1% and 10%) at 500°C and 800°C for 2 hours. Sample AC2 shows the highest SBET and VT which are 392.8927 m2/g and 0.2059 cm3/g respectively. The surface morphology of synthesized AC can be clearly seen through FESEM analysis. A high concentration of IL in sample AC10 contributed to blockage of pores by the IL. On the other hand, the performance of synthesized AC for CO2 adsorption capacity also studied by using static volumetric technique at 1 bar and 25°C. Sample AC2 contributed the highest CO2 uptakes which is 50.783 cm3/g. This current work shows that the use of low concentration IL as an activating agent has the potential to produce porous AC, which offers low-cost, green technology as well as promising application towards CO2 capture.

scholarly journals Microporosity Development of Herringbone Carbon Nanofibers by RbOH Chemical Activation

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente Jiménez ◽  
Paula Sánchez ◽  
Fernando Dorado ◽  
José Luís Valverde ◽  
Amaya Romero
Keyword(s):  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Nanofibers ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Micropore Volume ◽  
Structure Development ◽  
Activation Temperature ◽  
Activating Agent ◽  
Activation Conditions

The influence of different activation conditions, including activating agent/CNFs ratio, activation temperature, and He flow rate, on the pore structure development of herringbone carbon nanofibers (CNFs) was studied. The best results of activated CNFs with larger specific surface area can be achieved using the following optimized factors: RbOH/CNFs ratio = 4/1, activation temperature = ,and a He flow rate = 850 ml/min. The optimization of these three factors leads to high CNFs micropore volume, being the surface area increased by a factor of 3 compared to the raw CNFs. It is important to note that only the creation of micropores (ultramicropores principally) took place, and mesopores were not generated if compared with raw CNFs.

Continuous fixed bed adsorption of Cu(II) by halloysite nanotube–alginate hybrid beads: an experimental and modelling study

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanyan Wang ◽  
Xiang Zhang ◽  
Qiuru Wang ◽  
Bing Zhang ◽  
Jindun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Halloysite Nanotubes ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
Column Adsorption ◽  
Fixed Bed Adsorption ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

We used natural resources of halloysite nanotubes and alginate to prepare a novel porous adsorption material of organic–inorganic hybrid beads. The adsorption behaviour of Cu(II) onto the hybrid beads was examined by a continuous fixed bed column adsorption experiment. Meanwhile, the factors affecting the adsorption capacity such as bed height, influent concentration and flow rate were investigated. The adsorption capacity (Q0) reached 74.13 mg/g when the initial inlet concentration was 100 mg/L with a bed height of 12 cm and flow rate of 3 ml/min. The Thomas model and bed-depth service time fitted well with the experimental data. In the regeneration experiment, the hybrid beads retained high adsorption capacity after three adsorption–desorption cycles. Over the whole study, the new hybrid beads showed excellent adsorption and regeneration properties as well as favourable stability.

scholarly journals Packed Bed Biosorption of Lead and Copper Ions Using Sugarcane Bagasse

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norwin Dale F Duga ◽  
Pauline Edrickke A Imperial ◽  
Allan N Soriano ◽  
Aileen D Nieva
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Copper Ions ◽  
Continuous System ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Packed Bed Column ◽  
Varying Parameters ◽  
Bed Height

Bagasse, a waste material from sugarcane has been studied as a biosorbent for removing heavy metals, Pb2+ and Cu2+, in a continuous system using a packed bed column. This study was undertaken to determine the influence of varying the bed height and flow rate on the breakthrough and saturation time. Thomas, Adams-Bohart and Yoon-Nelson models were used to assess the effects of varying parameters and both Thomas and Yoon-Nelson models were found to be satisfactory to describe the column data obtained in the experiment. Moreover, lead ions are adsorbed more efficiently with an adsorption capacity of 4.54 mg/g compared to copper ions with 3.98 mg/g at the most feasible parameters having a flow rate of 100 mL/min and a bed height of 30 cm

scholarly journals BIOSORPTION OF CU(II) IONS FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS BY RICE HUSK: EXPERIMENT, STATISTICAL, AND ANN MODELING

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-448
Author(s):  
Nirjhar Bar ◽  
Tania Mitra ◽  
Sudip Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Metal Removal ◽  
Heavy Metal Removal ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Influent Concentration ◽  
Ann Modeling ◽  
Bed Height

Heavy metal removal from wastewater is a significant research area and recommends sustainable development. The heavy metals cause harmful health effects, increase environmental toxicity. Adsorption is a very effective method for heavy metal removal. A fixed bed for Cu(II) removal using rice hush, an agricultural waste, is reported in this paper. The study was carried out to determine the breakthrough curves with varying operating variables like influent concentration (10–30 mg/L), flow rate (10–40 ml/min), and bed height (4–10 cm) at pH 6. The variation of the process variables like influent concentration, flow rate, and bed height were investigated. The experimental data shows that adsorption capacity increases with the rise of influent concentration. The maximum value of adsorption capacity is 10.93 mg/g at a flow rate of 10 ml/min, bed height 4 cm, and influent concentration 30 mg/L. The applicability of the MLR and ANN modeling has also been successfully carried out. ANN has better predictability than MLR. The findings revealed that rice husk could be used to treat copper-containing industrial effluents.

scholarly journals Competitive Fixed-Bed Adsorption of Pb(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II) from Aqueous Solution Using Chitosan-Coated Bentonite

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan-Chi Tsai ◽  
Mark Daniel G. de Luna ◽  
Hanna Lee P. Bermillo-Arriesgado ◽  
Cybelle M. Futalan ◽  
James I. Colades ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
Fixed Bed Adsorption ◽  
Ternary Metal

Fixed-bed adsorption studies using chitosan-coated bentonite (CCB) as adsorbent media were investigated for the simultaneous adsorption of Pb(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II) from a multimetal system. The effects of operational parameters such as bed height, flow rate, and initial concentration on the length of mass transfer zone, breakthrough time, exhaustion time, and adsorption capacity at breakthrough were evaluated. With increasing bed height and decreasing flow rate and initial concentration, the breakthrough and exhaustion time were observed to favorably increase. Moreover, the adsorption capacity at breakthrough was observed to increase with decreasing initial concentration and flow rate and increasing bed height. The maximum adsorption capacity at breakthrough of 13.49 mg/g for Pb(II), 12.14 mg/g for Cu(II), and 10.29 mg/g for Ni(II) was attained at an initial influent concentration of 200 mg/L, bed height of 2.0 cm, and flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. Adsorption data were fitted with Adams-Bohart, Thomas, and Yoon-Nelson models. Experimental breakthrough curves were observed to be in good agreement (R2>0.85andE%<50%) with the predicted curves generated by the kinetic models. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of CCB in the removal of Pb(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II) from a ternary metal solution.

scholarly journals Comparison of the adsorption capacity of acetaminophen on sugarcane bagasse and corn cob by dynamic simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego M. Juela
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Corn Cob ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
Hospital Wastewaters

Abstract Acetaminophen (ACT), an antipyretic analgesic, is one of the emerging pollutants that has been found in high concentrations in domestic and hospital wastewaters. This study compared the adsorption capacity of sugarcane bagasse (SB) and corn cob (CC) for the ACT removal through the dynamic simulation of the adsorption column using Aspen Adsorption® V10. The effects of flow rate (1.5–3.0 mL min− 1), ACT initial concentration (40–80 mg L− 1), and bed height (20–35 cm) on the breakthrough curves were studied. Finally, the simulation results were validated with experimental studies, and analyzed by error functions, sum of squared errors (SSE), absolute average deviation (AAD), and coefficient of determination (R2). Based on the predicted breakthrough curves, ACT is adsorbed in greater quantity on CC, with saturation times and adsorption capacity greater than SB in all simulations. The maximum adsorption capacity was 0.47 and 0.32 mg g− 1 for CC and SB, respectively, under condition of flow rate of 1.5 mL min− 1, bed height of 25 cm, and ACT initial concentration of 80 mg L− 1. Breakthrough and saturation times were higher when the column operated at low flow rates, large bed height, and low ACT concentrations, for both adsorbents. The predicted and experimental breakthrough curves satisfactorily coincided with R2 values greater than 0.97, SSE and AAD values ​​less than 5% and 0.2, respectively, for all studies. The experimental adsorption capacity was greater for CC than for SB, thus confirming that the software is able to predict which adsorbent may be more effective for ACT removal. The results of this study would speed up the search for effective materials to remove ACT from wastewaters.

scholarly journals Adsorption of phosphorus by alkaline Tunisian soil in a fixed bed column

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 751-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rihab Beji ◽  
Wissem Hamdi ◽  
Aida Kesraoui ◽  
Mongi Seffen
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Alkaline Soil ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
P Adsorption ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
P Concentration

Abstract The present study evaluates the phosphorus (P) adsorption by alkaline soil in fixed bed column mode operation. The effects of flow rate, bed height, and initial P concentration on breakthrough curves were evaluated. Data confirmed that both the breakthrough and exhaustion time increased in parallel with the rise in bed height and the decline in flow rate and initial P concentration. The adsorption capacity was observed to increase with decreasing flow rate and bed height and increasing initial concentration. Moreover, continuous adsorption experiments were conducted using three salts (NaCl, KCl and CaCl2) with the same concentration (0.01 M) to investigate the P adsorption behavior in saline conditions. The results showed that all three salts improve the P adsorption in the soil column. Consequently, the bed performance was significantly enhanced with salts addition. The maximum adsorption capacity of 13.47 mg g−1 for P, 16.13 mg g−1 for P-NaCl, 22.10 mg g−1 for P-KCl, 30.05 mg g−1 for P-CaCl2 was attained at an initial influent concentration of 300 mg g−1, bed height of 22 cm, and flow rate of 10 mL min−1. TheCaCl2 addition was therefore the most effective in increasing P adsorption. Thomas, Yoon-Nelson and Clark models were applied to experimental results to forecast the breakthrough curves by nonlinear regression analysis. Meanwhile, the bed depth service time model was employed to examine the effective model parameters in scaling up the process using linear regression analysis. The values of correlation coefficient (R2) and the sum of squared error evidenced that the Thomas model is the most appropriate model to fit the experimental data. The reusability experiment showed that the adsorbent material still had high P adsorption capacity, and tolerable desorption efficiency.

scholarly journals Study on Reactive Blue Adsorption on Raw and Modified Wheat Straw Using Fixed-Bed Column

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Alaa Taha ◽  
Khalid M. Mousa
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Blue Dye ◽  
Time Model ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
Bed Height

The intention of this study was to explore the efficiency and feasibility of adsorption of Reactive Blue dye (H3R) used in textile industries using Raw wheat straw (RWS) and Modified wheat straw (MWS) as a low-cost adsorbent. Wheat straw was modified using cationic surfactant (CTAB) to study the improvement of dye removal. The properties of Raw and Modified wheat straw are studied by means of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses to determine the functional groups and the nature of their surface. Continuous experiments were done by fixed-bed column to study the characteristics of the breakthrough curve using different bed heights and flow rates. Results showed that the breakthrough time increases with increasing bed height and decreasing flow rate, in turn results into higher removal capacity. Results also showed a higher flow rate lead a lower adsorption capacity due to insufficient residence time. Bed depth service time model (BDST), Adam-Bohart and Thomas models were used to predict the breakthrough curves and to determine the adsorption capacity of the column. The highest bed capacity of 12.95 and 32.2 mg/g for MWS was obtained using 10 mg/L, 10 cm bed height at 10 mL/min and 30 mL/min respectively.

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