Roles of adsorption potential and surface free energy on pure CH4 and CO2 adsorption under different temperatures

To fill the knowledge of adsorption characteristics of CH4 and CO2 associated with equilibrium and thermodynamics, adsorption equilibrium tests of pure gas on a coal were conducted under the different temperatures (35 ?C, 50 ?C, and 65?C by the static volumetric method. The equilibrium data were well matched by the SLD-PR model. The influence of some significant factors including temperature, pressure, adsorption potential and surface free energy on gas adsorption capacity were discussed. The results showed that the higher temperature (gas pressure) corresponds to the smaller (larger) adsorption capacity and the larger adsorption potential is, the smaller adsorption capacity is. Taking CH4 as adsorbent, the modified Langmuir equation can well match the SLD-PR model. However, when the adsorption medium is CO2, modified Freundlich equation is better. Using the two modified equations, we study further the relationship among the variation of surface free energy, its reduction rate and gas adsorption capacity. It can be concluded the larger the gas adsorption capacity is, the greater the reduction of surface free energy is, and the smaller the reduction rate of surface free energy is.

Preparation and Gas Sensing Properties of Microrod ZnO Materials

Using zinc chloride solution and ammonia (25%) as raw material, with the presence of surfactant (CTAB), the microrod ZnO material was synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The phase composition and microstructure of the prepared ZnO material were characterized with XRD and SEM. The results show that the ZnO material possesses a high degree of crystallization, its diameter below 4 μm, and its length about 35 μm. The gas sensing property of gas sensor fabricated with the prepared ZnO material was evaluated via the static volumetric method. At the operating temperature of 200°C, the gas sensor has high sensitivity and selectivity to CH3COCH3.The gas sensing characterization was also discussed.

Thermophysical Properties of Novel Zeolite Materials for Sorption Cycles

This article discusses the thermophysical properties of zeolite-based adsorbents. Three types of zeolite (Z-01, Z-02 and Z-05) with different chemical compositions developed by Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. are analyzed for possible applications in adsorption chillers and desalination cycles driven by low-temperature waste heat sources. The experiments are performed using static volumetric method with N2 gas sorption at 77 K. Thermophysical properties such as pore surface area, micropore volume and pore size distribution are evaluated using standard multi-point Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Non-Local Density Functional Theory (NLDFT) methods. It is observed that Aluminosilicate functionalized Z-02 exhibits the highest surface area with huge micropore volume.