Experimental and Modeled Results Describing the Low-Concentration Acetone Adsorption onto Coconut Shell Activated Carbon
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
2.1. Materials
2.2. Test Facility
2.3. Experimental Results
3. Equilibrium Capacity Models
3.1. Isotherms
3.2. Fitting Results
4. Prediction Model
4.1. Prediction Based on Wheeler–Jonas Model
4.1.1. Wheeler–Jonas Model
4.1.2. Prediction Process
4.2. Prediction Based on the Thomas Model
4.2.1. Thomas Model
4.2.2. Prediction Process
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Property | Value |
---|---|
Specific surface area (m2/g) | 519.8 |
Average pore size (nm) | 2.71 |
Total pore volume (cm3/g) | 0.0994 |
Micropore volume (cm3/g) | 0.0030 |
Mesoporous pore volume (cm3/g) | 0.0849 |
Macroporous pore volume (cm3/g) | 0.0115 |
Device | Measurement Range | Accuracy |
---|---|---|
ppbRAE 3000 | 1 ppb~10,000 ppm | ±3% (10~2000 ppm isobutene), 1 ppb resolution |
Mass flow meter 1 | 0~10 L/min | ±1% |
Mass flow meter 2 | 0~2 L/min | ±1% |
Adsorption Isotherm | Parameter | Fitting Degree R2 |
---|---|---|
Langmuir | = 34.602 mg/g, = 0.247 | 0.9457 |
Freundlich | = 8.360, = 0.479 | 0.9847 |
D-R | = 21.235 mg/g, = 2183.636 | 0.7664 |
Temkin | = 6.763 mg/g, = 7.605 m3/g | 0.9464 |
Inlet Concentration of Acetone (ppm) | Test Data of Service Life (min) | Predicted Value Based on the Wheeler–Jonas Model (min) | Predicted Value Based on the Thomas Model (min) | Relative Deviation Based on the Wheeler–Jonas Model | Relative Deviation Based on the Thomas Model |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 | 260 | 322 | 292 | 24% | 12% |
3.0 | 280 | 343 | 317 | 23% | 13% |
2.0 | 310 | 364 | 358 | 17% | 15% |
1.0 | 405 | 448 | 447 | 11% | 10% |
0.5 | 520 | 601 | 571 | 16% | 10% |
Inlet Concentration of Acetone (ppm) | Deviation Time (min) | Modified Service Life (min) | Test Data of Service Life (min) | Relative Error |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 32 | 260 | 260 | 0.1% |
3 | 37 | 278 | 280 | 0.6% |
2 | 38 | 314 | 310 | 4.7% |
1 | 37 | 400 | 405 | 0.1% |
0.5 | 51 | 523 | 520 | 0.5% |
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Sheng, Y.; Ren, Q.; Dong, Q. Experimental and Modeled Results Describing the Low-Concentration Acetone Adsorption onto Coconut Shell Activated Carbon. Sustainability 2023, 15, 14803. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014803
Sheng Y, Ren Q, Dong Q. Experimental and Modeled Results Describing the Low-Concentration Acetone Adsorption onto Coconut Shell Activated Carbon. Sustainability. 2023; 15(20):14803. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014803
Chicago/Turabian StyleSheng, Ying, Qiang Ren, and Qingqing Dong. 2023. "Experimental and Modeled Results Describing the Low-Concentration Acetone Adsorption onto Coconut Shell Activated Carbon" Sustainability 15, no. 20: 14803. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014803