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Activated carbon fibers modified by metal oxide as effective structured adsorbents for acetaldehyde

Lioubov Kiwi, Guillaume Bastien Baur
2015
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Abstract

Novel efficient adsorbents for acetaldehyde removal from diluted gas streams (similar to 1300 ppmv) have been developed. The adsorbents combine the properties of activated carbon fibers (ACF) and nanoparticles (NPs) of basic metal oxides (La2O3, CaO, MgO, ZnO, Al2O3). The adsorbents have been prepared by wetness impregnation of ACF using different precursors. The NPs are well dispersed and have average particle size below 2 nm. The ACFs-based adsorbents have an open regular macrostructure with low resistance to gas-flow (low pressure drop) and allow fast adsorption without any diffusion resistance. The NPs deposition provides up to 10-fold increase of acetaldehyde amount adsorbed as compared to non-modified ACF. The adsorption capacity increased with the basicity of metal oxides attaining 20 wt.% on La2O3/ACF. The materials are characterized by different techniques including temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and high resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (HRSTEM). (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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