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Chemistry

2019

Activated carbon

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Optimization Of Magnetic Powdered Activated Carbon For Aqueous Hg(Ii) Removal And Magnetic Recovery, Emily K. Faulconer, Natalia Hoogesteijn Von Reitzenstein, David W. Mazyck Jan 2019

Optimization Of Magnetic Powdered Activated Carbon For Aqueous Hg(Ii) Removal And Magnetic Recovery, Emily K. Faulconer, Natalia Hoogesteijn Von Reitzenstein, David W. Mazyck

Emily Faulconer

Activated carbon is known to adsorb aqueous Hg(II). MPAC (magnetic powdered activated carbon) has the potential to remove aqueous Hg to less than 0.2 mg/L while being magnetically recoverable. Magnetic recapture allows simple sorbent separation from the waste stream while an isolated waste potentially allows for mercury recycling. MPAC Hg-removal performance is verified by mercury mass balance, calculated by quantifying adsorbed, volatilized, and residual aqueous mercury. The batch reactor contained a sealed mercury-carbon contact chamber with mixing and constant N2(g) headspace flow to an oxidizingtrap. Mercury adsorption was performed using spiked ultrapure water (100 mg/L Hg). Mercury concentrations …


Modification Of Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon With Magnetic $\Alpha $-Fe$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Nanoparticles For Co$_{2}$ And Ch$_{4}$ Adsorption, Çi̇sem Kirbiyik Jan 2019

Modification Of Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon With Magnetic $\Alpha $-Fe$_{2}$O$_{3}$ Nanoparticles For Co$_{2}$ And Ch$_{4}$ Adsorption, Çi̇sem Kirbiyik

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Magnetic and nonmagnetic activated carbons (ACs) were successfully prepared by using AC obtained from spent coffee grounds (SCGs) for use in CO$_{2}$ and CH$_{4}$ capture. SCGs were activated by chemical activation to produce ACs and a magnetic $\alpha $-Fe$_{2}$O$_{3}$/AC composite was prepared by coprecipitation method from the ACs produced. Magnetic and nonmagnetic samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX) techniques. The textural properties of samples were determined by nitrogen adsorption-desorption using the Brunauer--Emmett--Teller (BET) and Barrett--Joyner--Halenda (BJH) methods. The results showed that the porosity of …


Investigation Of Sulfuric Acid-Treated Activated Carbon Properties, Neda Asasian Kolur, Seyedmehdi Sharifian, Tahereh Kaghazchi Jan 2019

Investigation Of Sulfuric Acid-Treated Activated Carbon Properties, Neda Asasian Kolur, Seyedmehdi Sharifian, Tahereh Kaghazchi

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A granulated type of commercial activated carbon (GAC) with surface area of 828 m$^{2}$/g was treated with a strong solution of sulfuric acid (98% wt.) at a temperature of 30 $^{\circ}$C . The physicochemical and porous properties and the surface chemistry of the sorbents were investigated and compared in detail. It was established that the lower temperatures of impregnation and the higher concentration of H$_{2}$SO$_{4}$ solution resulted in the introduction of higher percentages of sulfur-containing groups and smaller porosity loss. The results of EDS, FTIR, and XPS tests confirmed the introduction of sulfone groups and acidic oxygenated ones, which increased …