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Simultaneous adsorption of selected VOCs in the gas environment by low-cost adsorbent from Ricinus communis       
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Kaan IŞINKARALAR
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Aydın TÜRKYILMAZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes are commonly known as (BTEX) and include volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ambient air. Exposure to some BTEX has been associated with health risks. This study aimed to reduce BTEX on the environment and human health dramatically. This research targeted decreasing the BTEX in an air environment by producing high surface area activated carbon (KA-AC) under optimized synthesis conditions from Ricinus communis as lignocellulosic waste using ZnCl2 solution, respectively. The influence of several activation parameters was investigated on the surface area, such as impregnation ratio, carbonization time, and carbonization temperature. The KA5-AC prepared under optimized conditions showed BET surface area and total pore volume of 1225 m2/g, and 0.72 cm3/g, respectively. The optimized synthesis conditions were as follows: 0.1, 0.5, 1, 2, and 5 M impregnation ratio, 450--950 °C carbonization temperature, and 100 min carbonization time. The characteristics of the optimized KA-AC were analyzed using nitrogen adsorption--desorption isotherm, scanning electron microscopy, and pore structural analysis. The results confirmed that the VOCs adsorption on KA-AC followed a monolayer adsorption isotherm over a homogeneous adsorbent surface. It showed the removal efficiency of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and m, p-xylene (R2 = from 0.991 to 0.997). Moreover, the KA-AC exhibited good performance without considerable loss of efficacy throughout the experiments. Accordingly, it is concluded that developing low-cost activated carbon to use BTEX vapor adsorption research could be practical and developments to overcome for utilization in air pollution control.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Air pollution control | Carbonaceous material | Gas-phase | Lignocellulosic material | VOCs
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı CARBON LETTERS
Dergi ISSN 1976-4251
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2022
Cilt No 32
Sayı 7
Sayfalar 1781 / 1789
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s42823-022-00399-7
Makale Linki https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42823-022-00399-7