Comparative study of gas phase adsorption of volatile organic compounds on two types of activated carbon

Daekeun Kim, George A. Sorial

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Abstract

Gas phase adsorption of toluene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) on two types of activated carbons, BPL- bituminous base and OVC-coconut base, were studied. The adsorption isotherms were determined using the constant volume approach. Freundlich adsorption equation adequately represented the experimental adsorption data. The toluene adsorption isotherms on the two activated carbons were very similar in the range of 1-14 Pa. OVC provided better adsorption capacity for MEK and MIBK as compared to BPL in the range of 1-30 Pa. Ternary adsorption isotherms of these three compounds on both BPL and OVC were predicted well by the ideal adsorption solution theory. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 227th ACS National Meeting (Anaheim, CA 3/28/2004-4/1/2004).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)COLL-50
JournalACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Volume227
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2004
Event227th ACS National Meeting Abstracts of Papers - Anaheim, CA., United States
Duration: 28 Mar 20041 Apr 2004

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