<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The effect of textural and chemical properties such as: surface area, pore volume and chemical groups content of the granular activated carbon and monoliths on phenol adsorption in aqueous solutions was studied. Granular activated carbon and monolith samples were produced by chemical activation. They were characterized by using N2 adsorption at 77 K, CO2 adsorption at 273 K, Boehm Titrations and immersion calorimetry in phenol solutions. Microporous materials with different pore size distribution, surface area between 516 and 1685 m2 g−1 and pore volumes between 0.24 and 0.58 cm3 g−1 were obtained. Phenol adsorption capacity of the activated carbon materials increased with increasing BET surface area and pore volume, and is favored by their surface functional groups that act as electron donors. Phenol adsorption capacities are in ranged between 73.5 and 389.4 mg · g−1.</abstract>

The effect of textural and chemical properties such as: surface area, pore volume and chemical groups content of the granular activated carbon and monoliths on phenol adsorption in aqueous solutions was studied. Granular activated carbon and monolith samples were produced by chemical activation. They were characterized by using N2 adsorption at 77 K, CO2 adsorption at 273 K, Boehm Titrations and immersion calorimetry in phenol solutions. Microporous materials with different pore size distribution, surface area between 516 and 1685 m2 g−1 and pore volumes between 0.24 and 0.58 cm3 g−1 were obtained. Phenol adsorption capacity of the activated carbon materials increased with increasing BET surface area and pore volume, and is favored by their surface functional groups that act as electron donors. Phenol adsorption capacities are in ranged between 73.5 and 389.4 mg · g−1.

Effect of textural and chemical characteristics of activated carbons on phenol adsorption in aqueous solutions

Grupo de Materiales Porosos Para Aplicaciones Ambientales y Tecnológicas, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science

Grupo de Calorimetría, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science

Grupo de Sólidos Porosos y Calorimetría, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The effect of textural and chemical properties such as: surface area, pore volume and chemical groups content of the granular activated carbon and monoliths on...

Effect of textural and chemical characteristics of activated carbons on phenol adsorption in aqueous solutions

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 87 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0072

Keywords
activated carbon monoliths, phenol adsorption, textural and chemical characteristics, immersion calorimetry

© 2017 Diana P. Vargas et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of textural and chemical characteristics of activated carbons on phenol adsorption in aqueous solutions

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 87 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0072

Keywordsactivated carbon monoliths, phenol adsorption, textural and chemical characteristics, immersion calorimetry

© 2017 Diana P. Vargas et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
activated carbon monoliths, phenol adsorption, textural and chemical characteristics, immersion calorimetry