Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.11, No.3, 253-256, 2003
Estimation of the isotherms of phenol on activated carbons and polymeric adsorbents under supercritical condition
A method named as "volume-expanding and pressure-reducing adsorption" is proposed. It can be used to measure the isotherms under supercritical condition. The adsorption isotherms of phenol on activated carbons and polymeric adsorbents are estimated and compared respectively for the systems of "phenol-activated carbon-supercritical fluid CO2" and "phenol-polymeric adsorbent-supercritical fluid CO2". The results show that the amount of phenol adsorbed on the activated carbons and the polymeric adsorbents under the supercritical condition is much less than that under the general condition, which can be utilized to develop a technology regenerating the activated carbon with supercritical fluid. Moreover, the effects of ethyl alcohol, used as the third component, on the isotherms of phenol on the activated carbons and polymeric adsorbents under the supercritical condition are also investigated.
Keywords:volume-expanding and pressure-reducing adsorption;adsorption isotherm;activated carbon;polymeric adsorbent;supercritical fluid