Vapors, adsorbable types

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Type I isotherms, where sorption occurs on strong sorption sites, are characterized by a monotonic increase in the amount of vapor adsorbed, up to a maximum value assumed to represent a completed unimolecular layer. The Langmuir equation is generally a suitable functional relationship for n = f(x), as given by... 

In addition to multisite adsorption, many gases and vapors adsorbed by solids do not produce a typical monolayer-type adsorption isotherm (Fig. 9.9a), but rather produce an isotherm indicating multilayer adsorption (Fig. 9.9c). An equation that treats multilayer adsorption is the BET equation, named after developers Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller. Multilayer adsorption is characteristic of physical or van der Waals attraction. It often proceeds with no apparent limit, since multilayer adsorption merges directly into capillary condensation as the vapor pressure of the adsorbate approaches its saturation value. 

For organic solvent vapors the type of isotherms describing sorption onto the hypercrosslinked sorbent Styrosorb 2 strongly depends on the nature of the sorbate molecules (Fig. 10.5) [6, 7]. Hydrocarbons exhibit a reasonable affinity to the adsorbent and are characterized by a convex initial part of the isotherms and a general shape typical of mesoporous... 

Type I isotherms are favorable for adsorption and the loading assumes a final value for 1. Inorganic and organic gases or vapors adsorbed on rrricroporous adsorbents like active carbon or zeolites often lead to isotherms of this type. 

Solid-gas phase transition (heat of sublimation of dry ice) absorbent type... Lithium bromide-water, water-ammonium etc. adsorbent type... Zeolite-water vapor, silica gel-water vapor etc. 

Pressure drop is a critical factor in the design of adsorption systems, as it normally determines the allowable gas velocity and, therefore, the bed cross-sectional area. Although much work has been done on the subject, no completely satisfactory general correlation has been developed that takes into account the shapes of individual particles, size distribution, void fraction, and aging effects, as well as the more readily characterized gas properties and conditions. It is, therefore, common practice to use experimental and operating data and semi-empirical correlations aimed at specific adsorbent types and applications. Typical data and correlations are presented in subsequent sections covering dehydration with solid desiccants and organic vapor adsorption on activated carbon. 

Early classifications of adsorption isotherms at solid-vapor interfaces were foimd to lit one of five basic shapes (Figure 10.4) at temperatures below the critical temperature (rj of the adsorbate. Type I isotherms were originally interpreted to... 

The present discussion is restricted to an introductory demonstration of how, in principle, adsorption data may be employed to determine changes in the solid-gas interfacial free energy. A typical adsorption isotherm (of the physical adsorption type) is shown in Fig. X-1. In this figure, the amount adsorbed per gram of powdered quartz is plotted against P/F, where P is the pressure of the adsorbate vapor and P is the vapor pressure of the pure liquid adsorbate. 

As also noted in the preceding chapter, it is customary to divide adsorption into two broad classes, namely, physical adsorption and chemisorption. Physical adsorption equilibrium is very rapid in attainment (except when limited by mass transport rates in the gas phase or within a porous adsorbent) and is reversible, the adsorbate being removable without change by lowering the pressure (there may be hysteresis in the case of a porous solid). It is supposed that this type of adsorption occurs as a result of the same type of relatively nonspecific intermolecular forces that are responsible for the condensation of a vapor to a liquid, and in physical adsorption the heat of adsorption should be in the range of heats of condensation. Physical adsorption is usually important only for gases below their critical temperature, that is, for vapors. 

Adsorption. Although several types of microporous soHds are used as adsorbents for the separation of vapor or Hquid mixtures, the distribution of pore diameters does not enable separations based on the molecular-sieve effect. The most important molecular-sieve effects are shown by crystalline zeoHtes, which selectively adsorb or reject molecules based on differences in molecular size, shape, and other properties such as polarity. The sieve effect may be total or partial. 

Various types of detector tubes have been devised. The NIOSH standard number S-311 employs a tube filled with 420—840 p.m (20/40 mesh) activated charcoal. A known volume of air is passed through the tube by either a handheld or vacuum pump. Carbon disulfide is used as the desorbing solvent and the solution is then analyzed by gc using a flame-ionization detector (88). Other adsorbents such as siUca gel and desorbents such as acetone have been employed. Passive (diffuse samplers) have also been developed. Passive samplers are useful for determining the time-weighted average (TWA) concentration of benzene vapor (89). Passive dosimeters allow permeation or diffusion-controlled mass transport across a membrane or adsorbent bed, ie, activated charcoal. The activated charcoal is removed, extracted with solvent, and analyzed by gc. Passive dosimeters with instant readout capabiUty have also been devised (85). 

H2O/100 kg of adsorbent. At equilibrium and at a given adsorbed water content, the dew point that can be obtained in the treated fluid is a function only of the adsorbent temperature. The slopes of the isosteres indicate that the capacity of molecular sieves is less temperature sensitive than that of siUca gel or activated alumina. In another type of isostere plot, the natural logarithm of the vapor pressure of water in equiUbrium with the desiccant is plotted against the reciprocal of absolute temperature. The slopes of these isosteres are proportional to the isosteric heats of adsorption of water on the desiccant (see... 

Once an undesirable material is created, the most widely used approach to exhaust emission control is the appHcation of add-on control devices (6). Eor organic vapors, these devices can be one of two types, combustion or capture. AppHcable combustion devices include thermal iaciaerators (qv), ie, rotary kilns, Hquid injection combusters, fixed hearths, and uidi2ed-bed combustors catalytic oxidi2ation devices flares or boilers/process heaters. Primary appHcable capture devices include condensers, adsorbers, and absorbers, although such techniques as precipitation and membrane filtration ate finding increased appHcation. A comparison of the primary control alternatives is shown in Table 1 (see also Absorption Adsorption Membrane technology). 

Condensation Equipment There are two basic types of condensers used for control contact and surface. In contact condensers, the gaseous stream is brought into direct contact with a cooling medium so that the vapors condense and mix with the coolant (see Fig. 25-15). The more widely used system, however, is the surface condenser (or heat exchanger), in which the vapor and the cooling medium are separated by a wall (see Fig. 25-16). Since high removal efficiencies cannot be obtained with low-condensable vapor concentrations, condensers are typically used for pretreatment prior to some other more efficient control device such as an incinerator, absorber, or adsorber. 

Adsorption and ehemieal reaetion type hydrophylie adsorbate (aleohol) - hydrophobie agent (benzene vapor) and hydrophobie adsorbate (benzole aeid) - hydrophilie agent (aleohol vapor) takes plaee in the temperature range ... 

The basic measurement of adsorption is the amount adsorbed v, which usually is given in units of cm of gas adsorbed per gram of adsorbent. Usually this quantity is measured at constant temperature as a function of pressure p (in mm Hg), and hence is termed an isotherm. Isobars and isosteres also can be measured, but have little practical utility. It has been found that isotherms of many types exist, but the five basic isotherm shapes are shown in Figure 1, where />ois the vapor pressure. 

The adsorbers are usually built of steel, and may be lagged or left unlagged the horizontal type is shown in Figure 28. The vapor-laden air is fed by the blower into one adsorber which contains a bed of 6- to 8-mesh activated carbon granules 12 to 30 inches thick. The air velocity through the bed is 40 to 90 feet per minute. The carbon particles retain the vapor only the denuded air reaches the exit, and then the exhaust line. The adsorption is allowed to continue until the carbon is saturated, when the vapor-laden air is diverted to the second adsorber, while the first adsorber receives low-pressure steam fed in below the carbon bed. The vapor is reformed and carried out by the steam. The two are condensed and if the solvent is not miscible with water, it may be decanted continuously while the water is run off similarly. After a period which may be approximately 30 or 60 minutes, all the vapor has been removed, the adsorbing power of the charcoal has been restored, and the adsorber is ready to function again, while adsorber No. 2 is steamed in turn. 

Cormier and Dure (1963) found another type of luciferin and called it protein-free luciferin. Protein-free luciferin was found in the vapor condensate of freeze-drying whole animals, and also in the 3 5-56 % ammonium sulfate fraction of the crude extract noted above. The protein-free luciferin behaved like an aromatic or heterocyclic compound and it was strongly adsorbed onto Sephadex and other chromatography media, requiring a considerable amount of solvent to elute it. The luminescence reaction of protein-free luciferin in the presence of luciferase required a 500-times higher concentration of H2O2 compared with the standard luciferin preparation. Both types of the luciferin preparation had a strong odor of iodoform. 

Several techniques for VOC removal have been investigated such as thermal incineration, catalytic oxidation, condensation, absorption, bio-filtration, adsorption, and membrane separation. VOCs are present in many types of waste gases and are often removed by adsorption [1]. Activated carbon (AC) is commonly used as an adsorbent of gases and vapors because of its developed surface area and large pore volumes [2]. Modification techniques for AC have been used to increase surface adsorption and hence removal capacity, as well as to improve selectivity to organic compounds [3]. 

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