Mesoporous silicas with hexagonal structure(MCM-41 and SBA-15)and cubical interconnected pore structure(KIT-6)were synthesized and modified with aminopropyltriethoxysilane(APTES)for using as adsorbents in carbon-dioxi...Mesoporous silicas with hexagonal structure(MCM-41 and SBA-15)and cubical interconnected pore structure(KIT-6)were synthesized and modified with aminopropyltriethoxysilane(APTES)for using as adsorbents in carbon-dioxide(CO_(2))-adsorption application.The CO_(2)-adsorption experiment was carried out at room temperature and atmospheric pressure using 15%CO_(2) with a flow rate of 20 mL/min and the desorption experiment was carried out at 100℃ under N_(2) balance with a flow rate of 20 mL/min.The adsorption capacity and adsorption rate of all modified mesoporous silicas were enhanced due to the presence of primary amine in the structure,which was able to form a fast chemical reaction with CO_(2).All adsorbents showed good adsorption performance stability after using over five adsorption/desorption cycles.Due to the effect of the adsorbents’porous structure on the adsorption/desorption process,an adsorbent with sufficient pore-size diameter and pore volume together with interconnected pore,KIT-6,represents a promising adsorbent that gave the optimum adsorption/desorption performance among others.It showed reasonable adsorption capacity with a high rate of adsorption.In addition,it could also be regenerated with 99.72% efficiency using 12.07 kJ/mmol CO_(2) of heat duty for regeneration.展开更多
基金financial support from Ratchadaphiseksomphot Endowment Fund,Chulalongkorn University and the Sustainable Petroleum and Petrochemicals Research Unit under the Center of Excellence on the Petrochemical and Materials Technology,Chulalongkorn University.
文摘Mesoporous silicas with hexagonal structure(MCM-41 and SBA-15)and cubical interconnected pore structure(KIT-6)were synthesized and modified with aminopropyltriethoxysilane(APTES)for using as adsorbents in carbon-dioxide(CO_(2))-adsorption application.The CO_(2)-adsorption experiment was carried out at room temperature and atmospheric pressure using 15%CO_(2) with a flow rate of 20 mL/min and the desorption experiment was carried out at 100℃ under N_(2) balance with a flow rate of 20 mL/min.The adsorption capacity and adsorption rate of all modified mesoporous silicas were enhanced due to the presence of primary amine in the structure,which was able to form a fast chemical reaction with CO_(2).All adsorbents showed good adsorption performance stability after using over five adsorption/desorption cycles.Due to the effect of the adsorbents’porous structure on the adsorption/desorption process,an adsorbent with sufficient pore-size diameter and pore volume together with interconnected pore,KIT-6,represents a promising adsorbent that gave the optimum adsorption/desorption performance among others.It showed reasonable adsorption capacity with a high rate of adsorption.In addition,it could also be regenerated with 99.72% efficiency using 12.07 kJ/mmol CO_(2) of heat duty for regeneration.