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Title: Adsorption equilibrium of toluene from supercritical carbon dioxide on activated carbon

Journal Article · · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie00103a045· OSTI ID:5927637
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  1. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu (TW)

The equilibrium loadings of toluene from supercritical carbon dioxide on activated carbon are reported in this study. The experimental data were obtained by measuring the outlet concentration of toluene from a column packed with activated carbon until it reached the inlet concentration. When the densities were fixed at 0.32, 0.45, and 0.69 g/cm{sup 3}, the Langmuir isotherm expression was found to correlate the experimental data satisfactorily for the temperatures 308, 318, and 328 K. As the concentration of toluene in supercritical carbon dioxide was kept constant, the crossover of the equilibrium loadings at different temperatures was observed at relatively high pressures. The pressure at which the crossover occurred increased with increasing concentration.

OSTI ID:
5927637
Journal Information:
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; (USA), Vol. 29:7; ISSN 0888-5885
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English