• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 39, Issue 4, 390 (2024)
Guangyu WU1,2, Song SHU1,2, Hongwei ZHANG1,2, and Jianjun LI1,3,*
Author Affiliations
  • 11. College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
  • 22. National Engineering Research Center for FGD, Chengdu 610000, China
  • 33. College of Carbon Neutrality Future Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20230473 Cite this Article
    Guangyu WU, Song SHU, Hongwei ZHANG, Jianjun LI. Enhanced Styrene Adsorption by Grafted Lactone-based Activated Carbon[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(4): 390 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic illustration of styrene dynamic adsorption device
    S1. Schematic illustration of styrene dynamic adsorption device
    (a) XRD patterns, (b) Raman spectra, (c) N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, and (d) pore size distributions of AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    1. (a) XRD patterns, (b) Raman spectra, (c) N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, and (d) pore size distributions of AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    SEM morphologies of activated carbon
    S2. SEM morphologies of activated carbon
    (a) Amounts of surface functional groups and (b) FT-IR spectra of AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    2. (a) Amounts of surface functional groups and (b) FT-IR spectra of AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    (a) C1s XPS spectra and (b) relative contents of oxygen-containing functional groups for AC, AC-S and AC-N
    S3. (a) C1s XPS spectra and (b) relative contents of oxygen-containing functional groups for AC, AC-S and AC-N
    (a) Breakthrough curves and (b) saturation adsorption capacity for the adsorption of styrene by AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    3. (a) Breakthrough curves and (b) saturation adsorption capacity for the adsorption of styrene by AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    Adsorption kinetics of (a) AC, (b) AC-S and (c) AC-N, and (d) correspoding adsorption isotherm fitting
    4. Adsorption kinetics of (a) AC, (b) AC-S and (c) AC-N, and (d) correspoding adsorption isotherm fitting
    Styrene interacting with graphite layer
    S4. Styrene interacting with graphite layer
    Configurations of (a-d) styrene interacting with hydroxyl group, (e-h) styrene interacting with lactone group, and (j-m) styrene interacting with the carboxyl group
    5. Configurations of (a-d) styrene interacting with hydroxyl group, (e-h) styrene interacting with lactone group, and (j-m) styrene interacting with the carboxyl group
    (a) Section view and (b) ELF of optimal adsorption configuration of styrene on the lactone group
    6. (a) Section view and (b) ELF of optimal adsorption configuration of styrene on the lactone group
    Adsorption mechanism of interaction between styrene and lactone group on activated carbon
    7. Adsorption mechanism of interaction between styrene and lactone group on activated carbon
    SampleSBET/(m2•g-1) Vmicro/(cm3•g-1) Vmeso/(cm3•g-1) Vtotal/(cm3•g-1)
    AC485.510.120.210.33
    AC-S558.100.140.240.38
    AC-N348.880.060.210.27
    Table 1. Textural characteristics of AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    SamplePFOPSO
    qe/(mg•g-1) k1/min-1R2qe/(mg•g-1) k2/(g•mg-1•min-1) R2
    AC1230.00410.991841.59×10-50.99
    AC-S3190.00150.995481.59×10-60.99
    AC-N3380.00140.995951.29×10-60.99
    Table 1. Kinetic parameters of styrene adsorption by AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    Isotherm modelParameterACAC-SAC-N
    Langmuirqe/(mg•g-1)239317281
    KL/(m3•mg-1)0.250.400.42
    R20.980.990.97
    RMSE3.533.865.39
    FreundlichKF/((mg•g-1)·(m3•mg-1)1/n)59.82122.75102.76
    n2.062.632.69
    R20.990.950.93
    RMSE2.737.748.52
    Table 2. Fitting parameters of the Langmuir and Freundlich models for styrene adsorption
    SampleHydroxyl group/(mmol•g-1) Lactone group/(mmol•g-1) Carboxyl group/(mmol•g-1) Total/(mmol•g-1)
    AC0.100.010.020.13
    AC-S0.210.820.151.18
    AC-N0.140.630.371.14
    Table 3. Amounts of surface functional groups of AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    SampleRelative content/%
    C-C C-O C=O/COOHO-C=O
    AC70.6720.992.915.43
    AC-S65.1416.564.9913.32
    AC-N72.946.7014.575.79
    Table 4. XPS results of C1s on the surface of AC, AC-S, and AC-N
    Guangyu WU, Song SHU, Hongwei ZHANG, Jianjun LI. Enhanced Styrene Adsorption by Grafted Lactone-based Activated Carbon[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(4): 390
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