Experimental Study on the Liquid-Phase Adsorption Equilibrium of n-Butanol over Amberlyst (TM) 15 and Contribution of Diffusion Resistances


Soto R., OKTAR N., Fite C., Ramirez E., Bringue R., Tejero J.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, vol.44, no.12, pp.2210-2219, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ceat.202100253
  • Journal Name: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.2210-2219
  • Keywords: Adsorption, Amberlyst (TM) 15, Butanol, Diffusion resistance, Moment technique, ION-EXCHANGE-RESINS, DYNAMIC-ANALYSIS, LEVULINIC ACID, BUTYL ETHER, ETHYL LEVULINATE, METHYLENE-BLUE, ETHANOL, ETHERIFICATION, ESTERIFICATION, DEHYDRATION
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This work investigates the liquid-phase adsorption of n-butanol on Amberlyst (TM) 15 in the temperature range 295-323 K at different initial adsorbate concentrations. The adsorbent was characterized by N-2 physisorption, Fourier transform infrared adsorption of pyridine, scanning electron microscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction. The data obtained confirmed an adsorbent structure with two porosity levels and amorphous polymer structure. The active sites in Amberlyst (TM) 15 are of Bronsted or Bronsted-Lewis type. The liquid-phase adsorption equilibrium constants were determined at different temperatures from slurry adsorber experiments. The thermodynamic state functions were estimated and are consistent thermodynamically with physical adsorption. The macropore diffusion coefficients of n-butanol on Amberlyst (TM) 15 were estimated by using the moment technique, and the contribution of surface diffusion to the macropore diffusion coefficients was evaluated.