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Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of branched hexane isomers in pellets of BETA zeolite

dc.contributor.authorBárcia, Patrick da Silva
dc.contributor.authorSilva, José A.C.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Alírio
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-08T11:35:51Z
dc.date.available2011-02-08T11:35:51Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractSorption equilibrium and kinetics of hexane isomers: n-hexane (nHEX), 3-methylpentane (3MP), 2,3-dimethylbutane (23DMB) and 2,2-dimethylbutane (22DMB) were studied in commercial pellets of zeolite BETA in the form HBEA with a SUM ratio of 150, between temperatures of 423 and 523 K and partial pressures up to 0.3 bar. Four different models were used to interpret the equilibrium data, named: Langmuir, multi-site Langmuir, dual-site Langmuir and Toth. The affinity to the adsorbent measured by the Henry's constants decreases with the degree of branching, with selectivities that can reach a value of 8.8 between nHEX and 22DMB. The heats of adsorption at zero coverage decrease with the degree of branching, being: 63.4 kJ/mol for nHEX, 59.7 kJ/ mol for 3MP, 57.1 kJ/mol for 23DMB and 53.6 kJ/mol for 22DMB. However, the isosteric heat of sorption changes with coverage with a different behavior for the three isomers. Sorption kinetics studied by the Zero Length Chromatography (ZLC) technique allowed us to find the nature of controlling the diffusion mechanism (macropore or micropore); for nHEX and 3MP macropore diffusion is controlling with activation energies similar to the heats of sorption at zero coverage. For 23DMB and 22DMB, the controlling mechanism changes, being the system governed apparently by both macropore and micropore diffusion. Data from this work are also compared with those reported in literature for both zeolite BETA and silicalite. (c) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.por
dc.identifier.citationBarcia, Patrick; Silva, Jose A.C.; Rodrigues, Alirio (2005). Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of branched hexane isomers in pellets of BETA zeolite. MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS. 79:1-3, p.145-163por
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.micromeso.2004.10.037
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/3308
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.subjectAdsorptionpor
dc.titleAdsorption equilibrium and kinetics of branched hexane isomers in pellets of BETA zeolitepor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAmsterdam, Netherlandspor
oaire.citation.issueVolume: 79 Issue: 1-3 Pages: 145-163por
oaire.citation.titleMicroporous and Mesoporous Materialspor
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameJosé A. C.
person.identifier.ciencia-idC11B-F5CF-7C78
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1778-3833
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7403023684
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