Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Carbon vacuum adsorption process'

Thesis (MTech (Chemical Engineering))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1999<br>Carbon-in-pulp (CIP) and carbon-in-leach (CIL) remain the most effective, and widely used processes for gold recovery from cyanided pulps. The extensive use of carbon in such processes have prompted many researchers to investigate the mechanism of metal cyanide adsorption. Not only has this provided many viable theories in the understanding of the mechanism, but it has also led to an improved understanding of the effects of the various operating conditions on the CIP circuit. However, the declining gold price has made gold producers aware of the need to either further optimise existing circuits or find alternative means of operation so as to improve efficiency. It is therefore the aim of this study to investigate the factors which influence the metal extraction circuit. In this study the effects of parameters such as gold and carbon concentrations, slurry density and stirring speed on the adsorption process were investigated. It was found that the effects of gold and carbon concentrations could be determined directly, that is, a definite linear relationship exists between these two parameters and adsorption rate. However, slurry density and stirring speed (power input) have a twofold effect on the process. For this reason two distinct terms called the "blinding" and "mixing" numbers have been identified. It has been shown that all the parameters investigated influences the rate of adsorption during the constant rate adsorption period. However, only solution concentration, carbon concentration and carbon loading influence the process during the diminishing rate of adsorption. This confirmed the belief that intraparticle diffusion is the rate controlling factor during the diminishing rate period. Furthermore, the point at which constant rate adsorption is replaced by the diminishing rate of adsorption is mainly a function of solution concentration.

Thesis (MTech(Chemical engineering))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 2001<br>Over the years the carbon-in-pulp technology has been refined to become the highly efficient process that is used in our present-day system of recovering dissolved gold from cyanide leached pulps. The efficiency of a CIP circuit mainly depends on the effectiveness ofthe adsorption section as it not only determines the amount of soluble gold lost in the residues, but also indirectly affects the function of the other processes in the plant. Research in this area has declined over the past few years as a result of a decrease in the gold price. It is now more than ever important to investigate the operating conditions ofthe adsorption process to ensure that a highly effective system is maintained.The adsorption of gold cyanide onto activated carbon is to a large extent dependent on maintaining operating conditions well above those of equilibrium. The Freundlich and the Langmuir isotherms have been used by many researchers to describe the equilibrium conditions of the adsorption process. The general practice in the carbonin- pulp technology is to use an isotherm for the prediction of a circuit's performance. As confidence has increased in the reliability of these predictions, it has become important to acquire knowledge of the equilibrium condition that is driving the process. Previous research findings have indicated that the equilibrium isotherm of gold cyanide adsorption onto activated carbon is influenced by changes in the adsorption conditions down the adsorption train. This equilibrium or isotherm shift may lead to errors in the prediction of gold adsorption rates, which results in the filct that the simulations of the performance of the CIP circuits are not reliable. In this study the aim was to investigate the combined influence of various operating conditions on the adsorption equilibrium

Thesis (MScEng (Process Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>Sequestration of carbon dioxide, CO2, has received large interest as a viable option for mitigating the high atmospheric concentrations of this greenhouse gas. Each year 25 gigatons of anthropogenic CO2 (7.3 GtC/yr) are released into the earth’s atmosphere with the combustion of fossil fuels being the major contributing source. Research in the field of sequestration technology involves evaluating various geological structures as possible reservoirs, determining adsorption capacities of natural formations and developing methods for carbon dioxide injection and the monitoring thereof. Identified potential CO2 reservoirs for geological carbon sequestration (GCS) include saline formations, depleted oil and gas fields and deep coal seams. Carbon dioxide sequestration in coal seams provides the economic opportunity of enhanced coalbed methane (CH4) recovery (ECBM). In South Africa, some coal seams are considered a viable option for long term CO2 sequestration projects as they are abundant and closely situated to South Africa’s largest concentrated CO2 point sources. Many studies have been conducted to determine the sorption capacities for methane and carbon dioxide gases on various coals from around the world; however, similar data have not been recorded for South African coals. The objectives of this study are to determine the adsorption capacities for methane and carbon dioxide of three South African coals over a pressure range of 0 – 50 bar. In the study, single-component gas adsorption experiments were conducted and the absolute adsorption capacities are reported. Isothermal adsorption experiments were conducted using both the volumetric and gravimetric methods with the volumetric apparatus pressure range extending up to 50 bar and the gravimetric apparatus up to 20 bar. Carbon dioxide adsorption capacities are much higher than the methane adsorption capacities, which are expected. Gravimetric experiments produce greater adsorption capacities than the volumetric method. However, the relative CO2/CH4 ratios for each coal, as well as the relative CO2/CO2 ratios between coals, remain almost identical. The difference in adsorption capacity is attributed to the strength of the vacuum pump used on each apparatus. The gravimetric apparatus makes use of a much stronger vacuum pump which can thus evacuate the coal pores more adequately than in the volumetric apparatus. The methane and carbon dioxide adsorption capacities of the three moisture-free coals compare well with literature data. The adsorption isotherms fit conventional adsorption models (the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption equations) extremely well thus indicating that monolayer adsorption takes place. Since no internationally recognised testing standards are in place regarding adsorption procedures on coal, it is very difficult to compare adsorption results presented in the literature. Respective researchers determine their own experimental conditions for the many variables in coal adsorption studies. It is recommended that international testing standards be set in place to make coal research comparable. Such efforts would aid the development of a coal adsorption database, another recommendation, which would advance sequestration technology exchange and eliminate duplication of research efforts. The objectives of the project were achieved by determining the absolute adsorption capacities for carbon dioxide and methane gas of the three South African coals within a pressure range of 0 – 50 bar. Further work is required to investigate adsorption capacities of South African coals under supercritical conditions (above 73 bar abs and 31.1 oC).

Many reports, scientific papers, patents, and scientific news investigate the feasibility and affordability of direct carbon dioxide capture from the atmospheric air (DAC). Since carbon dioxide (CO2) is extremely diluted in the atmosphere, large volumes of air have to be handled to capture comparable amounts of CO2. Therefore, both the energy consumption and the plant size are expected to be 'prohibitive'. On the other hand, some analyses have shown that DAC is feasible and can become affordable with essential research and development. DAC has been regarded as an optional bridging or a transitional technology for mitigating CO2 emissions in the medium-term. Priorities include investing in renewable and low-carbon technologies, efficiency and integration of energy systems, and realisation of additional environmental benefits. A heavy reliance on negative emission technologies (NETs), and consequently DAC, may be extremely risky as NETs interact with a number of societal challenges, i.e. food, land, water and energy security. Although, "... capturing carbon from thin air may turn out to be our last line of defence, if climate change is as bad as the climate scientists say, and if humanity fails to take the cheaper and more sensible option that may still be available today" MacKay (2009). Certainly, more research is necessary to bring down both cost and energy requirements for DAC. This work firstly predicts the adsorption equilibrium behaviour of a novel temperature swing adsorption process, which captures carbon dioxide directly from the air, concentrates, and purifies it at levels compatible to geological storage. The process consists of an adsorption air contactor, a compression and purification train, which is a series of packed beds reduced in size and connected in-line for the compression and purification purposes, and a final storage bed. The in-line beds undergo subsequent adsorption and desorption states. The final desorbed stream is stored in a storage bed. This cyclic process is repeated for a number of times imposed by the required purity and pressure in the final bed. The process is been thermodynamically verified and optimised. Since, the overall performance of this process does not only depend on the design of the process cycle and operating conditions but also on the chosen adsorbent material, further optimisation of the adsorptive and physical properties of the solid adsorbent is investigated. Thus, the optimal parameters of the potentially used porous materials is identified. Continuing the research on different adsorbent materials, an experimental investigation on the equilibrium properties of two competitive adsorbents is also performed. Besides the thermodynamic analysis, a dynamic model is presented for the investigation of the mass and heat transfer and its influence on the adsorption rate and consequently on the overall process performance. Since the initial stream is very dilute, it is expected that the adsorption rate will be low compared to other temperature swing processes and the capture rate will be affected by the heat transfer. Finally, the design and development of an experimental laboratory-scale apparatus is presented and analysed. Future design improvements are also discussed.

Global warming is believed to be caused by the extensive emission of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere by combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas.To reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and hence avoid global warming, alternative fuels derived from renewable resources are desired. Another reason for the worldwide interest in finding alternative fuels is that the reserves of the fossile fuels are limited and the oil and gas resources will eventually run out.Biogas and natural gas are interesting alternatives with no or at least reduced emission of fossil carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as compared to coal and oil. Both gases mainly consist of methane (60–95%) but may also contain a large fraction of carbon dioxide and water. Removal of carbon dioxide and water from biogas and natural gas is of great importance mainly to lower the transportation costs and to increase the heat value of the gas. The most commonly used separation technique is amine absorption. This is an expensive and complex process and alternative techniques are desired. Zeolites are an interesting alternative due to their great potential both as selective adsorbents and membranes. Due to the unique pore structure zeolites are capable of separating species in a mixture based on the molecule size and adsorption properties. Since water, carbon dioxide and methane all have a molecular size smaller than the pore size of the zeolite ZSM-5 studied in the present work, the molecules can enter and adsorb in the pores and hence the separation is based on adsorption rather than size.In the present work, the single component adsorption of water, carbon dioxide and methane in zeolite ZSM-5 was studied using in-situ Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and the method was successfully further used to study multicomponent adsorption in zeolites.For single gas adsorption experiments, recorded infrared spectra of adsorbed water, carbon dioxide and methane showed characteristic well separated bands for each gas. Adsorbed concentrations of water, carbon dioxide and methane were determined from the recorded infrared spectra. For single gas experiments, the Langmuir model was fitted to the adsorption isotherms and the model matched the experimental data very well. The fitted Langmuir parameters obtained in the present work showed good agreement with values reported in the literature.For multicomponent adsorption experiments, the Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory (IAST) was used to predict the adsorbed concentrations of water, carbon dioxide and methane using the single component adsorption isotherm parameters as input. The IAST accurately predicted the adsorbed concentrations of both carbon dioxide and methane when adsorbed from binary mixtures. Internary mixtures, also including water, the IAST accurately predicted the adsorbed concentration of methane, however it severely underestimated the adsorbed concentration of carbon dioxide.The latter is probably an effect of a non-ideal behavior of carbon dioxide in the presence of water.The CO2/CH4 adsorption selectivity was determined for various gas compositions and temperatures showing a general increase in the selectivity with decreasing temperature, which is related to the higher heat of adsorption of carbon dioxide. This indicates that the separation of carbon dioxide from biogas and natural gas should be more efficient at lower temperatures. Compared to the literature, the selectivity observed in the present work is relatively high indicating that low silica Na-ZSN-5 may be an effective membrane material.<br>Godkänd; 2013; 20130308 (andbra); Tillkännagivande licentiatseminarium 2013-04-04 Nedanstående person kommer att hålla licentiatseminarium för avläggande av teknologie licentiatexamen. Namn: Lindsay Ohlin Ämne: Kemisk teknologi/Chemical Technology Uppsats: Adsorption of Water, Carbon Dioxide and Methane in Zeolite ZSM-5 Studied Using in-situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy Examinator: Bitr professor Mattias Grahn, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, Luleå tekniska universitet Diskutant: Researcher Zoltán Bacsik, Institutionen för material- och miljökemi, Stockholms universitet Tid: Fredag den 26 april 2013 kl 10.30 Plats: F531, Luleå tekniska universitet

In this work, a dynamic mathematical model was developed for the simulation of the pressure swing adsorption process (PSA), through the Aspen Adsorption software for the purpose of validation, optimisation, and control of the nitrogen generation in the PSA pilot plant located at the Fachhochschule Münster (Münster University of Applied Sciences), Faculty of Chemical Engineering - Steinfurt. The mathematical model for the description of the transport phenomena developed within the packed column filled by adsorbent material (CMS) was formulated through the application of several assumptions in the mass/momentum and energy balances, in order to generate inside the software a correct set of partial differential equations. Simulation studies were performed to investigate the effect of changing various process variables such as the duration of PSA cycle time, the heat effect, and pressure drop, in order to achieve higher purity (up to 10 ppm of residual oxygen). A comparison between simulation results of a dynamic model and experimental results were carried out to evaluate selected assumptions. The outcome showed that the model is reliable in some purity intervals while it is not entirely satisfactory when high purity is required (99.999 % nitrogen) because data for a detailed description of kinetics or transport phenomena are missing. Other possible reasons and future improvements were discussed at the end of this work.

The overall objective of this thesis is to evaluate the fundamentals of current low concentration CO2 separation technologies and to provide an alternate method using adsorption technology with existing as well as new adsorbents. Two different applications for the adsorption of CO2 are explored; Direct Air Capture (DAC) and excimer gas purification. The investigation of aerogels as possible adsorbent for these applications was also explored. The first application, DAC of CO2 using adsorbents, addresses climate change by reducing the amount of atmospheric CO2 levels that are directly correlated to global warming. Because of DAC being carbon negative, this field has gained significant attention in the literature. DAC as a CO2 reduction strategy was approached in two ways: 1. Chapter 2 investigates capturing and concentrating CO2 from 0.04% in the air to 95% to be able to sequester it into the ground. This research began by doing an adsorbent selection using pure gas gravimetric measurements on seven different commercially available type X zeolites that were determined to have potential for this separation. Breakthrough experiments were then carried out with the most promising zeolite by perturbing the bed with compressed ambient air. In the process studied, a basic four step temperature vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA) cycle was investigated comprising the following steps: pressurization, adsorption, blowdown, and desorption. Four different regeneration temperatures were tested along with four different gas space velocities. With this cycle configuration, CO2 was concentrated to 95% from 0.04% with total capture fractions as high as 81%. This study highlighted methods to reduce the energy consumption per ton of CO2 captured in the system as well as the potential of using low Si/Al ratio faujasite structured zeolites in DAC of CO2 for greenhouse gas reduction. 2. Chapter 3 expands on the research of Chapter 2 by capturing CO2 from 0.04% in the air and concentrating it to high purity CO2 levels where the cost for operating the process will be reimbursed through the value of the produced CO2. The goal of this research was to increase the CO2 to as high as possible because the purer the CO2, the more valuable it is. This research started by conducting an in-depth investigation into the pure gas adsorption of CO2, N2, O2, and Ar on the most promising zeolite from Chapter 2. The data was then fitted to the TD-Toth model which allowed for the evaluation of the TVSA cycle and showed the potential of reducing the pressure and/or elevating the temperature during the blowdown step in order to produce high purity CO2. To confirm this, the TVSA cycle was run on a fixed bed breakthrough experiment where high purity CO2 was produced between a concentration of 99.5% and 99.96% by lowering the blowdown pressure. By controlling the blowdown temperature, the concentration of the product was increased from 99.8% to 99.95%, however with a significant loss of CO2. This effect of N2, O2, and Ar desorbing during the blowdown step with CO2 desorbing during the evacuation step is shown graphically by measuring the concentration and flow rate of the exiting gas species. The results from this study show the potential for producing a valuable product of high purity CO2 from atmospheric concentrations. The second application in this thesis that is explored in Chapter 4 is the purification of trace impurities of CO2, CF4, COF2, and O2 from F2, Kr, and Ne for applications in excimer lasers. Due to the incompatibility of many adsorbents to F2 and HF, aluminas and polymeric adsorbents were selected as potentially compatible materials. To increase the compatibility of these adsorbents, the use of a cryo-cooler was determined to be feasible to precool the feed stream before separation, which increases the adsorption capacity and compatibility of the material to F2 and HF. To determine the adsorption potential in the low concentration of these adsorbents, the concentration pulse chromatographic technique was chosen to determine the Henry’s Law constants of CO2, CF4, and O2. This data was then plotted on the van’t Hoff plot and extrapolated to colder temperatures to determine the benefit of using a cryo-cooler. From this study, it was determined that HayeSep Q was the best polymeric adsorbent with significant adsorption of CO2 at temperatures below -50˚C while being the best performing CF4 adsorbent. AA-300 was the best performing alumina in this study while having significant adsorption of CF4 at temperatures below -135˚C. However, from a compatibility standpoint, both of these materials need to be tested to determine their robustness in the presence of F2 and HF at room and reduced temperatures. Chapters 5 & 6 in this thesis explore the fundamentals of adsorption on aerogels as a prelude to using aerogels as possible adsorbents for DAC of CO2. This investigation into aerogels looks at silica aerogels and carbon aerogels, which are both industrially produced and explores their adsorption with relation to like materials such as silica gel and activated carbons. Both of these Chapters utilize experimentally determined adsorption isotherms of CO2, N2, O2, and Ar as well as characterization to determine adsorption trends in the materials. Some major conclusions for silica aerogels were that common surface modifications to make the material more resilient against water adsorption impacts the adsorption of CO2 significantly with roughly 4 fold difference in adsorption capacity. For carbon aerogels some major conclusions were that the adsorption was increasingly dominated by the heterogeneous nature of the surface at lower pressures and increasingly dominated by the pore size at the higher pressures. Both chapters discuss the adsorption of air along with ideas such as the influence of gas thermal conductivity in the pores with respects to adsorption. L'objectif général de cette thèse est d'évaluer les principes fondamentaux des technologies actuelles de séparation du CO2 à faible concentration et de fournir une méthode alternative utilisant la technologie d’adsorption avec des adsorbants actuels ainsi que d'en découvrir de nouveaux. Deux applications différentes pour l'adsorption du CO2 ont été explorées; la capture directe dans l’air ambient (CAD) et la purification des gaz excimères, ainsi que la recherche d'aérogels comme adsorbant possible pour ces applications. La première application, le CAD du CO2 utilisant des adsorbants, pourrait répondre aux changements climatiques puisque les niveaux de CO2 atmosphérique sont directement corrélés au réchauffement climatique. Dernièrement, le CAD a fait l'objet d'une attention particulière en tant que stratégie de réduction du CO2, par conséquent, deux voies différentes ont été explorées dans cette thèse: 1. Le chapitre 2 étudie la capture et la concentration du CO2 de 0,04% dans l'air à 95% afin de pouvoir l’enfermer dans la terre. Pour ce faire, une sélection d'adsorbant a été effectué en utilisant des mesures gravimétriques à gaz pur sur sept zéolithes de type X disponibles dans le commerce qui ont été déterminés comme ayant un potentiel pour cette séparation. Des expériences révolutionnaires ont ensuite été réalisées avec la zéolite la plus prometteuse en perturbant le lit avec de l'air ambiant comprimé. Dans le processus étudié, un cycle basique à quatre étapes d’adsorption modulée en température et pression (AMTP) a été étudié, comprenant les étapes suivantes: pressurisation, adsorption, purge et désorption. Quatre températures de régénération différentes ont été testées ainsi que quatre vitesses spatiales de gaz différents. Avec cette configuration de cycle, le CO2 était concentré à 95% de 0,04% avec des fractions de capture totales aussi élevées que 81%. Cette étude a mis en évidence des méthodes pour réduire la consommation d'énergie par tonne de CO2 captée dans le système ainsi que le potentiel d'utilisation de zéolithes structurées à base de faujasite à faible rapport Si/Al dans le CAD du CO2 pour la réduction des gaz à effet de serre. 2. Le chapitre 3 approfondit les recherches du chapitre 2 en capturant le CO2 de 0,04% dans l'air et en le concentrant à des niveaux de très haute pureté où le processus sera remboursé par la valeur du CO2 produit. L'objectif de cette partie était d'augmenter la pureté du CO2 le plus possible car plus le CO2 est pur, plus il est précieux. Une enquête approfondie sur l'adsorption de gaz pur de CO2, N2, O2 et Ar sur la zéolite la plus prometteuse du chapitre 2. Les données ont ensuite été ajustées au modèle TD-Toth qui a permis d'évaluer le cycle AMTP et a montré le potentiel de réduire la pression et/ou d'élever la température pendant l'étape de purge afin de produire du CO2 de haute pureté. Pour confirmer cela, le cycle AMTP a été fait par le biais d’une expérience dans un lit fixe où du CO2 de haute pureté a été produit entre une concentration de 99,5% et 99,96% en abaissant la pression de purge. En contrôlant la température de purge, la concentration du produit est passée de 99,8% à 99,95%, mais avec une perte importante de CO2. Cet effet de la désorption de N2, O2 et Ar pendant l'étape de purge avec la désorption du CO2 pendant l'étape d'évacuation est illustré graphiquement en mesurant la concentration et le débit des espèces de gaz sortant. Les résultats de cette étude montrent le potentiel de production d'un produit précieux de CO2 de haute pureté à partir des concentrations atmosphériques. La deuxième application de cette thèse qui est explorée au Chapitre 4 est la purification des traces d'impuretés de CO2, CF4, COF2 et O2 de F2, Kr et Ne pour des applications dans les lasers à excimère. En raison de l'incompatibilité de nombreux adsorbants avec le F2 et le HF, les alumines et les adsorbants polymères ont été sélectionnés comme matériaux potentiellement compatibles. Pour augmenter la compatibilité de ces adsorbants, l'utilisation d'un cryoréfrigérant a été jugée possible pour pré-refroidir le flux d'alimentation avant la séparation, ce qui augmente la capacité d'adsorption et la compatibilité du matériau en F2 et HF. Pour déterminer le potentiel d'adsorption dans la faible concentration de ces adsorbants, la technique de chromatographie pulsée de concentration a été choisie pour déterminer les constantes de la loi de Henry de CO2, CF4 et O2. Ces données ont ensuite été tracées sur le graphique van’t Hoff et extrapolées à des températures plus froides pour déterminer les avantages de l’utilisation d’un cryoréfrigérant. À partir de cette étude, il a été déterminé que HayeSep Q était le meilleur adsorbant polymère avec une adsorption significative de CO2 à des températures inférieures à -50 ° C tout en étant l'adsorbant CF4 le plus performant. L'AA-300 était l'alumine la plus performante de cette étude tout en ayant une adsorption significative de CF4 à des températures inférieures à -135 °C. Cependant, du point de vue de la compatibilité, ces deux matériaux doivent être testés pour déterminer leur robustesse en présence de F2 et de HF à température ambiante et réduite. Les chapitres 5 et 6 explorent les principes fondamentaux de l'adsorption sur les aérogels en prélude à l'utilisation d'aérogels comme adsorbants possibles pour le CAD du CO2. Cette enquête sur les aérogels examine les aérogels de silice et les aérogels de carbone, qui sont tous les deux fabriqués industriellement et explore leur adsorption par rapport à des matériaux similaires tels que le gel de silice et les charbons actifs. Ces deux chapitres utilisent des isothermes d'adsorption déterminés expérimentalement de CO2, N2, O2 et Ar ainsi que la caractérisation pour déterminer les tendances d'adsorption dans les matériaux. Certaines conclusions majeures pour les aérogels de silice étaient que les modifications de surface courantes pour rendre le matériau plus résistant à l'adsorption d'eau ont un impact significatif sur l'adsorption de CO2 avec une différence d'environ 4 fois dans la capacité d'adsorption. Pour les aérogels de carbone, certaines conclusions majeures étaient que l'adsorption était de plus en plus dominée par la nature hétérogène de la surface à des pressions plus faibles et de plus en plus dominée par la taille des pores aux pressions plus élevées. Les deux chapitres discutent de l'adsorption d'air ainsi que des idées telles que l'influence de la conductivité thermique du gaz dans les pores en ce qui concerne l'adsorption.

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A 2 stage heap leach process to extract base and precious metals from the Platreef ore is currently being investigated industrially. A first stage bioleach is used to extract the base metals. In the 2nd stage, cyanide is used as the lixiviant at high pH to extract the platinum group metals and gold. By analogy with current gold recovery practices, the present study investigates the preferential and quantitative adsorption of precious metals (Pt, Pd, Rh and Au) over base metals (Cu, Ni and Fe) from an alkaline cyanide medium, by means of granular activated carbon. Experiments were designed statistically to optimise the process parameters using synthetic alkaline cyanide solutions close in composition to those expected from plant leach solutions. The statistical approach allowed the development of a reliable quantitative approach to express adsorption as a response variable on the basis of a number of experiments. A 2IV(7-2) fractional factorial design approach was carried out in a batch adsorption study to identify significant experimental variables along with their combined effects for the simultaneous adsorption of Pt(II), Pd(II), Rh(III) and Au(I). The adsorbent was characterized using SEM-EDX, and XRF. Precious metals adsorption efficiency was studied in terms of process recovery as a function of different adsorption parameters such as solution pH, copper, nickel, free cyanide ion, thiocyanate, initial precious metal (Pt, Pd, Rh and Au) ion and activated carbon concentrations. It was shown that adsorption rates within the first 60 minutes were very high (giving more than 90% extraction of precious metals) and thereafter the adsorption proceeds at a slower rate until pseudo-equilibrium was reached. Among the different adsorption parameters, at 95% confidence interval, nickel concentration had the most influential effect on the adsorption process followed by the adsorbent concentration. Adsorption of Ni was found to proceed at approximately the same rate and with the same recovery as the precious metals, showing a recovery of approximately 90% in two hours. The kinetics of Cu adsorption were slower, with less than 30% being recovered at the 120 minute period. This suggests that the co-adsorption of Cu can be minimised by shortening the residence time. Adsorption of Fe was found to be less than 5%, while the recovery of Rh was negligibly small. The effect of thiocyanate ion concentration was not as important as the effect of free cyanide ion concentration but still had some influence. The correlation among different adsorption parameters was studied using multivariate analysis. The optimum experimental conditions resulted in a solution with pH of 9.5, [Cu(I)] of 10 ppm, [Ni(II)] of 10 ppm, [CN ] of 132.44 ppm, [SCN ] of 98.95 ppm, [PMs] of 2.03 ppm and [AC] of 10 g/L. Under these conditions, predicted adsorption percentages of Pt, Pd and Au were approximately 98, 92 and 100%, at the level of 95% probability within two hours as an effective loading time. The negative values of ΔG° for all ions under optimum conditions indicate the feasibility and spontaneous nature of the adsorption process. Chemisorption was found to be the predominant mechanism in the adsorption process of Pt(II), Pd(II) and Au(I). Based on their distribution coefficients, the affinity of activated carbon for metal ions follows the selectivity sequence expressed below. Au(CN) > Pt(CN) > Pd(CN) > Ni(CN) > Cu(CN) Finally, it is important that additional research and development activities in the future should prove the economic viability of the process. Future work is also needed to investigate the adsorption of precious metals (PMs) by comparing the efficiencies and kinetics of adsorption when using sodium hydroxide (in this study) or lime, respectively, in order to control the pH.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: ʼn Tweefasige hooploogproses vir die ontginning van basis- en edelmetale van die Platrif-erts word tans industrieel ondersoek. ʼn Eerstefase-bioloog word gebruik om die basismetale te ontgin. In die 2de fase word sianied gebruik as die uitloog by hoë pH om die platinum-groepmetale en goud te ontgin. Na analogie van hedendaagse goudherwinningspraktyke het die huidige studie die voorkeur- en kwantitatiewe adsorpsie van edelmetale (Pt, Pd, Rh en Au) bo basismetale (Cu, Ni en Fe) vanuit ʼn alkaliese sianiedmedium met behulp van korrelrige geaktiveerde koolstof ondersoek. Eksperimente is op statistiese wyse ontwerp om die parameters van die proses te optimaliseer deur van sintetiese alkaliese sianiedoplossings wat in hulle samestelling nou ooreenstem met dié wat van oplossings van plant-loog verwag word, gebruik te maak. Die statistiese benadering het die ontwikkeling van ʼn betroubare kwantitatiewe benadering om adsorpsie as ʼn responsveranderlike op grond van ʼn aantal eksperimente uit te druk, moontlik gemaak. ʼn 2IV(7-2) -Fraksionele faktoriale ontwerp-benadering is tydens ʼn lot-adsorpsiestudie gevolg om beduidende eksperimentele veranderlikes tesame met hulle gekombineerde uitwerkings vir die gelyktydige adsorpsie van Pt(II), Pd(II), Rh(III) en Au(I) te identifiseer. Die adsorbeermiddel is met behulp van SEM-EDX en XRF gekenmerk. Adsorpsiedoeltreffendheid van edelmetale is bestudeer ten opsigte van proseskinetika en herwinning as ʼn funksie van verskillende adsorpsieparameters soos oplossing-pH, koper, nikkel, vry sianiedioon, tiosianaat, aanvanklike edelmetaal (Pt, Pd, Rh en Au)-ioon en geaktiveerde koolstofkonsentrasies. Daar is aangetoon dat adsorpsietempo‟s binne die eerste 60 minute baie hoog was (het meer as 90% ekstraksie van edelmetale opgelewer) en daarna het die adsorpsie teen ʼn stadiger tempo voortgegaan totdat pseudo-ekwilibrium bereik is. Onder die verskillende adsorpsieparameters, by 95%-vertroubaarheidsinterval, het nikkel-konsentrasie die grootste invloed op die adsorpsieproses gehad, gevolg deur konsentrasie van die adsorbeermiddel. Daar is bevind dat die adsorpsie van Ni teen nagenoeg dieselfde tempo en met dieselfde herwinning as die edelmetale voortgegaan het, wat ná twee uur ʼn herwinning van nagenoeg 90% getoon het. Die kinetika van Cu-adsorpsie was stadiger, met minder as 30% wat teen die 120-minute-tydperk herwin is. Dit dui daarop dat die ko-adsorpsie van Cu tot die minimum beperk kan word deur verkorting van die verblyftyd. Daar is bevind dat die adsorpsie van Fe minder as 5% is, terwyl die herwinning van Rh onbeduidend klein was. Die uitwerking van die konsentrasie van die tiosianaatione was nie so belangrik as die uitwerking van die konsentrasie van vry sianiedione nie maar het steeds ʼn mate van invloed gehad. Die korrelasie tussen verskillende adsorpsieparameters is met behulp van meerveranderlike analise bestudeer. Die optimale eksperimentele toestande het gelei tot ʼn oplossing met ʼn pH van 9.5, [Cu(I)] van 10 dpm, [Ni(II)] van 10 dpm, [CN] van 132.44 dpm, [SCN] van 98.95 dpm, [EM‟e] van 2.03 dpm en [AC] van 10 g/L. Onder hierdie toestande was die voorspelde adsorpsiepersentasies van Pt, Pd en Au nagenoeg 98, 92 en 100%, op die vlak van 95%-waarskynlikheid binne twee uur as ʼn doeltreffende laaityd. Die negatiewe waardes van ΔG° vir alle ione onder optimale toestande dui op die uitvoerbaarheid en spontane aard van die adsorpsieproses. Daar is bevind dat chemiesorpsie die deurslaggewende meganisme by die adsorpsieproses van Pt(II), Pd(II) en Au(I) is. Gebaseer op hulle distribusiekoeffisiënte volg die affiniteit van geaktiveerde koolstof vir metaalione die selektiwiteitsvolgorde soos hieronder voorgestel. Au(CN) > Pt(CN) > Pd(CN) > Ni(CN) > Cu(CN) Laastens, dit is belangrik dat addisionele navorsing en ontwikkelingsaktiwiteite in die toekoms die ekonomiese haalbaarheid van die proses bewys. Werk in die toekoms is nodig om die adsorpsie van edelmetale (EM‟e) te ondersoek deur vergelyking van die doeltreffendhede en kinetika van adsorpsie wanneer natriumhidroksied (in hierdie studie) of kalk, onderskeidelik, gebruik word ten einde die pH te beheer

Dans ce travail, nous avons utilisé le charbon actif (trois types) pour décolorer le sirop d'érable foncé, classé dans la catégorie ``Non retenu`` de la classification du Québec du sirop d’érable. Nous avons testé l'efficacité de la rétention des pigments colorés du sirop d'érable sur le charbon actif en grains et en poudre. Aussi, nous avons comparé les différentes efficacités de ces matériaux. La première étape de nos essais expérimentaux a eu pour but de suivre les cinétiques d'adsorption des pigments. Dans cette partie, plusieurs paramètres expérimentaux ont été optimisés par utilisation d'un plan factoriel complet; à savoir : le temps d'agitation (20,40, 60 min), la masse du charbon actif utilisée par 100 ml de sirop (0.1, 0.3, 0.5 g), le type du charbon actif (I, II, III), le diamètre moyen des particules du charbon (25, 50, 75 µm), la vitesse d'agitation (200, 400, 600 rpm) et la température (40,60, 80 °C). La variable dépendante que nous avons considérée dans ce projet est la transmittance de la lumière du sirop mesurée à 560 nm. La deuxième étape a été consacrée sur l'étude du pouvoir adsorbant des trois types de charbons actifs utilisés avec l’application des modèles de Langmuir, Freundlich et de Langmuir-Freundlich pour décrire les cinétiques d’adsorption. Les résultats obtenus ont montré que la décoloration du sirop d’érable foncé est optimale avec les paramètres suivants : temps d'agitation t = 40 min, masse du charbon actif ajouté m = 0.3 g et charbon actif de type III. Ces paramètres ont donné une valeur de la transmittance de la lumière à 560 nm de 83.7 ± 0.2 %; et qui classe le sirop dans la catégorie Extra claire. Ensuite, ce travail a montré que seul le charbon actif de type III vérifiait à la fois une cinétique d’adsorption qui se décrit par les isothermes de sorption de Langmuir, Freundlich et Langmuir-Freundlich. Finalement, un autre plan d'expérience avait complété dans ce travail et qui portait sur l'optimisation de la taille des particules du charbon et qui a montré qu’une granulométrie moyenne d = 25 µm (mésopores) était la plus optimale pour décolore le sirop d’érable avec une agitation de 200 rpm à une température T = 80°C.<br>Low grade dark maple syrup was successfully discolored on activated carbon. Several experimental parameters were tested, namely the mixing time (20, 40, 60 min), concentration of the activated carbon (0.1, 0.3, 0.5 g/100 mL), type of activated carbon (I, II, III), particle size (25, 50, 75 μm), stirring speed (200, 400, 600 rpm), and temperature (40, 60, 80°C). The obtained results showed that the discoloration is optimal by applying the parameters such as an agitation time of 40 min with an activated carbon of type III at a concentration of 0.3 g/100 mL. These parameters yielded a light transmittance of 83.70 ± 0.21%, which ranks the syrup in the extra clear class. The results showed that among the tested carbons, the adsorption on the type carbon of III followed the Langmuir, Freundlich and Langmuir-Freundlich isotherms. Regarding the effect of the particle size, the obtained results showed that a mean size of 25 µm with a stirring speed of 200 rpm and a working temperature of 80°C was the most effective. The optimized conditions showed a good adequacy with the Langmuir and Freundlich models. The discoloration process by using the activated carbon of type III followed pseudo-second order kinetics.

The thesis deals with removal of organosilicon compounds in the energy recovery of biogas. Alternative adsorbents for the siloxane removal were studied, and the physical and chemical mechanisms involved in the siloxane adsorption were discovered, which improved the yield of the adsorption and regeneration technologies using both activated carbons and zeolites. Moreover, several technologies based on advanced oxidation processes have been applied in order to regenerate and reuse the exhausted adsorbents. The thesis studies the siloxane removal at lab-scale close to real scenario conditions, including the competitive adsorption with compounds usually found in biogas, in the presence of humidity and with the same gas matrix, which allowed to select the most efficient materials for this purpose. Therefore, the knowledge reported in the thesis dissertation is directly transferable to field application to upgrade the siloxane removal system<br>Aquesta tesi estudia l'eliminació de compostos volàtis de silici (siloxans) per la recuperació energètica del biogàs. Es van estudiar diferents adsorbents per l'adsorció de siloxans, determinants les propietats físico-químiques superficials que en condicionen l'eficiència, permetent millorar el rendiment de l'adsorció i permetent la regeneració en carbons actius i zeolites esgotats. La tesi estudia l'eliminació de siloxans a escala de laboratori en condicions properes a les reals del biogàs, incloent l'adosrció competitiva amb altres compostos orgànics volàtics, en presència d'humitat i amb diferents matrius gasoses, la qual cosa va permetre seleccionar els materials òptims per aquest propòsit.Per tant el coneixement derivat d'aquesta tesi és directament transferible per tal de millorar els sistemes d'eliminació siloxanes

Thesis (MScEng (Process Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The discovery that the reaction of CO2 with primary amines in both aqueous and non-aqueous media provides a viable chemical method for determining the effective interfacial mass transfer area for separation column internals has lead to an increase in the interest of studying the reaction kinetics and determining the governing reaction rate expressions. For the absorption studies conducted on these systems, many authors assumed that power rate law reaction kinetics govern the reaction rate, which simplified the derivation of absorption correlations. This has already been proven to be an over simplifying assumption, since many authors suggest a non-elementary rate expression based on the pseudo-steady state hypothesis for the reactive zwitterion intermediate to be valid. An evaluation of the existing reaction rate expressions for the homogeneous liquid phase reaction of CO2 and mono-ethanolamine (MEA) in a 2-propanol solvent system was performed. The reaction rate profiles of CO2 and MEA at 25ºC, 30ºC and 35ºC, and relative initial concentrations of [MEA]i = [CO2]i, [MEA]i = 2.5[CO2]i, [MEA]i = 4[CO2]i were determined by means of an isothermal CSTR set-up. Scavenging of the unreacted MEA with benzoyl chloride provided the means to be able to stop the reaction in the product stream. This in turn allowed for the construction of concentration- and reaction rate profiles. The reaction rate data was modelled on various rate expressions by means of a MATLAB® non-linear estimation technique, employing the Levenberg-Marquard algorithm for minimizing the loss function. It was concluded that the rate expressions proposed in literature are insufficient and a rate expression derived fundamentally from first principals is proposed: [ ][ ] [ ] [ ][ ] [ ]2 MEA 1 2 2 -r = k CO RNH - k2 Z + k3 Z RNH2 - k4 S where ki are the reaction rate constants, Z is the zwitterion reactive intermediate and S the salt product of the overall reaction mechanism. In order to be able to determine the effective interfacial mass transfer area, the absorption rate per unit area or specific rate of absorption for the solute gas as a rate expression function of species concentration must firstly be determined. This is achieved by performing experimental absorption runs on a gas-liquid contactor of known surface area. This study incorporated the well known wetted wall experimental set-up. The aim was to construct and implement a wetted wall set-up and conduct absorption experiments for a gas side CO2 concentration range stretching from pure CO2 to diluted gas mixtures absorbing into solutions of varying MEA concentrations. Validation of the set-up was done by performing experiments at similar conditions to a previous study. The study then proceeded to determine the absolute and specific absorption rates at CO2 mass percentages of 100%, 78%, 55% and 30% into solutions of MEA concentrations of 0.25 and 0.3 mol/L. These runs were conducted at 25ºC and 30ºC. The wetted wall was designed to facilitate absorption studies at column heights of 60, 90 and 105mm. This allowed the investigation of the effect that surface area and column height has on the absolute rate of absorption as well as the CO2 and MEA concentrations in the liquid phase It was found that the specific absorption rate is independent of contact time, which is consistent with the rapid nature of the reaction. It was furthermore found that an increase in MEA concentration caused an increase in the absorption rate. The effect of temperature is linked with the solubility of CO2 in the solution. As the temperature increases, the solubility of CO2 decreases, but the absorption rate increases. The result is that it seems as if a change in temperature has no effect on the absorption rate, when in actual fact it does. An increase in the amount of CO2 absorbed is noticed for an increase in wetted wall surface area. This is expected and indicates that there is an increase in the amount of CO2 absorbed as the column length increases. Stopping the absorption reaction by means of MEA scavenging with benzoyl chloride at various column heights will allow for the construction of a concentration profile for both CO2 and MEA as a function of column height. These profiles will allow for the derivation of a non-elementary rate expression governing the specific absorption rate. This has been identified as ‘n area of great interest for future investigation.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: ‘n Groot navorsingsbelangstelling in die reaksiekinetika van CO2 en monoethanolamien (MEA) het ontstaan sedert die ontdekking dat hierdie reaktiewe sisteem ook ‘n goeie metode is vir die bepaling van die effektiewe massaoordragsoppervlakte van gestruktureerde pakkingsmateriaal. Die klem val op die bepaling van eerstens die mees geskikte en akkurate model om die reaksiekinetika te beskryf wat dan gebruik kan word om die absorbsiekinetika deeglik te karaktariseer. Sommige van die vorige navorsers het vereenvoudigende aannames gemaak rakende die reaksiekinetika ten einde die bepaling van geskikte absopsievergelykings te vergemaklik. Ander het gevind dat die nie-elementêre, pseudo-gestadigde toestand hipotese gebasseer op die reaktiewe zwitterioon tussenproduk van die reaksie ‘n meer verteenwoordigende kinetiese model is. Hierdie studie is eerstens gemik op die evaluasie van die bestaande reaksiekinetikavergelykings deur die homogene vloeistoffase reaksie van CO2 met mono-etanolamien (MEA) in die oplosmiddel, 2-propanol te ondersoek. Die studie is uitgevoer in ‘n isoterme CSTR sisteem by onderskeidelik 25ºC, 30ºC en 35ºC en MEA konsentrasies van [MEA]i = [CO2]i, [MEA]i = 2.5[CO2]i en [MEA]i = 4[CO2]i. Die voorgestelde reaksiekinetikavergelykings was gemodelleer met ‘n nie-lineêre datapassingstegniek verskaf deur die sagtewarepakket, MATLAB® wat die Levenberg- Marquard algoritme gebruik om die resfunksie te minimeer. Uit die teorie en datapassing word die volgende vergelyking voorgestel: [ ][ ] [ ] [ ][ ] [ ]2 MEA 1 2 2 -r = k CO RNH - k2 Z + k3 Z RNH2 - k4 S waar ki die reaksietempokonstante voorstel, Z die zwitterioontussenproduk en S die soutproduk. Die eerste stap in die bepaling van die effektiewe massaoordragsarea van gestruktureerde pakkingsmateriaal is om ‘n geskikte vergelyking of korrelasie vir die spesifieke absorpsie van die gas te bepaal. Dit word gedoen deur absoprsie eksperimente te doen op toerusting van bekende oppervlakarea. Hierdie studie het die reeds bekende ‘wetted wall’ opstelling gebruik. Die hoof doelwit van hierdie absorpsiestudie was om ‘n werkende opstelling te bou en absorpsie eksperimente vir CO2 konsentrasies wat strek van suiwer CO2 tot verdunde mengsels uit te voer. Die konsentrasie MEA is ook gevarieër. Die geskiktheid van die opstelling is eerstens getoets deur eksperimentele lopies uit te voer by soorgelyke toestande as ‘n vorige studie. Die doel van die studie is om die absolute en spesifieke absorpsietempos van CO2 by gasfase massapersentasies van 100%, 78%, 55% en 30% in MEA/2-propanol oplossings met MEA konsentrasies van 0.25 en 0.3 mol/L te bepaal. Die lopies is uigevoer by beide 25ºC en 30ºC. Die opstelling is ook ontwerp om absorpsie eksperimente by verskillende kolomhoogtes uit te voer. Hierdie hoogtes is 60, 90 en 105mm. Hierdie studie het tweedens gefokus op die effek wat absorpsiearea en kolomhoogte op die absorpsietempo van CO2 het. Die resultate van die studie toon dat die absorpsietempo onafhanklik is van kontaktyd. Dit stem saam met die vinnige reaksietempo. ‘n Toename in MEA konsentrasie het ‘n toename in spesifieke absorpsietempo tot gevolg, terwyl die effek van temperatuur gekoppel kan word aan die oplosbaarheid van CO2. Soos die temperatuur toeneem, neem die absolute absorpsietempo toe, maar die oplosbaarheid van CO2 neem af, dit het beide ‘n toenemende en afnemende effek op die spesifieke absorpsietempo. Die hoeveelheid CO2 geabsorbeer neem toe met ‘n toename in kolomhoogte. Die konsentrasie MEA in die uitlaatvloeistof toon ‘n skynbare eksponensiële afname met ‘n toename in kolomhoogte. ‘n Studie gemik om die konsentrasieprofiele van CO2 en MEA as ‘n funksie van kolomhoogte te bepaal, word voorgestel. Absorpsiemodelle en korrelasies kan dan afgelei word uit hierdie profiele, wat die berekening van die effektiewe massaoordragsarea akkuraat sal maak. Dit sal deel vorm van toekomstige navorsing.

L'adsorption sur charbon actif est une technique relativement répandue de post-traitement des effluents aqueux. Cependant il ne s'agit pas d'un traitement ultime, puisque les polluants restent concentrés sur la surface solide. Des techniques de régénération doivent donc être mises en œuvre. C'est dans ce contexte qu'ont été étudiés ici les procédés d'oxydation avancée Fenton et photo-Fenton, dont l'efficacité est reconnue pour éliminer la pollution organique. Plus précisément, l'objet de cette thèse est l'étude sur plusieurs cycles consécutifs de l'adsorption du phénol sur charbon actif et de la régénération in-situ de l'adsorbant par oxydation (photo)Fenton. Deux charbons actifs différents ont été étudiés : le premier à la fois micro et mésoporeux (PICA L27) et le second essentiellement microporeux (PICA S23). Deux séries d'expériences ont été ainsi réalisées : 1) d'abord en réacteur agité (adsorption et oxydation en mode batch), 2) puis dans des conditions plus proches du procédé réel, avec une adsorption continue en lit fixe, suivie de l'oxydation batch par recirculation du réactif Fenton au travers du lit saturé. Dans le premier cas, les effets de la concentration en Fe2+ et en H2O2 ont été analysés, montrant que les conditions optimales pour l'oxydation homogène du phénol (sans charbon) ne sont pas les meilleures pour la régénération du charbon saturé par le polluant : une réduction continue de la capacité d'adsorption du L27, de 100% à 23%, est observée après 3 oxydations, en raison de la consommation du charbon et de la diminution de sa surface spécifique. Par contre, une concentration plus élevée de Fe2+ et plus faible de H2O2 (2 fois la stœchiométrie) permettent de retrouver 50% de la capacité initiale d'adsorption pendant au moins 4 cycles consécutifs. Comme il a été vu dans des études précédentes utilisant l'oxydation à l'air (sous température et pression), l'efficacité de régénération est aussi bien plus faible pour le S23 (autour de 20%). Des résultats similaires ont été obtenus sur le réacteur à lit fixe avec recirculation. Durant l'oxydation, le taux de conversion du Carbone Organique Total en phase liquide a atteint à chaque fois une valeur limite, probablement du fait de la formation de complexes entre le fer et les acides carboxyliques produits. L'utilisation de l'irradiation UV, qui est connue pour décomposer ces complexes, a conduit à une minéralisation quasi-totale et a amélioré l'efficacité de régénération du charbon, jusqu'à 56% de la capacité initiale après 2 cycles (contre 40% pour l'oxydation Fenton simple)<br>Adsorption on activated carbon (AC) is a technique extensively applied for wastewater treatment. However adsorption alone is not an ultimate solution, since the pollutants are just immobilized on the carbon surface. There is thus a need for efficient regeneration techniques. In this context, Fenton and photo-Fenton oxidations, which are promising technologies to destroy organic pollution, have been tested to regenerate the AC. The purposes of this study are the adsorption of phenol on activated carbons and the consecutive in-situ regeneration of carbon by (photo-) Fenton oxidation. Two different operations have been carried out: 1) batch procedure in order to investigate the influence of Fe2+ and H2O2 concentrations; 2) continuous fixed bed adsorption, followed by a batch circulation of the Fenton’s reagent through the saturated AC bed, to examine the efficiency of the real process. Two different activated carbons have been also studied: a both micro- and mesoporous AC (PICA L27) and an only microporous one (PICA S23). In the batch reactor the best conditions found for pollutant mineralization in the homogeneous Fenton system are not the best for AC regeneration: a continuous reduction of adsorption capacity of L27 is observed after 3 oxidations, due to the decrease of both AC weight and surface area. Higher concentration of Fe2+ and lower concentration of H2O2 (2 times the stoechiometry) lead to a 50% recovery of the initial adsorption capacity during at least 4 consecutive cycles for L27, while about 20% for S23. In the consecutive continuous adsorption/batch Fenton oxidation process, the regeneration efficiency reaches 30% to 40% for L27 after two cycles whatever the feed concentration and less than 10% for S23. A photo-Fenton test performed on L27 shows almost complete mineralization (contrary to dark Fenton) and further improves recovery of AC adsorption capacity although not complete (56% after two cycles)

Hydrocracking and hydrotreating are bitumen upgrading technologies designed to enhance fuel quality by decreasing its density, viscosity, boiling point and heteroatom content via hydrogen addition. The aim of this thesis is to model and simulate an upgrading and integrated gasification combined cycle then to evaluate the feasibility of integrating slurry hydrocracking, trickle-bed hydrotreating and residue gasification using the Aspen HYSYS® simulation software. The close-coupling of the bitumen upgrading facilities with gasification should lead to a hydrogen, steam and power self-sufficient upgrading facility with CO2 capture. Hydrocracker residue is first withdrawn from a 100,000 BPD Athabasca bitumen upgrading facility, characterized via ultimate analysis and then fed to a gasification unit where it produces hydrogen that is partially recycled to the hydrocracker and hydrotreaters and partially burned for power production in a high hydrogen combined cycle unit. The integrated design is simulated for a base case of 90% carbon capture utilizing a monoethanolamine (MEA) solvent, and compared to 65% and no carbon capture scenarios. The hydrogen production of the gasification process is evaluated in terms of hydrocracker residue and auxiliary petroleum coke feeds. The power production is determined for various carbon capture cases and for an optimal hydrocracking operation. Hence, the feasibility of the integration of the upgrading process and the IGCC resides in meeting the hydrogen demand of the upgrading facility while producing enough steam and electricity for a power and energy self-sufficient operation, regardless of the extent of carbon capture.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Maria Eugênia de Oliveira Ferreira - 2017.pdf: 2295850 bytes, checksum: 937ef23483ab6e46d51253d73c4e2ef2 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-22<br>Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES<br>Heavy petroleum fractions, especially the vacuum residue, concentrate the largest amounts of nitrogen compounds. Such compounds are considered contaminants of the refining process, and interfere in the conversion steps to obtain lighter derivatives from the heavy fractions. In this study, the aim was to evaluate the removal of nitrogen compounds by adsorption process. Quinoline solution solubilized in toluene was used as a synthetic filler. Commercial activated carbons from coconut shell of babaçu and dendê in their original form and chemically modified with concentrated solutions of nitric and sulfuric acid, as well as sulfonated carbon developed from the rice husk, were evaluated for the adsorption capacity against compounds nitrogen residues present in the vacuum residue and synthetic charge. The textural characteristics of the adsorbents were also evaluated, in which it was observed that the modification with acid reduces the specific area of the activated carbons, but it promotes an increase in the removal of quinoline from the medium. From the preliminary batch adsorption test, the activated carbon from dendê treated with sulfuric acid (CDAS) was able to remove 67.08% of the quinoline present in the solution and was selected for kinetic and equilibrium study. The adsorption kinetics of quinoline were relatively fast for the three concentrations studied (500, 2000, 5000 mg L-1), reaching equilibrium after 240, 120 and 60 minutes of contact, respectively. The kinetic data for the three systems fit the pseudo-second order model better. The equilibrium data were better adjusted to the Freundlich model, revealing the physisorption character of adsorptive process. The maximum adsorption capacity obtained by Langmuir model was 56.63 mg g-1. The results show that CDAS is a promising adsorbent for the removal of quinoline in organic medium. In relation to the vacuum residue sample, batch adsorption tests were conducted in such a way to ascertain the efficiency in class N removal. The results of Mass Spectrometry, ESI (±) Orbitrap MS, showed that the adsorbents CBB and CBAN were more selective in the removal of the non-basic nitrogen compounds, while the basic nitrogenous ones were more persistent and were not removed by any of the adsorbents tested.<br>As frações pesadas do petróleo, especialmente o resíduo de vácuo, concentram as maiores quantidades de compostos nitrogenados. Tais compostos são considerados contaminantes do processo de refino, e interferem nas etapas de conversão para obtenção de derivados mais leves a partir das frações pesadas. Esta dissertação teve por objetivo avaliar a remoção de compostos nitrogenados por meio do processo de adsorção. Solução de quinolina solubilizada em tolueno foi utilizada como carga sintética. Carvões ativados comerciais de casca de coco de babaçu e de dendê, em suas formas original e modificados quimicamente com soluções concentradas de ácido nítrico e sulfúrico, além de carvão sulfonado desenvolvido a partir da casca de arroz, foram avaliados quanto à capacidade de adsorção frente a compostos nitrogenados presentes na carga sintética e no resíduo de vácuo (resíduo da última etapa de destilação do petróleo). As características texturais dos adsorventes também foram avaliadas, e foi observado que a modificação com ácido reduziu a área específica dos carvões, no entanto promoveu o aumento da remoção de quinolina do meio. A partir do teste preliminar de adsorção em batelada, o emprego do carvão ativado da casca de dendê tratado com ácido sulfúrico (CDAS) resultou na remoção de 67,08% da quinolina presente na solução e foi selecionado para estudo cinético e de equilíbrio. A cinética de adsorção da quinolina revelou um processo relativamente rápido para as três concentrações estudadas (500, 2000, 5000 mg L-1), atingindo o equilíbrio após 240, 120 e 60 minutos de contato, respectivamente. Os dados cinéticos, para os três sistemas, foram ajustados com sucesso ao modelo de pseudo-segunda ordem. Os dados de equilíbrio foram melhor ajustados ao modelo de Freundlich, revelando o caráter de fisissorção do processo adsortivo. A capacidade de adsorção máxima, obtida segundo modelo de Langmuir foi de 56,63 mg g-1. Os resultados mostram que o CDAS é um adsorvente promissor para a remoção de quinolina em meio orgânico. Em relação à amostra de resíduo de vácuo, ensaios de adsorção em batelada foram conduzidos de tal forma a averiguar a eficiência na remoção da classe N. Os resultados de Espectrometria de Massas, ESI (±) Orbitrap MS, mostraram que os adsorventes CBB e CBAN foram mais seletivos na remoção dos compostos nitrogenados não-básicos, enquanto os nitrogenados básicos mostraram-se mais persistentes, não sendo removidos por nenhum dos adsorventes testados.

Cette étude s’inscrit dans la thématique du développement de méthodes économiquement viables de traitement de la pollution des eaux usées réfractaires aux procédés (biologiques) classiques. Les technologies d’oxydation avancée intégrant une phase hétérogène telles que l’ozonation catalytique ou la photocatalyse font partie des techniques les plus efficaces. L’ozonation a été couplée avec un matériau issu du recyclage et de la valorisation de déchets de Côte d’Ivoire. L’objectif de cette étude était d’élaborer des méthodes hybrides couplant l’adsorption et ces méthodes d’oxydation avancée pour éliminer des micropolluants organiques phénolés. La molécule de 2,4-diméthylphénol (2,4-DMP) a été choisie comme polluant modèle et les essais ont été réalisés sur une solution aqueuse synthétique de 2,4-DMP et sur une eau usée réelle contenant ce micropolluant. La première partie du travail a consisté en l’élaboration du matériau innovant, dans des conditions opératoires variables. Les charbons actifs ont été préparés à partir de branches de rônier et de tiges de bambou. La caractérisation texturale, structurale et physicochimique des adsorbants a été réalisée avec les techniques classiques, montrant d’excellentes propriétés, notamment des surfaces BET supérieures à 840 m2.g-1. Les matériaux élaborés ont été testés dans un procédé d’adsorption du 2,4-DMP, montrant de bonnes capacités d’élimination, autant avec la solution aqueuse synthétique qu’avec l’effluent réel. Ces essais ont permis de sélectionner un charbon actif à base de branches de rônier (CAR) pour les tests de procédés d’oxydation. L’efficacité de l’apport de ce charbon actif a été testée sur un pilote de traitement, couplant l’ozonation et l’adsorption. Deux modes de couplage ont été testés, un traitement simultané ozonation/adsorption et un traitement séquentiel ozonation suivie de l’adsorption et les comparaisons avec un procédé d’ozonation simple ont été analysées. Dans les deux cas, l’ajout de charbon actif a eu un effet positif sur la cinétique globale de dégradation de la molécule de 2,4- diméthylphénol avec cependant un résiduel de COT difficile à éliminer. Il a été démontré que ce charbon actif était promoteur de radicaux libres, agissant aussi bien en phase homogène qu’hétérogène. Quatre mécanismes ont ainsi pu être mis en évidence dans le phénomène d’élimination du micropolluant : l’adsorption, l’oxydation moléculaire et l’oxydation radicalaire homogène et hétérogène. Enfin, des essais de dégradation photocatalytique ont été menés avec un catalyseur composite, TiO2/charbon actif (fibres) et avec du TiO2 en poudre et déposé sur plaque de verre. L’irradiation a été effectuée avec une lampe UV dans un réacteur batch classique, donnant de bonnes efficacités puis avec un panneau de LEDs à 365 nm dans un réacteur plan fonctionnant en boucle fermée. Deux modes de fonctionnement ont été testés : un mode simultané adsorption/photocatalyse qui n’a pas permis de mettre en évidence l’apport de l’irradiation et un mode séquentiel. Ce second mode opératoire a permis de mettre en évidence l’effet photocatalytique du dépôt pour une durée d’irradiation suffisamment longue<br>This study is part of the development of new economically viable methods of treating water pollution that is refractory to conventional (biological) processes. Advanced oxidation technologies integrating a heterogeneous phase such as catalytic ozonation or photocatalysis are among the most effective techniques. The ozonation was coupled with a material resulting from the recycling and the valorization of waste of Côte d’Ivoire. The objective of this study was to develop hybrid methods coupling adsorption and these advanced oxidation methods to remove phenol organic micropollutants. The 2,4-dimethylphenol molecule (2,4-DMP) was chosen as a model pollutant and the tests were carried out on a synthetic aqueous solution of 2,4-DMP and on a real wastewater containing this micropollutant. The first part of the work involved the development of the innovative material, under varying operating conditions. Activated carbons were prepared from branches of rônier and bamboo stems. The textural, structural and physicochemical characterization of the adsorbents has been carried out using conventional techniques, showing excellent properties, especially BET surfaces greater than 840 m2.g-1. The materials developed were tested in a 2,4-DMP adsorption process, showing good removal abilities, both with the synthetic aqueous solution and with the actual effluent. These tests made it possible to select an activated carbon based on rônier branches (ACR) for the oxidation process tests. The effectiveness of the input of this activated carbon was tested on a treatment pilot, coupling ozonation and adsorption. Two coupling modes were tested, simultaneous ozonation/adsorption treatment and sequential ozonation treatment followed by adsorption and comparisons with a simple ozonation process were analyzed. In both cases, the addition of activated carbon had a positive effect on the overall degradation kinetics of the 2,4-dimethylphenol molecule, with, however, a TOC residual difficult to remove. This activated carbon has been shown to be a promoter of free radicals, active in both homogeneous and heterogeneous phases. Four mechanisms have thus been demonstrated in the micropollutant elimination phenomenon: adsorption, molecular oxidation and homogeneous and heterogeneous radical oxidation. Finally, photocatalytic degradation tests were conducted with a composite catalyst, TiO2/activated carbon (fibers) and with TiO2 powder and deposited on a glass plate. The irradiation was carried out with a UV lamp in a conventional batch reactor, giving good efficiencies then with a LEDs panel at 365 nm in a closed-loop reactor. Two modes of operation were tested: a simultaneous adsorption/photocatalysis mode which did not make it possible to highlight the contribution of the irradiation and a sequential mode. This second procedure made it possible to demonstrate the photocatalytic effect of the deposit for a sufficiently long duration of irradiation

Les procédés membranaires hybrides (PMH) allient la filtration membranaire basse pression à l’usage du charbon actif en poudre (CAP). Afin de diminuer les coûts opérationnels du procédé, il a été proposé de laisser vieillir le CAP dans le PMH et donc de minimiser le dosage de CAP frais. Peu d’information est disponible quant à la capacité résiduelle d’adsorption de suspensions de CAP âgées. L’importance relative de l’adsorption et de la biodégradation dans les réacteurs à CAP âgés sur le traitement des composés dissous est inconnue, ce qui empêche notamment l’optimisation du procédé. <p><p>Le principal objectif de ce projet de recherche est de décrire la performance du contacteur à CAP du PMH pour l’enlèvement de l’azote ammoniacal, du carbone organique dissous (COD), du COD biodégradable (CODB) et des micropolluants. Dans ce projet, l’emphase est placée sur l’opération du PMH avec de hauts temps de rétention de CAP. <p><p>La première phase de ce projet a consisté en une série de développements méthodologiques, base nécessaire à l’étude du CAP âgé. Des méthodes permettant la quantification de la biomasse hétérotrophe et nitrifiante colonisant le CAP âgé ont mis en évidence des densités de biomasse similaires à celle du charbon actif en grain en surface de filtre biologiques. L’irradiation aux rayons gamma a été démontrée comme une méthode adéquate pour produire des témoins abiotiques à partir de CAP de 10 et de 60 jours.<p><p>La seconde partie de cette étude s’est concentrée sur la démonstration de l’efficacité du PMH pour l’enlèvement de l’azote ammoniacal, du COD, ainsi que d’un mélange de micropolluants. Les cinétiques d’enlèvements ayant lieu au sein de des contacteurs à CAP ont été simulées en laboratoire sous diverses conditions (température, concentration en CAP, âge de CAP, matrice d’eau variable, temps de contact). Deux modèles cinétiques prédisant l’enlèvement de l’azote ammoniacal et du COD dans le PMH ont été développés sur base des simulations en laboratoire suivies sur CAP neuf, colonisé et abiotique. <p><p>De manière générale, les travaux réalisés au cours de ce doctorat ont mis en évidence le rôle majeur de l’adsorption résiduelle sur l’enlèvement de la contamination dissoute. Alors que l’enlèvement d’azote ammoniacal a majoritairement eu lieu par nitrification, le COD et les micropollutants sont principalement adsorbés sur le CAP colonisé. Il a aussi été montré que la capacité d’adsorption résiduelle des suspensions de CAP âgées peut agir en tampon, permettant de faire face à une augmentation soudaine de la concentration en azote ammoniacal, en COD ou en micropolluants. Le suivi des cinétiques d’enlèvement a permis de démontrer que la concentration, l’âge de CAP et le temps de rétention hydraulique (TRH) sont trois paramètres clefs pour l’optimisation du procédé. D’un point de vue économique, un TRH inférieur à 15 min est néanmoins désiré pour limiter les coûts du procédé. Par ailleurs, l’intérêt économique associé à l’augmentation de l’âge du CAP peut-être atténué par le besoin d’augmenter la concentration en CAP si l’adsorption est le mécanisme visé. De façon générale, ce projet démontre qu’une optimisation à l’échelle pilote du procédé est nécessaire car les objectifs de traitement, la qualité de l’eau à traiter et le fait que les 3 paramètres d’opération soient inter-reliés complexifient l’optimisation du PMH. Étant donné l’impact du TRH sur le coût du PMH, de futures recherches devraient viser à l’optimisation du mélange. <p>Hybrid membrane processes (HMPs) couple membrane filtration with powdered activated carbon (PAC). In HMPs, low-pressure membranes ensure an efficient particle removal, including protozoan parasites such as Cryptosporidium, while the PAC contactor is devoted to the removal of dissolved compounds. Such processes are emerging as a promising alternative to conventional treatment chains, which no longer allow the drinking water facilities to comply with increasingly stringent regulations on the treated water quality. To decrease the operating costs associated with virgin PAC consumption, it was suggested to let the PAC age in the PAC contactor of the process. Until now, the potential of using aged PAC in HMPs has been demonstrated for ammonia and DOC removal, but the potential to remove micropollutants remains unknown. It is suggested that the biological activity in aged PAC contactors contributes significantly to the removal of the dissolved compounds. Yet, neither the extent of the biomass on the aged PAC, nor the residual adsorption capacity, was quantified. No study focused on discriminating the mechanisms responsible for the treatment when using aged PAC suspensions. Most of the data published on HMPs using aged PAC were gathered at pilot scale under warm water conditions, yet the efficiency of the process is most likely sensitive to temperature changes. There is currently little information available on the efficiency of HMPs under cold water conditions. This lack of information hinders the optimization of the HMP, leading to sub-optimal usage of aged PAC.<p><p>The main objective of this research project is to describe the performance of the PAC contactor of HMPs in removing ammonia, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), biodegradable DOC (BDOC) and micropollutants. In particular, emphasis was placed on the operation of the HMP under high PAC residence times. On a more detailed level, the objectives of this project were (1) to develop and compare methods to quantify the biomass developed on aged PAC, (2) to develop a method to produce an abiotic control for aged PAC, (3) to characterize the removal kinetics of ammonia, DOC, BDOC and micropollutants occurring in the carbon contactor of an HMP, (4) to evaluate the impact of water temperature on the performance of the carbon contactor of an HMP, (5) to discriminate the relative importance of adsorption versus biological oxidation as mechanisms responsible for ammonia, DOC and micropollutants removal in the PAC contactor of an HMP, and finally (6) to differentiate the relative importance of the hydraulic retention time (HRT), the PAC age and the PAC concentration as key operating parameters on the optimization of the performance of the PAC contactor of an HMP.<p><p><p>To set the basis on the study of aged PACs, the first part of this research project consisted in methodological developments i) to quantify the heterotrophic and nitrifying biomass colonizing aged PAC, and ii) to create a reliable abiotic control of the colonized PAC, which is required for discriminating the mechanisms occurring on aged PAC. Heterotrophic and nitrifying biomass quantifying methods developed for colonized granular activated carbon (GAC) were successfully adapted to the aged PAC. The preferred methods were the potential 14C-glucose respiration (PGR) rate and the potential nitrifying activity (PNA), as they quantify the active heterotrophic and nitrifying biomass, which is most likely responsible for the depletion of BDOC and ammonia. An alternative method to the PGR, the potential acetate uptake (PAU) rate, was developed to alleviate the logistical and budgetary issues associated with the utilization of radio-labeled glucose. The densities (per gram of dry PAC) of both active heterotrophic and nitrifying biomasses were found comparable to that of the GAC sampled from the surface of a biological GAC filter. The gamma-irradiation was demonstrated as a reliable method to produce abiotic samples from soils, and was therefore chosen to produce abiotic colonized PAC samples in this project. In order to determine the optimized dosage of gamma-rays, increased doses were applied on PAC samples. Heterotrophic plate counts and methylene blue adsorption kinetics were used to determine respectively the lowest gamma ray dose required to inhibit the bacterial activity, and the highest dose that could be applied without affecting the aged PAC adsorption capacity and kinetics. Refractory DOC (RDOC) adsorption kinetics confirmed the accuracy of the dose chosen as the adsorptive behavior of the aged PAC was not affected. PGR rates were decreased 83% at the optimized dose. The gamma-irradiation method was therefore proven efficient and used in the following work phases of this research.<p><p>The second part of this study focused on the removal of ammonia, DOC and a mixture of micropollutants. Firstly, the PAC contactor of an HMP was simulated at lab-scale to monitor ammonia removal kinetics. Three PAC concentrations (approximately 1-5-10 g/L) of three PAC ages (0-10-60 days) were tested at two temperatures (7-22°C), in settled water with ambient influent condition (100 µg N–NH4/L) as well as under a simulated peak pollution scenario (1000 µg N–NH4/L). The kinetics evidenced that ammonia flux at pilot scale limited biomass growth (HRT = 67 min). In contrast, PAC colonization was not limited by the available surface and thus, PAC concentration was not a key operating parameter under the colonizing conditions tested (5-10 g/L). Ammonia adsorption was significant onto virgin PAC but the ammonia nitrification was crucial to reach complete ammonia removal at 22°C. When using colonized PAC, the 60-d PAC offered a better resilience to temperature decreases (78% at 7°C) as well as lower operating costs than the 10-d PAC (<10% at 7°C). Significant ammonia adsorption was also evidenced on 60-d PAC suspension, most probably due to PAC and the presence of suspended solids, but not on 10-d PAC. Adsorption and nitrifying activity were superior on 60-d PAC than on 10-d PAC at 7°C. In case of peak pollution, the process was most probably phosphate-limited but a mixed adsorption/nitrification still allowed 50% ammonia removal on 10-d and 60-d PAC at 22°C. A kinetics based model was developed to predict ammonia removals and to determine the relative importance of the adsorption and nitrification on colonized PAC under the conditions tested. <p><p>DOC, BDOC and RDOC removals occurring in the PAC contactor of an HMP were also simulated at lab-scale. Similar conditions to that of the ammonia removal kinetics were tested. The initial ammonia concentration remained untouched in the water matrices (settled water and raw water) but the BDOC-to-DOC ratio was altered by pre-ozonation (0 to 1.5 g O3/g C). The 10-d and 60-d abiotic controls were used to discriminate DOC adsorption from biodegradation. DOC biodegradation contributed marginally to DOC removal in the investigated conditions and DOC adsorption was increased at higher temperature. An original model integrating the PAC age distribution was developed to predict DOC removal in aged PAC contactors operated at steady-state. At a mean PAC residence time of 60-d, the younger PAC fraction (25-d and less) was primarily responsible for DOC adsorption (> 80%). This fraction represents 34% of the mass of PAC in the contactor. When using a water matrix with a higher initial DOC concentration (raw water) or a lower affinity for PAC (pre-ozonated settled water), the residual adsorption capacity of that older fraction was proven useful. <p><p>Lastly, a mixture of micropollutants (atrazine, deethylatrazine (DEA), linuron, microcystin, caffeine, carbamazepine, sulfamethoxazole, diclofenac, progesterone and medroxyprogesterone) was spiked at environmentally relevant concentrations (from 130 ng/L to 33 µg/L) in settled water (0 and 0.85 gO3/gC). The micropollutants concentration depletion was monitored over a period of 7h to 48 h on 1 g/L of 0-d, 10-d, 60-d PAC and gamma-irradiated 60-d PAC. Even in presence of NOM, the spiked micropollutants were rapidly adsorbed on aged PAC. No biodegradation was observed. Removals superior to 95% were reached within 5 minutes, and direct competition with NOM did not impact the efficiency of the process when micropollutants were spiked at environmentally relevant concentrations. Therefore, HMPs operated to remove DOC and ammonia can control transient micropollutant pollution and comply with the World health Organization recommendations for atrazine (2 µg/L) and microcystin (1 µg/L). However, the stricter European regulations for atrazine and DEA (0.1 µg/L) could not be met with 10-d and 60-d PAC under the operating conditions tested. Reaching such strict treatment objective would require a specific optimization of the process. <p><p>In general, this PhD research evidenced the role of the residual adsorption of aged PAC suspensions for the treatment of dissolved compounds. From the results obtained in this project, the potential of HMPs using aged PAC to remove micropollutants was evidenced. Additional research is however required to validate this potential under varied operating conditions. The modeling work improved the understanding of aged PACs. Finally, this research work provides original information on the optimization of HMPs. The optimization of the operating parameters will vary with the water quality targeted and the quality of the influent water. The PAC concentration, PAC age and HRT are inter-related. Therefore, it is recommended to optimize the operation of HMPs at pilot scale. Seasonal variations should be accounted for. An HRT of at least 15 min is required when the biological activity is mandatory to reach the water quality objectives. Lower HRT might be applied if adsorption is favored. Finally, as the HRT has a strong impact on the total cost of the process (capital and operational expenditure), PAC contactors’ hydraulic should be the point of focus of future research.&<br>Doctorat en Sciences agronomiques et ingénierie biologique<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

O processo de adsorção por carvão ativado é uma técnica muito aplicada para tratamento de efluentes. Porém o tratamento que envolve adsorção não é um sistema completo, pois há a necessidade da destruição dos compostos que foram imobilizados na superfície do carvão. Frente a esse problema, métodos alternativos de regeneração de carvão ativado são investigados. Os processos Fenton e foto-Fenton são considerados tecnologias promissoras de tratamento de efluentes, e foram testados para regenerar o carvão ativado. Este trabalho objetiva estudar a adsorção de fenol em carvões ativados (CAs) e a consecutiva regeneração in-situ do carvão pela oxidação de (foto-) Fenton. Duas operações diferentes foram realizadas: 1) sistema de batelada, a fim de investigar a influência das concentrações de Fe2+ e H2O2; 2) adsorção contínua em leito fixo, seguido de circulação em batelada dos reagentes de Fenton pelo leito de CA saturado, para examinar a eficiência do processo real. Foram estudados dois tipos de carvão ativado: CA L27 (meso e microporoso) e CA S23 (somente microporoso). No reator de batelada as melhores condições encontradas para a mineralização do poluente no sistema Fenton homogêneo não são as melhores para a regeneração do CA: foi observada uma redução contínua da capacidade de adsorção do L27 após 3 oxidações, devido à redução tanto da massa do CA quanto da área superficial. Uma maior concentração de Fe2+ e menor concentração de H2O2 (2 vezes a estequiometria) levou a uma recuperação de 50% da capacidade de adsorção inicial em pelo menos 4 ciclos consecutivos para o L27, enquanto que cerca de 20% para o S23. No processo consecutivo de adsorção contínua/oxidação de Fenton em batelada, a eficiência de regeneração atinge de 30% a 40% para o L27 após dois ciclos independente da concentração da alimentação e menos de 10% para o S23. O processo foto-Fenton realizado para o L27 levou à quase completa mineralização e aumentou a recuperação da capacidade de adsorção do CA (56% após dois ciclos).<br>The adsorption process by active carbon is a technique applied extensively for wastewater treatment. However the tertiary treatment involving adsorption is not a complete system, since there is a need of destruction of the compounds that were immobilized on the carbon surface. In face of this problem, some alternative regeneration methods of active carbon are investigated. Fenton and photo-Fenton processes have been considered promising technologies for wastewater treatment and have been tested to regenerate the AC. The purposes of this study are the adsorption of phenol on activated carbons (ACs) and the consecutive in-situ regeneration of carbon by (photo-) Fenton oxidation. Two different operations have been carried out: 1) batch procedure in order to investigate the influence of Fe2+ and H2O2 concentrations; 2) continuous fixed bed adsorption, followed by a batch circulation of the Fentons reagent through the saturated AC bed, to examine the efficiency of the real process. Two different activated carbons have been also studied: a both micro- and mesoporous AC (L27) and an only microporous one (S23). In the batch reactor the best conditions found for pollutant mineralization in the homogeneous Fenton system are not the best for AC regeneration: a continuous reduction of adsorption capacity of L27 is observed after 3 oxidations, due to the decrease of both AC weight and surface area. Higher concentration of Fe2+ and lower concentration of H2O2 (2 times the stoechiometry) lead to a 50% recovery of the initial adsorption capacity during at least 4 consecutive cycles for L27, while about 20% for S23. In the consecutive continuous adsorption/batch Fenton oxidation process, the regeneration efficiency reaches 30% to 40% for L27 after two cycles whatever the feed concentration and less than 10% for S23. A photo- Fenton test performed on L27 shows almost complete mineralization (contrary to dark Fenton) and further improves recovery of AC adsorption capacity although not complete (56% after two cycles).

Silicon was selectively removed from a silicon carbonitride (SiCN) aerogel by hot chlorine gas treatment, leading to a N-doped carbon aerogel (N-CDC aerogel). The combined effects of pyrolysis and etching temperature were studied with regard to the change in the composition of the material after etching as well as the microstructure of the produced hierarchically porous material. Upon removal of Si from amorphous SiCN, carbon and nitrogen, which are not bonded together in the starting material, react, creating new C–N bonds. The removal of silicon also gives rise to a high amount of micropores and hence a high specific surface area, which can be beneficial for the functionality of the carbonaceous material produced. The mesoporous structure of the aerogel allows us to complete the etching at low temperature, which was found to be a crucial parameter to maintain a high amount of nitrogen in the material. The combination of a high amount of micropores and the mesopore transport system is beneficial for adsorption processes due to the combination of a high amount of adsorption sites and effective transport properties of the material. The N-CDC aerogels were characterized by nitrogen physisorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetry (TG/DTA), and infrared spectroscopy (DRIFT) and they were evaluated as CO2 absorbers and as electrodes for electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs).

Resin infusion of composite parts has continually been reaching to achieve laminate quality equal to, or exceeding, the quality produced with prepreg in an autoclave. In order for this to occur, developers must understand the key process variables that go in to producing a laminate with minimal void content. The purpose of this research is to continue efforts in understanding 1) the effect of process conditions on the resultant void content, with a focus on resin infusion flow rate, 2) applying statistical metrics to the formation, location and size of voids formed, and 3) correlate these metrics with the local mechanical properties of the composite laminate. The variation in dispersion and formation of micro-voids and macro-voids varied greatly between the rates of flow the infusion occurred, especially in the non-crimp carbon fiber samples. Higher flow rates led to lower volumes of micro-voids in the beginning section of the carbon fiber laminates with macro-voids being introduced approximately half-way through infusion. This was determined to have occurred decreasing pressure gradient as the flow front moved away from the inlet. This variation in void content per location on the laminate was more evident in the carbon fiber samples than the fiberglass samples. Micro-voids follow void formation modeling especially when coupled with a pressure threshold model. Macro-void formation was also demonstrated to correlate strongly to void formation models when united with void mobility theories and pressure thresholds. There is a quick decrease in mechanical properties after the first 1-2% of voids signaling strength is mostly sensitive to the first 0-2% void content. A slight decrease in SBS was noticed in fiberglass laminates, A-F as v0 increased but not as drastically as represented in the NCF laminates, G and H. The lower clarity in the exponential trend could be due to the lack of samples with v0 greater than 0% but less than 1%. Strength is not well correlated to void content above 2% and could possibly be related to void morphololgy.

Silicon was selectively removed from a silicon carbonitride (SiCN) aerogel by hot chlorine gas treatment, leading to a N-doped carbon aerogel (N-CDC aerogel). The combined effects of pyrolysis and etching temperature were studied with regard to the change in the composition of the material after etching as well as the microstructure of the produced hierarchically porous material. Upon removal of Si from amorphous SiCN, carbon and nitrogen, which are not bonded together in the starting material, react, creating new C–N bonds. The removal of silicon also gives rise to a high amount of micropores and hence a high specific surface area, which can be beneficial for the functionality of the carbonaceous material produced. The mesoporous structure of the aerogel allows us to complete the etching at low temperature, which was found to be a crucial parameter to maintain a high amount of nitrogen in the material. The combination of a high amount of micropores and the mesopore transport system is beneficial for adsorption processes due to the combination of a high amount of adsorption sites and effective transport properties of the material. The N-CDC aerogels were characterized by nitrogen physisorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetry (TG/DTA), and infrared spectroscopy (DRIFT) and they were evaluated as CO2 absorbers and as electrodes for electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs).

The fate of the carbon and nitrogen in dairy farm effluent (DFE) applied onto soil was investigated through laboratory experiments and field lysimeter studies. They resulted in the development and testing of a complex carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) simulation model (CaNS-Eff) of the soil-plant-microbial system. To minimise the risk of contamination of surface waters, regulatory authorities in New Zealand promote irrigation onto land as the preferred treatment method for DFE. The allowable annual loading rates for DFE, as defined in statutory regional plans are based on annual N balance calculations, comparing N inputs to outputs from the farming system. Little information is available, however, to assess the effects that these loading rates have on the receiving environment. It is this need, to understand the fate of land-applied DFE and develop a tool to describe the process, that is addressed in this research. The microbially mediated net N mineralisation from DFE takes a central role in the turnover of DFE, as the total N in DFE is dominated by organic N. In a laboratory experiment, where DFE was applied at the standard farm loading rate of 68 kg N ha⁻¹, the net C mineralisation from the DFE was finished 13 days after application and represented 30% of the applied C, with no net N mineralisation being measured by Day 113. The soluble fraction of DFE appeared to have a microbial availability similar to that of glucose. The low and gradually changing respiration rate measured from DFE indicated a semi-continuous substrate supply to the microbial biomass, reflecting the complex nature and broad range of C compounds in DFE. The repeated application of DFE will gradually enhance the mineralisable fraction of the total soil organic N and in the long term increase net N mineralisation. To address the lack of data on the fate of faecal-N in DFE, a ¹⁵N-labelled faecal component of DFE was applied under two different water treatments onto intact soil cores with pasture growing on them. At the end of 255 days, approximately 2% of the applied faecal ¹⁵N had been leached, 11 % was in plant material, 11 % was still as effluent on the surface, and 40% remained in the soil (39% as organic N). Unmeasured gaseous losses and physical losses from the soil surface of the cores supposedly account for the remaining ¹⁵N (approximately 36%). Separate analysis of the total and ammonium nitrogen contents and ¹⁵N enrichments of the DFE and filtered sub-samples (0.5 mm, 0.2µm) showed that the faecal-N fraction was not labelled homogeneously. Due to this heterogeneity, which was exacerbated by the filtration of DFE on the soil surface, it was difficult to calculate the turnover of the total faecal-N fraction based on ¹⁵N results. By making a simplifying assumption about the enrichment of the ¹⁵N in the DFE that infiltrated the soil, the contribution from DFE-N to all plant available N fractions including soil inorganic N was estimated to have been approximately 11 % of the applied DFE-N. An initial two-year study investigating the feasibility of manipulating soil water conditions through controlled drainage to enhance denitrification from irrigated DFE was extended a further two years for this thesis project. The resulting four-year data set provided the opportunity to evaluate the sustainability of DFE application onto land, an extended data set against which to test the adequacy of CaNS-Eff, and to identify the key processes in the fate of DFE irrigated onto soil under field conditions. In the final year of DFE irrigation, 1554 kg N ha⁻¹ of DFE-N was applied onto the lysimeters, with the main removal mechanism being pasture uptake (700 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ removed). An average of 193 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ was leached, with 80% of this being organic N. The nitrate leaching decreased with increasing soil moisture conditions through controlled drainage. At the high DFE loading rate used, the total soil C and N, pH and the microbial biomass increased at different rates over the four years. The long-term sustainability of the application of DFE can only be maintained when the supply of inorganic N is matched by the demand of the pasture. The complex simulation model (CaNS-Eff) of the soil-plant-microbial system was developed to describe the transport and transformations of C and N components in effluents applied onto the soil. The model addresses the shortcomings in existing models and simulates the transport, adsorption and filtration of both dissolved and particulate components of an effluent. The soil matrix is divided into mobile and immobile flow domains with convective flow of solutes occurring in the mobile fraction only. Diffusion is considered to occur between the micropore and mesopore domains both between and within a soil layer, allowing dissolved material to move into the immobile zone. To select an appropriate sub-model to simulate the water fluxes within CaNS-Eff, the measured drainage volumes and water table heights from the lysimeters were compared to simulated values over four years. Two different modelling approaches were compared, a simpler water balance model, DRAINMOD, and a solution to Richards' equation, SWIM. Both models provided excellent estimation of the total amount of drainage and water table height. The greatest errors in drainage volume were associated with rain events over the summer and autumn, when antecedent soil conditions were driest. When soil water and interlayer fluxes are required at small time steps such as during infiltration under DFE-irrigation, SWIM's more mechanistic approach offered more flexibility and consequently was the sub-model selected to use within CaNS-Eff. Measured bromide leaching from the lysimeters showed that on average 18% of the bromide from an irrigation event bypassed the soil matrix and was leached in the initial drainage event. This bypass mechanism accounted for the high amount of organic N leached under DFE-irrigation onto these soils and a description of this bypass process needed to be included in CaNS-Eff. Between 80 and 90% of the N and C leached from the lysimeters was particulate (> 0.2 µm in size), demonstrating the need to describe transport of particulate material in CaNS-Eff. The filtration behaviour of four soil horizons was measured by characterising the size of C material in a DFE, applying this DFE onto intact soil cores, and collecting and analyzing the resulting leachate using the same size characterisation. After two water flushes, an average of 34% of the applied DFE-C was leached through the top 0-50 mm soil cores, with a corresponding amount of 27% being leached from the 50-150 mm soil cores. Most of the C leaching occurred during the initial DFE application onto the soil. To simulate the transport and leaching of particulate C, a sub-model was developed and parameterised that describes the movement of the effluent in terms of filtering and trapping the C within a soil horizon and then washing it out with subsequent flow events. The microbial availability of the various organic fractions within the soil system are described in CaNS-Eff by availability spectra of multiple first-order decay functions. The simulation of microbial dynamics is based on actual consumption of available C for three microbial biomass populations: heterotrophs, nitrifiers and denitrifiers. The respiration level of a population is controlled by the amount of C that is available to that population. This respiration rate can vary between low level maintenance requirements, when very little substrate is available, and higher levels when excess substrate is available to an actively growing population. The plant component is described as both above and below-ground fractions of a rye grass-clover pasture. The parameter set used in CaNS-Eff to simulate the fate of DFE irrigated onto the conventionally drained lysimeter treatments over three years with a subsequent 10 months non-irrigation period was derived from own laboratory studies, field measurements, experimental literature data and published model studies. As no systematic calibration exercise was undertaken to optimise these parameters, the parameter set should be considered as "initial best estimates" and not as a calibrated data set on which a full validation of CaNS-Eff could be based. Over the 42 months of simulation, the cumulative drainage from CaNS-Eff for the conventionally drained DFE lysimeter was always within the 95% CI of the measured value. On the basis of individual drainage bulking periods, CaNS-Eff was able to explain 92% of the variation in the measured drainage volumes. On an event basis the accuracy of the simulated water filled pore space (WFPS) was better than that of the drainage volume, with an average of 70% of the simulated WFPS values being within the 95% CI for the soil layers investigated, compared to 44% for the drainage volumes. Overall the hydrological component of CaNS-Eff, which is based on the SWIM model, could be considered as satisfactory for the purposes of predicting the soil water status and drainage volume from the conventionally drained lysimeter treatment for this study. The simulated cumulative nitrate leaching of 4.7 g NO₃-N m⁻² over the 42 months of lysimeter operation was in good agreement to the measured amount of 3.0 (± 2.7) g NO₃-N m⁻². Similarly, the total simulated ammonium leaching of 2.7g NH₄- N m⁻² was very close to the measured amount of 2.5 (± 1.35) g NH₄- N m⁻² , however the dynamics were not as close to the measured values as with the nitrate leaching. The simulated amount of organic N leached was approximately double that measured, and most of the difference originated from the simulated de-adsorption of the dissolved fraction of organic N during the l0-month period after the final DFE irrigation. The 305 g C m⁻² of simulated particulate C leached was close to the measured amount of 224 g C m⁻² over the 31 months of simulation. The dissolved C fraction was substantially over-predicted. There was good agreement in the non-adsorbed and particulate fractions of the leached C and N in DFE. However, the isothermic behaviour of the adsorbed pools indicated that a non-reversible component needed to be introduced or that the dynamics of the de-adsorption needed to be improved. Taking into account that the parameters were not calibrated but only "initial best estimates", the agreement in the dynamics and the absolute amounts between the measured and simulated values of leached C and N demonstrated that CaNS-Eff contains an adequate description of the leaching processes following DFE irrigation onto the soil. The simulated pasture N production was in reasonable agreement with the measured data. The simulated dynamics and amounts of microbial biomass in the topsoil layers were in good agreement with the measured data. This is an important result as the soil microbial biomass is the key transformation station for organic materials. Excepting the topsoil layer, the simulated total C and N dynamics were close to the measured values. The model predicted an accumulation of C and N in the topsoil layer as expected, but not measured. Although no measurements were available to compare the dynamics and amounts of the soil NO₃-N and NH₄-N, the simulated values appear realistic for an effluent treatment site and are consistent with measured pasture data. Considering the large amount of total N and C applied onto the lysimeters over the 42 months of operation (4 t ha⁻¹ of N and 42 t ha⁻¹0f C), the various forms of C and N in dissolved and particulate DFE as well as in returned pasture, and that the parameters used in the test have not been calibrated, the simulated values from CaNS-Eff compared satisfactorily to the measured data.

En raison de la réglementation plus sévère sur la pollution de l’eau, l’oxydation chimique (CWAO et AOP) et l’hybridation adsorption / régénération par oxydation sont de plus en plus envisagées pour éliminer les polluants réfractaires. L’objectif de ce travail est d’étudier l’effet de l’imprégnation du fer ou du cuivre sur l’activité du charbon actif dans l’oxydation catalytique en voie humide (avec ou sans ajout d’H202), ainsi que sur sa durée de vie comme adsorbant / catalyseur dans le procédé séquentiel Adsorption-Oxydation (ADOX). Les catalyseurs (Fe / AC et Cu / AC) ont été préparés par imprégnation à humidité naissante d’un charbon actif commercial avec une solution contenant le sel de métal (nitrate de fer ou le nitrate de cuivre). Les matériaux sont ensuite séchés pendant une nuit à 110° C, et calcinés à 350 ° C pendant 4 heures sous azote. Les cycles d’adsorption et d’oxydation successifs ont été effectués en réacteur à lit fixe. Au cours de l’étape d’adsorption, le réacteur a été alimenté en continu avec une solution de phénol à 0,5 g / L, jusqu’à la saturation de l’adsorbant. La capacité d’adsorption du charbon actif a été calculée à partir des courbes de percée du phénol. L’étape d’oxydation s’effectue en batch durant 8 h (50 bars, 150 ° C). Dans certains cas, une faible quantité de H2O2 (20% de la quantité stœchiométrique nécessaire pour la minéralisation totale du phénol présent dans le solide et la solution) a été ajoutée à la solution de phénol. La dégradation du phénol a été suivie à l’aide de l’HPLC/UV et le taux de minéralisation est quantifié au moyen d’analyses DCO ou COT. L’addition du métal (cuivre ou fer) améliore la durabilité du procédé en réduisant la perte de surface BET du charbon actif, et, plus marginalement, la diminution progressive des capacités d’adsorption. L’ajout de H2O2 en oxydation a clairement amélioré la régénération de l’adsorbant, mais son effet ne s’ajoute cependant pas à celui des métaux.

Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The reactive absorption rate of CO2 into non-aqueous solvents containing the primary amine, mono-ethanolamine (MEA) is recognised as a suitable method for measuring the effective interfacial mass transfer area of separation column internals such as random and structured packing. Currently, this method is used under conditions where the concentration of MEA in the liquid film is unaffected by the reaction and the liquid phase reaction is, therefore, assumed to obey pseudo first order kinetics with respect to CO2. Under pseudo first order conditions, the effect of surface depletion and renewal rates are not accounted for. Previous research indicated that the effective area available for mass transfer is also dependent upon the rate of surface renewal achieved within the liquid film. In order to study the effect of surface depletion and renewal rates on the effective area, a method utilising a fast reaction with appreciable depletion of the liquid phase reagent is required. The homogeneous liquid phase reaction kinetics of CO2 with MEA n-Propanol as alcoholic solvent was investigated in this study. A novel, in-situ Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) method of analysis was developed to collect real time concentration data from reaction initiation to equilibrium. The reaction was studied in a semi-batch reactor set-up at ambient conditions (T = 25°C, 30°C and 35°C, P = 1 atm (abs)). The concentration ranges investigated were [MEA]:[CO2] = 5:1 and 10:1. The concentration range investigated represents conditions of significant MEA conversion. The reaction kinetic study confirmed the findings of previous research that the reaction of CO2 with MEA is best described by the zwitterion reactive intermediate reaction mechanism. Power rate law and pseudo steady state hypothesis kinetic models (proposed in literature) were found to be insufficient at describing the reaction kinetics accurately. Two fundamentally derived rate expressions (based on the zwitterion reaction mechanism) provided a good quality model fit of the experimental data for the conditions investigated. The rate constants of the full fundamental model were independent of concentration and showed an Arrhenius temperature dependence. The shortened fundamental model rate constants showed a possible concentration dependence, which raises doubt about its applicability. The specific absorption rates (mol/m2.s) of CO2 into solutions of MEA/n-Propanol (0.2 M and 0.08 M, T = 25°C and 30°C, P = ±103 kPa) were investigated on a wetted wall experimental setup. The experimental conditions were designed for a fast reaction in the liquid film to occur with a degree of depletion of MEA in the liquid film. Both interfacial depletion and renewal of MEA may be considered to occur. The gas phase resistance to mass transfer was determined to be negligible. An increase in liquid turbulence caused an increase in the specific absorption rate of CO2 which indicated that an increase in liquid turbulence causes an increase in effective mass transfer area. Image analysis of the wetted wall gas-liquid interface confirmed the increase in wave motion on the surface with an increase in liquid turbulence. The increase in wave motion causes an increase in both interfacial and effective area. A numerical solution strategy based on a concentration diffusion equation incorporating the fundamentally derived rate expressions of this study is proposed for calculating the effective area under conditions where surface depletion and renewal rates are significant. It is recommended that the reaction kinetics of CO2 with MEA in solvents of varying liquid properties is determined and the numerical technique proposed in this study used to calculate effective area from absorption rates into these liquids. From the absorption data an effective area correlation as a function of liquid properties may be derived in future.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die reaktiewe absorpsie van CO2 in nie-waterige oplossings van die primêre amien, monoetanolamien (MEA) word erken as ‘n geskikte metode om die effektiewe massaoordragsarea van gepakte skeidingskolomme te bepaal. Tans word die metode gebruik onder vinnige pseudo eerste orde reaksietoestande met betrekking tot CO2. Die pseudo eersteorde aanname beteken dat die konsentrasie van MEA in die vloeistoffilm onbeduidend beïnvloed word deur die reaksie en effektief konstant bly. Onder pseudo eerste orde toestande word oppervlakverarming- en oppervlakvernuwingseffekte nie in ag geneem nie, juis as gevolg van die konstante konsentrasie van MEA in die vloeistoffilm. Daar is voorheen bevind dat oppervlakverarming en oppervlakvernuwing ‘n beduidende invloed het op die beskikbare effektiewe massaoordragsarea. Hierdie invloed kan slegs bestudeer word met ‘n vinnige reaksie in die vloeistoffilm wat gepaard gaan met beduidende oppervlakverarming van die vloeistoffase reagens. Die homogene vloeistoffase reaksiekinetika van CO2 met MEA in die alkohol oplosmiddel, n- Propanol, is in hierdie studie ondersoek. ‘n Nuwe, in-situ Fourier Transform Infra-Rooi (FTIR) metode van analiese is ontwikkel in hierdie ondersoek. Die reaksie is ondersoek in ‘n semienkelladings reaktor met MEA wat gevoer is tot die reaktor om met die opgeloste CO2 te reageer. Die FTIR metode meet spesiekonsentrasie as ‘n funksie van tyd sodat die konsentrasieprofiele van CO2, MEA en een van die soutprodukte van die reaksie gebruik kan word om verskillende reaksiesnelheidsvergelykings te modelleer. Die reaksie is ondersoek onder matige toestande (T = 25°C, 30°C and 35°C, P = 1 atm (abs)). Die konsentrasiebereik van die ondersoek was [MEA]:[CO2] = 5:1 en 10:1. Hierdie bereik is spesifiek gebruik sodat daar beduidende omsetting van MEA kon plaasvind. Die reaksiekinetieka studie het, ter ondersteuning van bestaande teorie, bevind dat die reaksie van CO2 met MEA in nie-waterige oplosmiddels soos alkohole, beskyf word deur ‘n zwitterioon reaksiemeganisme. Die bestaande reaksiesnelheids modelle (eksponensiële wet en pseudo gestadigde toestand hipotese) kon nie die eksperimentele data met genoegsame akuraatheid beskryf nie. Twee nuwe reaksiesnelheidsvergelykings, afgelei vanaf eerste beginsels en gebaseer op die zwitterioon meganisme, word voorgestel. Hierdie volle fundamentele model het goeie passings op die eksperimentele data getoon oor die volledige temperatuur en konsentrasiebereik van hierdie studie. Die reaksiekonstantes van die fundamentele model was onafhanklik van konsentrasie en tipe oplosmiddel en het ‘n Arrhenius temperatuurafhanklikheid. Die verkorte fundamentele model se reaksiekonstantes het ‘n moontlike konsentrasieafhanlikheid gewys. Dit plaas onsekerheid op die fundamentele basis van hierdie model en kan dus slegs as ‘n eerste benadering beskou word. Die spesifieke absorpsietempos (mol/m2.s) van CO2 in MEA/n-Propanol oplossings (0.2 M en 0.08 M MEA, T = 25°C and 30°C, P = ±103 kPa) is ondersoek met ‘n benatte wand (‘wetted wall’) eksperimentele opstelling. Die eksperimentele toestande is gekies sodat daar ‘n vinnige reaksie in die vloeistoffilm plaasgevind het, met beide beduidende en nie-beduidende MEA omsetting. Die doel met hierdie eksperimentele ontwerp was om die invloed van intervlakverarming en intervlakvernuwing op die spesifieke absorpsietempo te ondersoek. Gas fase weerstand was nie-beduidend onder die eksperimentele toestande nie. Beide intervlakverarming en intervlakvernuwing gebeur gelyktydig en is waargeneem vanuit die eksperimentele data. ‘n Beeldverwerkingstudie van die gas-vloeistof intervlak van die benatte wand het bevind dat daar ‘n toename in golfaksie op die vloeistof oppervlak is vir ‘n toename in vloeistof turbulensie. Hierdie golfaksie dra by tot oppervlakvernuwing en ‘n toename in effektiewe massaoordragsarea. ‘n Numeriese metode word voorgestel om die effektiewe area van beide die benatte wand en gepakte kolomme te bepaal vanaf reaktiewe absorpsietempos. Die metode gebruik die fundamentele reaksiesnelheidsvergelykings, bepaal in hierdie studie, in a konsentrasie diffusievergelyking sodat oppervlakverarming en vernuwing in ag geneem kan word. Daar word voorgestel dat die reaksiekinetika van CO2 met MEA in oplossings met verskillende fisiese eienskappe (digtheid, oppervlakspanning en viskositeit) bepaal word sodat die numeriese metode gebruik kan word om ‘n effektiewe area korrelasie as ‘n funksie van hierdie eienskappe te bepaal.

A mesure que l'intérêt mondial pour les énergies renouvelables s'intensifie, la production de biogaz ne cesse de croître, car elle est une source renouvelable et propre. La technologie de séparation par adsorption modulée en pression (Pressure Swing Adsorption ou PSA) se présente alors comme une des technologies intéressantes permettant la valorisation du biogaz en biométhane. La grande flexibilité du procédé PSA est liée en une certaine manière à sa complexité avec plusieurs paramètres de design et opératoires contrôlant les performances de l’unité de séparation. L’identification de ces paramètres par une approche expérimentale est pratiquement impossible et une phase d’étude numérique est primordiale pour dimensionner l’unité, concevoir le cycle de pression et déterminer les conditions optimales de fonctionnement, avant tout essai expérimental. L’objectif général de la thèse a été centré sur le développement d’outils de simulation d’un procédé de purification de biométhane par technologie PSA.Dans un premier temps, une simulation basée sur une modélisation dynamique monodimensionnelle non isotherme a été mise en place. Elle fait appel à un modèle cinétique d’adsorption de double force motrice (bi-LDF) pour décrire les échanges de matière intragranulaires. Le choix de l’adsorbant s’est porté sur un tamis moléculaire de carbone (CMS-3K) permettant d’assurer une grande sélectivité cinétique du dioxyde de carbone vis à vis du méthane (CH4). Le cycle PSA a été optimisé pour obtenir une récupération du CH4 de 92 % avec une consommation d'énergie spécifique modérée de 0,35 kWh/Nm3, tout en respectant les spécifications de pureté d’injection dans le réseau national (97 % de CH4). Les performances obtenues sont ainsi compatibles avec une exploitation industrielle. Ce cycle est composé de cinq colonnes et de quinze étapes incluant trois équilibrages et un recyclage de gaz de purge.Le développement d’un modèle numérique multidimensionnel (3D) et multi-échelle (colonne/grain/cristal) permettrait d’estimer les limites des hypothèses et des corrélations utilisées dans les simulateurs usuels. La première étape consiste à simuler l’écoulement du gaz dans un lit d’adsorbant ayant une morphologie la plus réaliste possible. Ainsi, lors de la seconde partie du travail de thèse, un lit constitué de billes inertes a été généré numériquement par calcul DEM (modélisation par éléments discrets) pour une colonne de taille de laboratoire. L’emploi d’OpenFOAM (logiciel CFD) a permis de calculer l’écoulement tridimensionnel d’un traceur dans la colonne. En parallèle une étude expérimentale du front de percée a été menée pour un lit de mêmes dimension et caractéristiques. Les temps de percée et les coefficients de dispersion-diffusion calculés et mesurés sont similaires. Cependant la simulation présente quelques divergences de la concentration du traceur localement dans la colonne, en raison de difficultés de maillage. L’étape suivante consistera à prendre en compte des interactions grains-fluide en considérant des grains poreux d’adsorbant<br>As global interest in renewable energy intensifies, biogas production continues to grow as a clean, renewable source. Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) is considered as one of the most interesting technologies for the valorization of biogas into biomethane. The great flexibility of the PSA process is linked in some way to its complexity with several design and operating parameters which control the performance of the separation unit. The identification of these parameters by an experimental approach is practically impossible. A numerical study stage is essential for sizing the unit, designing the pressure cycle and identifying the optimal operating conditions before any experimental test.The general objective of the thesis was focused on the development of simulation tools for a biomethane purification process using PSA technology.In a first stage, a simulation based on one-dimensional non-isothermal dynamic model, where the intragranular mass transfer kinetics was modelled using a double driving force (bi-LDF) approximation, was implemented. A carbon molecular sieve (CMS-3K) was selected. This adsorbent ensures a high kinetic selectivity of carbon dioxide with respect to methane (CH4). The optimized cycle, composed of five columns and fifteen steps including three equalization steps and a purge gas recycling allowed a CH4 recovery of 92% with a moderate specific energy consumption of 0.35 kWh/Nm3 , at the same time respecting the grid injection specifications (97% CH4 purity ). The performance obtained is thus compatible with industrial operation.The development of a multidimensional (3D) and multi-scale (column/grain/crystal) numerical model would serve to evaluate the limits of the assumptions and correlations used in usual simulators. The first step consists in simulating the gas flow in an adsorbent bed having a reaslistic stacking.. Thus, an inert packed bed was numerically generated by DEM calculation (discrete element modeling) for a column of laboratory size. The use of OpenFOAM (CFD software) allowed to calculate the three-dimensional tracer gas flow in the column. In parallel an experimental study of the breakthrough curves was carried out using a bed having the same dimensions and characteristics. The breakthrough times and the dispersion-diffusion coefficients calculated and measured were similar. However the simulation showed some divergences in the concentration of the tracer locally in the column, due to difficulties in meshing. The next step will consist in taking into account grain-fluid interactions by considering porous adsorbent grains

Sondage par diffusion teste sur une jonction astroloy (nk17cdat) et in100 (nk15cat) a teneurs en carbone et en titane differentes. Ces jonctions presentent des problemes de segregation sur les surfaces libres

Regulações ambientais cada vez mais rigorosas em relação ao gerenciamento dos resíduos orgânicos estão impelindo a indústria para uma maior sustentabilidade no sentido de melhorar a relação beneficio/custo e também atender a demanda dos clientes. A valorização dos resíduos orgânicos é uma das áreas de investigação atuais que tem atraído grande atenção nos últimos anos como uma alternativa potencial à eliminação de uma vasta gama de resíduos em aterros sanitários. Os resíduos orgânicos como o lodo de esgoto têm sido encarados como um recurso com um potencial significativo para ser empregado como matéria-prima para a produção de vários tipos de produtos, materiais e combustíveis. Este estudo tem como objetivo fornecer subsídios sobre o potencial de uso de lodo de esgoto para produzir carvões ativados e novos materiais adsorventes misturando com diferentes materiais polissiloxanos para adsorção de poluentes orgânicos a partir de soluções aquosas. Os materiais adsorventes foram caracterizados por varias técnicas analíticas e funcionais e utilizados na adsorção de diclofenaco (DCF) , nimesulida (NM) e alguns compostos fenólicos a partir de soluções aquosas Esta tese visa contribuir em (i) comparar os métodos de pirólise (pirólise convencional e aquecimento assistido por micro-ondas) na preparação de carvões ativados a partir de lodo de esgoto. Para isso foi aplicado um planejamento experimental e metodologia de superfície de resposta no sentido de determinar quais as variáveis dos dois processos são as que influenciam na qualidade do carvão produzido; (ii) a combinação de lodo de esgoto com polissiloxanos para preparar adsorventes para adsorção de fármacos a partir de soluções aquosas por processos de adsorção. Os achados gerais desta tese mostraram (i) que ambos os métodos de pirólise produzem carvões ativados com elevadas porosidades e áreas superficiais; (ii) demonstrou-se também que lodo de esgoto pode ser um excelente precursor para a preparação de carvões ativados e que pode com sucesso ser combinado com outros precursores (como polissiloxanos) a fim de se obter novos materiais com diferentes funcionalidades e características; (iii) foi demonstrado que os carvões ativados, híbridos e materiais compósitos desenvolvidos durante o presente estudo são ótimos adsorventes, especialmente para a remoção de diclofenaco DCF e NM a partir de solução aquosa e; (iv) tanto por microondas ou por pirólise convencional, é possível desenvolver CAs de lodo de esgoto com alta eficiência para a remoção de compostos fenólicos em comparação com outros tipos de CAs relatados na literatura. Estes resultados indicam que o lodo de esgoto e polissiloxanos têm grande potencial como precursores para a preparação de materiais adsorventes para o tratamento de água poluída por compostos orgânicos.<br>Increasingly tighter regulations regarding organic waste are pushing the manufacturing industry toward higher sustainability to improve cost-effectiveness and meet customers’ demand. Organic waste valorisation is one of the current research areas that have attracted a great deal of attention over the past few years as a potential alternative to the disposal of a wide range of residues in landfill sites. Bio-waste like sewage sludge emerged as a resource with a significant potential to be employed as a raw material for the production of chemicals, materials and fuels given its abundant volumes generated globally. This study aims at providing insights into the potential of the use of the sewage sludge to produce activated carbons (ACs) and novel adsorbent materials mixing with different polysiloxanes materials for adsorption of organic pollutants from aqueous solutions. The characterization of adsorbents were achieved by several analytical and functional techniques and used for adsorption of diclofenac (DCF) and nimesulide (NM) from aqueous solutions. The novelties of the present study are (i) to compare both pyrolysis methods (conventional pyrolysis and microwave assisted heating) for preparation of activated carbons from sewage sludge for that It was applied an experimental design and response surface methodology were used for the preparation and comparison of activated carbon produced by both methods, conventional furnace and microwave; (ii) the combination of sewage sludge with polysiloxanes to prepare adsorbents to uptake pharmaceuticals and phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by adsorption processes. The general findings of this thesis showed (i) that both methods of pyrolysis produce very good activated carbons from sewage sludge with high specific surface areas and high developed porosities; (ii) It was also shown that the sewage sludge can be an excellent precursor to prepare activated carbons and novels materials by mixing it with other precursors such polysiloxanes; (iii) It was shown that the activated carbons, hybrids and composites materials developed during the present study are good adsorbents, especially for the removal of a model diclofenac (DCF) and nimesulide (NM) from aqueous solution and; (iv) that by microwave and conventional pyrolysis it is possible to develop sludge-ACs with very high efficiency for phenolic compounds compared with others kind of ACs reported in literature. These results indicate that sewage sludge and polysiloxanes have great potential as precursors for preparation of adsorbent materials for water treatment polluted by organic pollutants compounds.

De nouveaux modes d’élaboration de pièces composites à matrice thermoplastique sont actuellement étudiés, par le milieu aéronautique, afin de remplacer le procédé autoclave, qui est coûteux et limite les cadences de production. Ainsi cette thèse a pour objet l’étude des phénomènes de consolidation interpli dans le cas d’élaborations basse pression. Dans ce but, deux systèmes de fabrication sont développés : l’un en étuve et l’autre sur plateau chauffant. Ces deux dispositifs permettent à la fois de définir les paramètres procédés optimaux pour assurer une bonne consolidation interpli, et de réaliser un suivi d’élaboration grâce à des mesures de variations d’épaisseur, de gradient thermique et de pertes de charges. Les matériaux utilisés sont des pré-imprégnés unidirectionnels thermoplastiques haute performance (PEKK/fibres de carbone). Une partie de ce travail est consacrée à la caractérisation de la matrice, peu étudiée dans la littérature, et à l’influence des paramètres matériau sur la qualité de l’élaboration. Deux événements de consolidation interpli sont identifiés au cours de cette étude : l’un à la température de transition vitreuse (Tg) et l’autre à la température de fusion (Tm). Ils sont respectivement associés aux phénomènes de mise en contact des plis et d’écoulement de l’ensemble fibres/matrice. Une simulation de ces étapes de consolidation est également proposée. La mise en contact des plis est notamment décrite par une évolution de la résistance thermique de contact et par un aplanissement des aspérités de surface. L’écoulement à Tm permettant la réduction du taux de porosité aux interplis est, lui, modélisé à partir des propriétés rhéologiques du matériau déterminées expérimentalement<br>New manufacturing technologies of thermoplastic composite parts are being developed in order to replace the autoclave molding which requires higher manufacturing costs and longer processing time. In this context, the subject of this thesis is the study of the vacuum-bag-only (VBO) consolidation for thermoplastic (PEKK)/carbon fibers laminates. In this work, two kinds of heating method are considered: the one in an oven and the other on a heating plate. Firstly, we investigate the influence of the process on the consolidation quality. The second step of this thesis is to understand and interpret the interlaminar consolidation phenomena. For that purpose, an in-situ monitoring system has been developed to record the evolution of the laminate thickness, of the temperature gradient and of pressure losses during the whole consolidation cycle. Using these systems two major consolidation phenomena have been identified. The first one takes place at the glass transition temperature and corresponds to the establishment of intimate contact between the adjacent layers. The second one happens at the melting temperature and is associated with the flow of the molten material. The final third step is the integration of these consolidation phenomena into a FEM model. The intimate contact establishment is simulated by an improvement on the thermal contact resistance at the interlayers and by a flattening of the prepreg asperities. The melted composite behavior is described by a Carreau fluid which parameters have been experimentally identified

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Maria Carolina de Almeida - 2017.pdf: 6786764 bytes, checksum: 4574a29178a9cb373e63d3280e95024e (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-05<br>Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás - FAPEG<br>The objective of this work was to compare the efficiency of conventional treatments such as activated carbon (AC) Adsorption and the advanced oxidation process (AOP), UV-C/H2O2, for degradation of diethyl phthalete (DEP) and coupling UV-C/H2O2/AC in laboratory effluent, ultrapure water and faucet water doped with DEP and laboratory effluent with multicomponents (DEP and phenol). The chemical characterization (Boehm method, pHPZC, IRTF, elemental analysis) and physical (volume of micropores and mesopores, mean micropore width by the Dubini-Radushkevich method were used as a predecessor to the kinetic adsorption study, Surface area and microporous specific volume by the alpha method, microporous and total surface, BET surface area by BET method, cumulative mesopore distribution and pore volume, cumulative area and surface area and pore size by BJH method) of AC. The factorial design with eleven tests and three independent variables (AC mass, temperature and pH) was applied, resulting in response surfaces for adsorption capacity, DEP elimination rate and equilibrium time without significant difference between the studied variables. Mathematical modeling of adsorption kinetics using the pseudo-first, pseudo-second order and intraparticle models was performed and the pseudo-second order model was fitted to the experimental kinetic adsorption data. It was followed by the study of the adsorption isotherms for the lower, intermediate and longer equilibrium experimental conditions. It was performed the mathematical modeling of the adsorption isotherms using the Langmuir and Freundlinch models, and adjusted to the Freundlinch model to the experimental data of the adsorption isotherms with higher determination coefficients (R2), confirming the predominant chemorandomization adsorption phenomenon. The treatment of AOP UV-C/H2O2 was then applied alone. The factorial design with eleven tests and three independent variables (H2O2 concentration, temperature and pH) was applied, resulting in surfaces of responses to DEP elimination rate with significant difference between the variables studied for pH, positive effect of H2O2 concentration (p < 0.5). The mathematical modeling of the kinetics of AOP using the first order models was carried out, and the kinetic experimental data of the photodegradation with high coefficients of determination (R2> 0.9) were fitted to the model. The degradation kinetics of DEP by AOP coupling and AC, UV-C/H2O2/AC were followed. The factorial design with eleven tests and three independent variables (H2O2 concentration, temperature and pH) and with 0.4 g of AC, resulting in surfaces of responses to elimination rate of DEP with significant difference between the variables studied for pH, positive effect of H2O2 concentration (p <0.5). The mass of AC was determined in 0.4 g for all eleven tests, because it was the mass applied at the highest rates of elimination of DEP by kinetics of Adsorption, which was confirmed by repeatability at the central points of the factorial design (C9, C10 and C11). The catalytic activity of the carbons for the Adsorption process in the presence of tertbutanol was high, however, after the determination of the kinetic parameters, the contribution was higher for photooxidation of DEP by the action of the AOP (homogeneous system).<br>O objetivo desse trabalho foi comparar a eficiência de tratamentos convencionais como a adsorção com carvão ativado (CA) e o processo oxidativo avançado (POA), UV-C/H2O2, para degradação de dietil ftlato (DEP) e a acoplagem UV-C/H2O2/CA em efluente de laboratório, água ultrapura e água de torneira dopados com DEP e efluente de laboratório com multicomponentes (DEP e fenol). De modo predecessor ao estudo cinético da adsorção, aplicado isoladamente, realizou-se a caracterização química (método de Boehm, pHPZC, IRTF, análise elementar) e física (volume de microporos e mesoporos, largura média de microporos pelo método de Dubini-Radushkevich, superfície exterior e volume específico microporoso pelo método alfa, superfície microporosa e total, área de superfície de BET pelo método de BET, distribuição dos mesoporos cumulativo e volume do poro, área cumulativa e área superficial e tamanho do poro pelo método BJH) do CA. O delineamento fatorial com onze ensaios e três variáveis independentes (massa de CA, temperatura e pH) foi aplicado, resultando em superfícies de respostas para capacidade de adsorção, taxa de eliminação de DEP e tempo de equilibrio sem diferença significativa entre as variáveis estudadas. Foi realizada a modelagem matemática das cinéticas de adsorção utilizando os modelos de pseudo-primeira, pseudosegunda ordem e intrapartícula, e ajustou-se ao modelo de pseudo-segunda ordem aos dados experimentais cinéticos de adsorção. Seguiu-se com o estudo das isotermas de adsorção paras as condições experimentais de menor, intermediário e de maior tempo de equilíbrio. Foi realizada a modelagem matemática das isotermas de adsorção utilizando os modelos de Langmuir e Freundlinch, e ajustou-se ao modelo de Freundlinch aos dados experimentais das isotermas de adsorção com maior coeficientes de determinação (R2), confirmando o fenômeno de adsorção predominante quimiosorção. Seguiu-se a aplicação do tratamento de POA UVC/ H2O2, isoladamente. O delineamento fatorial com onze ensaios e três variáveis independentes (concentração de H2O2, temperatura e pH) foi aplicado, resultando em superfícies de respostas para taxa de eliminação de DEP com diferença significativa entre as variáveis estudadas para o pH, e efeito positivo da concentração de H2O2 (p<0,5). Foi realizada a modelagem matemática das cinéticas de POA utilizando os modelos de primeira ordem, e ajustaram-se ao modelo os dados experimentais cinéticos da fotodegradação com elevados coeficientes de determinação (R2>0,9). Seguiu-se para o estudo das cinética de degradação de DEP pela acoplagem POA e CA, UV-C/H2O2/CA. O delineamento fatorial com onze ensaios e três variáveis independentes (concentração de H2O2, temperatura e pH) e com 0,4 g de CA, resultando em superfícies de respostas para taxa de eliminação de DEP com diferença significativa entre as variáveis estudadas para o pH, efeito positivo da concentração de H2O2 (p<0,5). A massa de CA foi determinada em 0,4 g para todos os onze ensaios, porque foi a massa aplicada nas maiores taxas de eliminação de DEP pelas cinéticas de adsorção, que se confirmou, pela repetitibilidade, nos pontos centrais do delineamento fatorial (C9, C10 e C11). A atividade catalítica dos carvões para o processo de adsorção em presença de tércio butanol foi elevada, contudo a contribuição, após a determinação das constantes cinéticas, revelou-se maior para foto-oxidaçao de DEP pela ação do POA (sistema homogêneo).

CAPES<br>Atualmente há preocupação da sociedade em relação aos impactos gerados pelas indústrias ao meio ambiente. Para produção de celulose e de papel é usada grande quantidade de água, madeira e produtos químicos, sendo gerado efluente nos diferentes processos produtivos da indústria. A matéria orgânica e a cor do efluente do processo Kraft se devem à presença de moléculas derivadas da lignina que são difíceis de serem removidas ou biodegradadas. Com vistas à remedição deste efluente, o presente trabalho busca avaliar a remoção de cor e matéria orgânica residual de efluente de celulose Kraft pré-tratado biologicamente, usando carvão ativado de casca de coco e argila montmorilonita pelo método de adsorção através de delineamentos experimentais. Para remoção de cor e matéria orgânica foram avaliados os fatores: a) pH do efluente; b) massa do material adsorvente no processo de adsorção e c) temperatura. A capacidade de adsorção de matéria orgânica e cor no carvão ativado e argila montmorilonita foram determinados pelo modelo matemático de Langmuir e Freundlich, por meio de ensaios de construção de isotermas de adsorção em efluente Kraft. O efluente foi caracterizado quanto a DQO, DBO5,20, COT e cor verdadeira antes e depois do tratamento terciário. Para o tratamento do efluente foram empregadas duas temperaturas: 25 e 40°C, seguiu-se planejamento fatorial completo 32 em triplicata com ponto central tendo como variáveis pH (5,0; 6,0 e 7,0) e massa de material adsorvente (0,5; 1,0 e 1,5 g). O planejamento experimental utilizado permitiu obter os melhores resultados com carvão ativado em 40 °C, pH 7,0 e 1,5 g de adsorvente com remoção de: 98% de COT, 83% de DQO, 97% de DBO5,20 e 95% de cor verdadeira e para argila em temperatura de 40 oC, pH 7, e 1,5 g de adsorvente com remoção de: 55% de COT, 50% de DQO, 90% de DBO5,20, e 56% de cor verdadeira. A principal variável responsável pela remoção de cor e matéria orgânica foi a massa de adsorvente seguida do pH. Também foi avaliada a possibilidade de aproveitamento do resíduo obtido a partir do processo de adsorção na incorporação de cinzas de carvão na produção de argamassas com teores de 0,4%, 1,0% e 1,2%; em cimento portland, areia e água com tempos de cura de 7 e 28 dias fazendo testes de resistência à compressão. Para a reutilização da argila foram utilizados 15% de argila do processo de adsorção, 25% de vidro e 60% de argila vermelha, para a confecção de corpos de prova cerâmico à temperatura de 1100 oC a 1150 oC. De modo geral, o processo de tratamento proposto neste trabalho utilizando carvão ativado, demostrou ser boa alternativa comparado com argila montmorilonita para redução de cor e matéria orgânica residual do efluente de processo Kraft, tendo-se em vista a utilização da cinza do carvão utilizado no processo de adsorção como um agregado para formação de argamassas na construção civil e argila utilizada na adsorção como material cerâmico.<br>Nowadays, there is a concern of society regarding the impacts caused by the industries on the environment. Large amounts of water, wood and chemichal are used to produce cellulose and paper, and contaminated effluents are generated through the various industrial processes associated. The organic matter and the color of the Kraft effluent are due to the presence of lignin-derived molecules that are difficult to be removed or biodegraded. With intent to remediate this effluent, this study aim to evaluate the removal of color and residual organic matter from biologically pretreated Kraft effluent, using activated carbon from coconut shell and montmorillonite clay by adsorption method through experimental designs. For the color and organic matter removal, the following factors were evaluated: a) pH of the effluent; b) the mass of the adsorbent material in the adsorption process and c) temperature. The adsorption capacity of organic matter and color in the activated carbon and in the montmorillonite clay were determined by the mathematical model of Langmuir and Freundlich, by means of isotherm adsorption construction in Kraft effluent.The effluent was characterized by COD, DBO5,20, COT and true color before and after the tertiary treatment. For it treatment two temperatures were employed: 25 °C and 40 °C, followed by a 32 full factorial design with center point in triplicate, using pH (5.0, 6.0 and 7.0) and masses of adsorbent material (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g) as variables. The experimental design used showed that the best results with activated carbon are obtained at 40 ° C, pH 7.0 and 1.5 g of adsorbent with removals of 98% of TOC, 83% of COD, 97% of BOD5,25 and 95% of true color. With clay, the best results occurred at temperature of 40 ° C, pH 7, and 1.5 g of adsorbent to remove 55% of COT, 50% of COD, 90% of BOD5,20 and 56% of true color. The main responsible for the removal of color and organic matter was the mass of adsorbent, followed by the pH. It was also evaluated the possibility of using the residue obtained from the adsorption process in the incorporation of carbon ash to produce mortars with levels of 0.4%, 1.0% and 1.2% in Portland cement, sand and water, with curing times of 7 and 28 days, for which compressive strength tests were performed. To reuse the clay, 15% of the clay from the adsorption process was used, together with 25% of glass and 60% of red clay, in order to construct ceramics bodies specimen generated at temperatures from 1100 °C to 1150 °C. The treatment process proposed in this work using activated carbon demonstrated to be, in general, a good alternative compared to montmorillonite clay for the color reduction and residual organic matter removal from Kraft process effluent, while residues from both process can be used as aggregates for mortars and ceramic body production.

碩士<br>國立中央大學<br>化學工程研究所<br>83<br>Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is a process essentially consisting of cyclic steps, which are widely used for separation of gas mixtures through the utilization of adsorbents that have favorable selectivity for components of the gas mixtures. Vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) is a kind of PSA which operates below atmosphere pressure by using vacuum pump during the desorption step. A fractionated vacuum swing adsorption (FVSA) process that simultaneously produce a 98+% nitrogen enriched gas and a 80-90% oxygen enriched gas from ambient air is studied by simulation. This process uses CaX zeolite as the major adsorbent and alumina as a desiccant packed at the feed air end. Because the pore size of CaX zeolite is large, the mass transfer resistance between the gas and adsorbed phase can be neglected. For this reason, we use the local equilibrium model by assuming instantaneous concentration equilibrium between the gas and solid phases at all points in the bed. To develop the simulation program for the FVSA process with multicomponent feed gas and multiple adsorbents sectionally packed in the same bed, we apply the method of lines with adaptive grid points combined with the estimation of the spatial derivatives by cubic spline/finite difference to discretize the PDEs into a set of ODEs, then the set of ODEs is integrated with respect to time by using subroutine LSODE of ODEPACK to obtain the dynamic solution of this system. In the isothermal simulation, the feed air is considered as a ternary mixture including nitrogen, oxygen and water vapor, and the dynamic behavior of the adsorption bed and the effects of humidity are studied. The simulation results agree reasonably with the experimental data obtained elsewhere, and show the reliability of this FVSA simulation program. The optimal operation conditions of the FVSA process are to be studied by using the accuracy-validated simulation program.

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Engineering. Johannesburg, 1992<br>An investigation was undertaken into the influence of agitation intensity on the adsorption of aurocyanide from slurries onto activated carbon. [ Abbreviation abstract. Open document to view full version]<br>GR2016

碩士<br>長庚大學<br>化工與材料工程學系<br>105<br>A vacuum pressure swing adsorption(VPSA) process that used silica gel as adsorbent to capture CO2 from dry flue gas(15%CO2/85%N2) by two-bed five-steps operation is investigated through the numerical simulation method. The feature of this process is to capture high concentration carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas, and carbon dioxide can be recovered and stored. The four mathematical equation (1) linear driving force,(2) Ergun equation,(3) component m mass balance equation in adsorption bed,(4) energy balance equation in adsorption bed are established on this simulation system. First, let the four mathematical equation to dimensionless unit. Secondary, the partial differential equation is transformed into the ordinary differential equation solved by orthogonal collocation method. The simulation system to find the each position pressure and mole fraction etc. on adsorption bed in every step is established by Fortran programming language. The operating parameters and conditions used in this study are referred to the paper Yan et al. Currently, we can’t complete simulation whole VPSA process from first step to fifth step, the possible causes include that we consider the pressure varies with the adsorption bed in the axial direction and the assume of boundary condition, but in the detailed of the mathematical model for the four equations is completely useful. Keyword：vacuum pressure swing adsorption、silica gel、carbon dioxide、nitrogen、orthogonal collocation method

碩士<br>長庚大學<br>化工與材料工程學系<br>105<br>Numerical simulation studies is investigated to separate air (N2/O2/Ar) with the fast vacuum pressure swing adsorption and using AgLiLSX as adsorbent. The basic steps of VPSA are Pressurization, adsorption, balance, vacuum, counter-current purge, balance, and backfill. The mathematical model considers the effects of axial dispersion , and axial pressure, velocity and temperature gradient. Following the ideal gas law, use multi-component Langmuir isotherm relationship, and Linear Driving force model (LDF) is used to describe the mass transfer between the gas and solid phase. The mathematical model include mass balance in bed, energy balance in bed , energy balance in adsorbents, energy balance in wall, and momentum Balance and are solved by Fortran program through orthogonal collocation method. This study use Daniel Ferreira et.al (2015) as a reference to simulate. The aim is to help to predict the optimal operating conditions of the above process by analyzing the theoretical model and the numerical simulation. In order to improve system performance, reduce unnecessary waste (such as expensive materials, the time required to complete the experiment), and understand the new AgLiLSX adsorption performance, It is expected to be used as a reference for future factory equipment.

碩士<br>大同大學<br>化學工程學系(所)<br>101<br>Terephthalic acid is widely used in a variety of petrochemical products, such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyester fiber, and polyester film. Due to its growing demand globally especial in Asian countries, many purified terephthalic acid plants have been and are to be built that generate large quantity of wastewater with very high amount of organic content. In a crude terephthalic acid purification process, p-xylene was used to extract and recycle p-toluic acid to the crude terephthalic acid process; the resultant wastewater stream was sent to water recovery system using membranes. The residual p-xylene in the wastewater stream could damage the membranes due to its reaction with the membranes. Therefore, this study used activated carbon adsorption to remove p-xylene from the simulated wastewater of the p-xylene extraction unit. Activated carbon regeneration method and the performance of regenerated carbon on p-xylene adsorption were also evaluated. The experimental results showed that p-xylene in the wastewater could be successfully removed by an activated carbon fixed bed and super-heated steam could effectively regenerate the activated carbon to restore its p-xylene adsorption capability.

博士<br>國立中央大學<br>化學工程與材料工程研究所<br>92<br>Because of the fast industry development, energy consumption, especial petroleum consumption, is increasing rapidly and air pollution becomes more and more serious. Greenhouse effect due to excess carbon dioxide emission becomes an international pollution problem. Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere is mainly attributed to fossil fuel combustion. The amount of carbon dioxide emission has to be cut down in the future due to global treaty. Though mitigation of the release of carbon dioxide is important, reuse of carbon dioxide is the following work that has to be done. Carbon dioxide recovery and utilization by pressure swing adsorption (PSA) related processes are explored in this study. This study is divided into three parts. The first part of this study is to employ dual-bed vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) processes for CO2 removal from flue gas and concentrates CO2 in desorption stream experimentally. The CO2 product concentration in desorption step in the six-step process is higher than that in the four-step process. The outlet CO2 concentration in desorption step increases with detection time. The highest CO2 concentration can be near 90%. The recovery of CO2 is between 90% and 95%. In the second part, the VSA simulation program is convinced of its feasibility by the comparison of experimental results and simulation results. Both dual-bed and three-bed processes are explored by simulation. The effect on concentrating carbon dioxide is better in the three-bed process than in the dual-bed process, but carbon dioxide recovery is higher in the dual-bed process. Increasing feed pressure is not always advantageous to concentrate carbon dioxide in the three-bed VSA process. Carbon dioxide concentration in desorption stream does not change when feed pressure is over 1.5 atm. In the optimum operation condition, 63% carbon dioxide can be attained, and carbon dioxide recovery is 67% in the three-bed process. Based on Le Châtelier principle, the conversion of reactants to products can increase when some products are removed selectively from the reaction zone. This concept is used in pressure swing adsorption reactor (PSAR). PSAR is a combination of reaction and adsorption process. In addition, PSAR can save energy with lower process operating temperature. The third part in this study explores the carbon dioxide utilization by two kinds of single-bed PSAR processes. Reverse water gas shift reaction is considered here. The change of operation parameters, such as step time, bed length, and feed pressure, etc., is explored to find the optimum operation condition. According to the simulation results, carbon dioxide conversion can be near 70% at the optimum condition. Increasing purge gas volume is also an effective method to reduce step time of the purge step in processes.

碩士<br>中原大學<br>化學工程研究所<br>86<br>Activated carbons prepared from two bituminous coals were used to adsorb phenol in aqueous solutions. The major difference between the coal precursors is the oxygen content.The carbon preparation consisted of carbonization of the coals followed by activation in CO2 to various extent of burn-off. Experimental results show that the amount of phenol adsorbed generally increases with the BET surface area of the carbon. The carbons prepared from the coal with higher oxygen content have larger surface areas, and, therefore, exhibit higher capacities for phenol. The surface area of the carbon increases with the extent of carbon burn-off, whereas the adsorptive capacity does not increase proportionally with the area. This has been attributed to that the accessibility of phenol to the surface is affected by the length of diffusion path, which is an increasing function of the burn-off level or the particle size. The amount of phenol adsorbed decreases with the temperature for these carbons. It was found, according the Langmuir model, that the adsorption process was significantly affected by the oxygen content in the coal precursors. The present work also explored the effect of coal oxidation during the carbon preparation. It was observed from the experimental results that BET surface area and pore volume are important factors in determining the adsorptive capacity of the activated carbons. The Langmuir model yields a fairly good fit to the adsorption isotherms, indicating a monolayer adsorption of phenol onto to these carbons. The amount of phenol adsorbed per unit surface area, corresponding to complete coverage of the adsorptive sites, decreases with the extent of burn-off and with the particle size of the carbon. The decreases can be attributed to the increases in diffusion path. It was found that the adsorptive capacity decreases with the temperature for the carbon prepared from the unoxidized coal, while that increases for the carbons from the oxidized coal. This difference can be attributed to different populations of oxygen functional groups on the carbon surfaces. According to the Langmuir model, the adsorption of phenol on these carbons was found to be an endothermic process.

碩士<br>東海大學<br>環境科學與工程學系<br>102<br>1991 Japanese scholars Sumio Iijima discovered carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the case of accidental, CNTs nano-size dimensions, the surface morphology of a hollow structure with which the air by a multi-layered structure of graphite layer formed curl . Since the adsorption properties of CNTs have very high research potential, so many scholars CNTs used in environmental decontamination, and given that it can magnetic separator magnetic CNTs in the liquid phase, in order to reduce the impact of nanoscale materials on the environment. In this study, firstly to AAO template-assisted CVD method growth of CNTs, the preparation of the material synthesized also known as " Vertical Aligned Carbon Nanotubes (VA-CNTs)," has a straight shape directionality, and using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope (FE -TEM), High Resolution X-ray Diffractometer (HRXRD), 3D Nanometer Scale Raman PL Microspectrometer (3D Raman), Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID), Thermal Analyser Exstar TG / DTA (TGA) carried material identification, and the results are compared to identify the optimal parameters of the material carried Freundlich isotherm and Langmuir isotherm other comparative material compared to analog what adsorption mode accord. Experimental results show that the use of AAO template-assisted VACNTs by CVD method, the optimal parameters prepared by the reaction temperature 750oC; reaction time of 160 min; gas volume ratio of C2H2: Ar = 5 sccm: 160 sccm, most of the research good preparation parameters, then the optimal parameters for surface preparation of VACNTs approvals hollow column filled with magnetic particles, comparing the two hollow columns filled with magnetic particles down to protect the magnetic particles from outside interference substance to the magnetization CNTs saturation magnetization is not affected. Among the hollow column filled with magnetic particles to fill the four different methods and two different properties than the relatively lower magnetic fluid to supersonic shock assisted magnetic particles filled with oil-based magneticfluid VACNTs hollow filled with magnetic particles are prepared saturated magnetization of up to 26.61 emu g-1. In VACNTs optimization of magnetic hollow filled with magnetic particles carry water Cd (II), adsorption isotherm analog Cu (II) and Ibuprofen are such as to simulate the Cd (II) for the Langmuir isotherm model, then the Cu (II) and Ibuprofen for the Freundlich isotherm model.

碩士<br>國立中央大學<br>化學工程與材料工程研究所<br>98<br>Global warming has become more and more serious, which is caused by greenhouse gases. Cutting down the emission of CO2 has already become the major research target in the world. Several ways including physical, chemical and biological methods are possible to capture CO2 before it emits to atmosphere, such as chemical absorption, pressure swing adsorption (PSA), membrane separation, refrigeration/cryogenic etc. PSA performs better in saving energy and wouldn’t cause the second pollution, so it has been used widely on gas separation. The main sources of CO2 include the processes of generating electric power and producing hydrogen from natural gas and hydrocarbon. The CO2 which comes from coal is generated by gasifier and the water-gas shift reaction step of the process. The syngas after gasifier and water-gas shift reaction is cooled downed to remove water and to capture CO2 first in current technology, before the rest gas is heated again for power generation. The steps of cooling and heating cause the waste of energy. This study plans to use multi-bed PSA process to separate high purity hydrogen and to capture CO2 from syngas, which contains water vapor, CO, CO2 and hydrogen, at medium/high temperature. The optimal operating condition is discussed by varying the operating variables, such as feed pressure, length of adsorber and step time. By PSA process, the goal of energy generation and environmental protection could be achieved at the same time.

碩士<br>國立雲林科技大學<br>環境與安全衛生工程系碩士班<br>101<br>Activation of waste carbon fiber by conventional heating method using phosphoric acid and adsorption of aqueous copper ions using said modified waste carbon fiber was investigated. The conventional heating temperature was 500℃ then maintained one hour and the ratio of weight between waste carbon fiber and phosphoric acid were 1:1, 1:5, 1:10 and 1:15 (named CF-1, CF-5, CF-10 and CF-15). In characteristic of original waste carbon fiber and modified waste carbon fibers for CF-1, the specific surface area was from 2 to 26 m2/g. In addition, modified waste carbon fiber of CF-15 reached 90% for preparation and was the highest ratio in all the modified waste carbon fiber. The result indicated that conventional heating method using phosphoric acid maintained high yield for preparation. In the adsorption material environment application aspect, the simulation and experimental results indicated suitable Freundlich model for equilibrium and pseudo-second order model for kinetic. The adsorption experiments at 320 K, CF-5 was the highest capacity of 5.25 mg/g. However, the original waste carbon fiber was only 0.19 mg/g, and the results showed that the capacity of adsorption increased for activation of waste carbon fiber by conventional heating method using phosphoric acid.

碩士<br>國立中央大學<br>化學工程與材料工程學系<br>105<br>This research studies concentrating carbon dioxide from the syngas of a gasifier after oxy-fuel combustion and dehydration by pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process, so that the concentrated carbon dioxide can be captured and stored to reduce greenhouse gas emission. Zeolite 13X is used in this study. In the beginning of this study, the experimental adsorption isotherm data were regressed to obtain the parameters of Langmuir-Freundlich isotherm equation. Then the k value of linear driving force (LDF) model was calculated by theory and verified by breakthrough curve and desorption experiment. Then we verified the simulation program by comparison with the data of a single-bed four-step process experiment. The agreement is fine. At the end of this study, four-bed twenty-four-step and four-bed twenty-step PSA process for syngas after oxyfuel combustion and dehydration (95% CO2, 5%N2) will be studied to find the optimal operating conditions. The optimal operating conditions are feed pressure 5.00atm, vacuum pressure 0.238atm, adsorption time 231s, cocurrent depressurizaton time 129s, vacuum time 486s, pressurization equilibrium time 204s, temperature 338.14K. The simulation results of optimal operating conditions are 99.99994% purity and 9.81% recovery of carbon dioxide at bottom product of four-bed twenty-step PSA process without tank and with recycle.