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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 75-82Publisher
BRAZILIAN SOC CHEMICAL ENG
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322005000100008
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ethyl acetate adsorption; regeneration of modified clays; supercritical CO2
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Modified clays were used to remove ethyl acetate from aqueous solutions. These clays were regenerated using supercritical CO2. Structural changes in the montmorillonite clay after treatment with quaternary amines were studied. The surface properties of the modified clay changed from highly hydrophilic to highly organophilic. The clay was regenerated by percolation of a stream of CO2 through the porous montmorillonite matrix. Different pressures and temperatures were employed, resulting in different fluid conditions (gas, liquid, and supercritical). The experimental data was fitted with a simplified model. The best desorption result was found under supercritical conditions. A crossover effect was observed. The capacity of the modified clay as a pollutant attenuator remained almost unchanged after a regeneration cycle.
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