期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
卷 29, 期 56, 页码 85257-85270出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21179-w
关键词
Nitrogen functional groups; Activated carbon; Adsorption; Toluene; Water vapor; DFT
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFB0605200]
This study investigates the effect of nitrogen functional groups on the competitive adsorption of toluene and water vapor. It is found that nitrogen functional groups enhance the competitive adsorption of toluene under humid conditions and improve the hydrophobicity of carbon surface. The competitive adsorption mechanisms are attributed to pi-pi interactions and electrostatic interactions.
To elucidate the effect of nitrogen functional groups on the competitive adsorption of toluene and water vapor, a series of N-doped resorcinol-formaldehyde resin-based activated carbons using g-C3N4 as the nitrogen source were prepared, which possessed different N contents (1.29-6.14%). The competitive adsorption characteristics and mechanisms were investigated by characterizations, dynamic adsorption experiments, adsorption isotherms, and density functional theory calculations. Results showed that the normalized toluene adsorption capacity under 50 RH% was consistent with the N content, revealing that nitrogen functional groups can enhance the competitive adsorption for toluene under a humid atmosphere. Adsorption isotherms analysis suggested that nitrogen functional groups can not only accelerate the adsorption of toluene but also improve the hydrophobicity of carbon surface. Competitive adsorption mechanisms were ascribed to pi-pi interactions and electrostatic interactions. Specifically, graphitic-N and pyridinic-N enhance competitive adsorption for toluene through reinforced pi-pi interactions with toluene and weakened electrostatic interactions with water molecule. However, pyrrolic-N improve the competitive adsorption, which is principally attributed to enhanced pi-pi interactions with toluene. Furthermore, it was found that the reusability of activated carbon could be improved by nitrogen functional groups. This study provides theoretical hints to develop volatile organic compound adsorbents in the presence of water vapor.
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