Desulfurization of Model Oil through Adsorption over Activated Charcoal and Bentonite Clay Composites

Adsorption of dibenzothiophene (DBT) from model oil was investigated using composites of pure activated charcoal and pure bentonite clay. DBT adsorption was carried out in batch mode experiments at laboratory scale, where the developed composite materials showed a synergistic effect in removal of DB...

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Autores: Ullah, Sana, Hussain, Sajjad, Ahmad, Waqas, Khan, Hammad, Khan, Khurram Imran, Khan, Saad Ullah, Khan, Sabir [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/198478
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201900203
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/198478
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Activated charcoal
Adsorption
Bentonite clay
Desulfurization
Dibenzothiophene
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Sumario:Adsorption of dibenzothiophene (DBT) from model oil was investigated using composites of pure activated charcoal and pure bentonite clay. DBT adsorption was carried out in batch mode experiments at laboratory scale, where the developed composite materials showed a synergistic effect in removal of DBT from the model oil in terms of improved surface acidity of the pure activated charcoal and mesoporous structure of the pure bentonite clay. Thermodynamics, kinetics, and optimization of various adsorption parameters were investigated. Kinetic analyses proved that DBT adsorption followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. To study the thermodynamics of the adsorption, different isotherm adsorption models were applied. The Langmuir isotherm best fitted to the adsorption data. Various thermodynamic parameters were evaluated, including Gibbs free energy, entropy, and enthalpy.