Separation Science and Technology, Vol.31, No.12, 1675-1686, 1996
Desorption-Kinetics of N,N-Dimethylformamide Vapor from Granular Activated Carbon and Hydrophobic Zeolite
Such thermodynamic properties as enthalpy, free energy, and entropy of adsorption have been computed for N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) vapor on two commercial adsorbents : coconut shell Type PCB of activated carbon and Type DAY of hydrophobic zeolite. The computation is based on the Langmuir adsorption isotherms obtained at 293, 303, and 313 K as reported by Tsai et al. The laden adsorbents were regenerated with hot inert nitrogen gas and studied by thermal gravimetric analysis at three different heating rates. The apparent activation energies (E(des)) Of thermal desorption were determined by using the Friedman method. The zeolite DAY has an adsorption potential higher than that of activated carbon PCB as indicated by the more negative value of the adsorption enthalpy of DMF vapor. The average value of E(des) of zeolite DAY is larger than that of activated carbon PCB.
Keywords:ADSORPTION