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Preparation and Evaluation of a Coconut Shell-Based Activated Carbon for CO2/CH4 Separation

Version 1 : Received: 7 June 2018 / Approved: 7 June 2018 / Online: 7 June 2018 (16:27:12 CEST)

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Abdeljaoued, A.; Querejeta, N.; Durán, I.; Álvarez-Gutiérrez, N.; Pevida, C.; Chahbani, M.H. Preparation and Evaluation of a Coconut Shell-Based Activated Carbon for CO2/CH4 Separation. Energies 2018, 11, 1748. Abdeljaoued, A.; Querejeta, N.; Durán, I.; Álvarez-Gutiérrez, N.; Pevida, C.; Chahbani, M.H. Preparation and Evaluation of a Coconut Shell-Based Activated Carbon for CO2/CH4 Separation. Energies 2018, 11, 1748.

Abstract

Biomass is a widely distributed and renewable source of carbon. The main objective of this work is to produce an activated carbon from coconut shells with suitable characteristics to separate CO2 from biogas. The textural characterization of the adsorbent has been determined. Pure component adsorption isotherms of CO2 and CH4 at 30, 50 and 70 °C have been measured. Moreover, the performance of the produced activated carbon, as potential adsorbent for CO2 capture from a CO2/CH4 gas mixture has been evaluated under dynamic conditions in a purpose-built fixed-bed setup.

Keywords

biogas purification; coconut shells; biomass valorization; textural characterization; adsorption isotherms; breakthrough curves.

Subject

Engineering, Chemical Engineering

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