Separation and effect of residual moisture in liquid phase adsorption of xylene on y zeolites

Autor: Sanjeev Maken, Priyanka Lahot, Manju Rani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol 31, Iss 2, Pp 497-502 (2014)
Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering v.31 n.2 2014
Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Química (ABEQ)
instacron:ABEQ
Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 497-502, Published: JUN 2014
ISSN: 0104-6632
Popis: The separation of p-xylene and m-xylene from C8 aromatic hydrocarbon feed using Y zeolites is investigated. Effect of residual moisture on p-xylene adsorption on BaY was measured in order to optimize the activation temperature of the adsorbent. The results show that with an increase in temperature the moisture on the adsorbent decreases. An optimum loading of moisture is required for adsorption of xylene on the adsorbents. The Everett equation is used to determine the adsorption capacity and selectivity. It has been found that the adsorbents best suited for the separation of p-xylene, m-xylene, o-xylene and ethyl benzene from the mixture of C8 aromatics are NaY, NaY, BaY and KY, respectively. The XRD results show that the crystallinity of the adsorbent decreases upon exchanging the zeolites to K+ and Ba2+ ions.
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