Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (ISSN : 0975-7384)

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Original Articles: 2011 Vol: 3 Issue: 2

Analysis of adsorption compression for CH4/CO2 mixture in supercritical systems

Abstract

The Ono-Kondo model is used to correlate with experimental data from references for the adsorption of methane and carbon dioxide binary mixture on activated carbon Filtrasorb 400 at 318 K and on Norit R1 Extra at 298 K. CH4-CH4 interaction in adsorbed layer can be analyzed by using coordinates of equation (4) while CO2-CO2 interaction can be evaluated by using coordinates of equation (5). The energy of adsorbate-adsorbate interactions (between a central molecule and surrounding molecules in the adsorbed phase) varies from positive at low pressures to negative at high pressure ends. This result indicates phenomenon of adsorption compression with repulsive interactions in adsorbed phase. The shape of isotherms in Ono-Kondo coordinates can be interpreted in terms of adsorbate-adsorbate interactions: the slope versus density represents potential function where the distance between nearest neighbors is a function of adsorbate density. This transition indicates the competitive nature of the individual component adsorption from the mixtures. CO2 is most adsorbed component. Even if the concentration of CO2 in the bulk is lowered, the adsorption competitive stays in favor of CO2