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The Potential of Activated Carbon Made of Agro-Industrial Residues in NO x Immissions Abatement

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  • Imen Ghouma

    (Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse, Université de Haute-Alsace, 15 Rue Jean Starcky, F-68057 Mulhouse, France
    Department of Chemical Engineering, National School of Engineers (ENIG), University of Gabes, Avenue Omar Ibn El Khattab, Gabes 6029, Tunisia)

  • Mejdi Jeguirim

    (Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse, Université de Haute-Alsace, 15 Rue Jean Starcky, F-68057 Mulhouse, France)

  • Uta Sager

    (Institut für Energie-und Umwelttechnik e.V., Bliersheimer Str. 58-60, D-47229 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Lionel Limousy

    (Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse, Université de Haute-Alsace, 15 Rue Jean Starcky, F-68057 Mulhouse, France)

  • Simona Bennici

    (Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse, Université de Haute-Alsace, 15 Rue Jean Starcky, F-68057 Mulhouse, France)

  • Eckhard Däuber

    (Institut für Energie-und Umwelttechnik e.V., Bliersheimer Str. 58-60, D-47229 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Christof Asbach

    (Institut für Energie-und Umwelttechnik e.V., Bliersheimer Str. 58-60, D-47229 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Roman Ligotski

    (Nanopartikel Prozesstechnik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, D-47057 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Frank Schmidt

    (Nanopartikel Prozesstechnik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, D-47057 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Abdelmottaleb Ouederni

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, National School of Engineers (ENIG), University of Gabes, Avenue Omar Ibn El Khattab, Gabes 6029, Tunisia)

Abstract

The treatment of NO x from automotive gas exhaust has been widely studied, however the presence of low concentrations of NO x in confined areas is still under investigation. As an example, the concentration of NO 2 can approximate 0.15 ppmv inside vehicles when people are driving on highways. This interior pollution becomes an environmental problem and a health problem. In the present work, the abatement of NO 2 immission is studied at room temperature. Three activated carbons (ACs) prepared by physical (CO 2 or H 2 O) or chemical activation (H 3 PO 4 ) are tested as adsorbents. The novelty of this work consists in studying the adsorption of NO 2 at low concentrations that approach real life immission concentrations and is experimentally realizable. The ACs present different structural and textural properties as well as functional surface groups, which induce different affinities with NO 2 . The AC prepared using water vapor activation presents the best adsorption capacity, which may originate from a more basic surface. The presence of a mesoporosity may also influence the diffusion of NO 2 inside the carbon matrix. The high reduction activity of the AC prepared from H 3 PO 4 activation is explained by the important concentration of acidic groups on its surface.

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  • Imen Ghouma & Mejdi Jeguirim & Uta Sager & Lionel Limousy & Simona Bennici & Eckhard Däuber & Christof Asbach & Roman Ligotski & Frank Schmidt & Abdelmottaleb Ouederni, 2017. "The Potential of Activated Carbon Made of Agro-Industrial Residues in NO x Immissions Abatement," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:10:p:1508-:d:113534
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