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Cu-HPA complexes over the mesoporous MCM-48 for CO2 adsorp- 2.4. CO2-TPD
tion studies. The MCM-48 possess large surface area (1000 m2/g),
pore size and uniform pore distribution, which makes them an The temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of CO2 was
excellent support for the heteropolyacids (HPAs) [38]. Hence, the performed on a BELCAT-M catalyst analyzer. The sample cell was
feasibility of encapsulation of Cu-HPA complexes inside the MCM- loaded with approximately 200 mg of the Cu-HPA-MCM-48 and
48 also plays a key role in enhancing the CO2 adsorption capacity of heated to 200 8C for 1 h under helium ow (80 ml/min). After it
Cu-HPA-MCM-48. The maximum CO2 adsorption capacity of Cu- was cooled to 25 8C, CO2 (diluted in He gas) (30 ml/min) was
HPA-encapsulated, mesoporous MCM-48 is 70 mg/g at 25 8C. introduced to the sample cell for CO2 adsorption for 60 min.
Finally, the Cu-HPA-MCM-48 also is a recyclable, thermally stable Afterwards, the TPD experiment was conducted from 25 to 500 8C
and green solvent for CO2 capture. with a temperature ramp of 10.6, 15.8 and 20.8 8C/min by purging
helium (80 ml/min).
Table 1 (c)
Chemical composition of MCM-48 from XRF.
SiO2 99.52
Transmittance (%)
Al2O3 0.08
Fe2O3 0.08
CaO 0.09 (b)
MgO 0.05
K2O 0.09
Na2O 0.09 (a)
TiO2
MnO
P2O5
[(Fig._1)TD$IG]
[(Fig._4)TD$IG] Fig. 3. FT-IR spectra of (a) MCM-48, (b) HPA, and (c) Cu-HPA-MCM-48.
O1s
Counts/s
Cu2p3
C1s
Si2p W4f
Fig. 1. XRD patterns of (a) MCM-48 and (b) Cu-HPA-MCM-48 (inset is wide angle
XRD patterns of Cu-HPA-MCM-48).
Table 2
The effect of adsorption temperature, desorption temperature, and CO2 concentration on CO2 adsorption on Cu-HPA-MCM-48.
CO2 adsorption temperature (8C) Temperature of N2 purging (8C) Adsorption capacity (mg/g) CO2 feed gas concentration (%)
25 300 70 99.99
50 300 50
75 300 30
25 300 69 15.21
25 300 62 99.99
25 350 70
25 400 71
25 450 70
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