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Colloidal processing and CO2 capture performance of sacrificially templated zeolite monoliths
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5702-0681
2012 (English)In: Applied Energy, ISSN 0306-2619, E-ISSN 1872-9118, Vol. 97, p. 289-296Article in journal (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]

Sacrificial templating of suspension cast and subsequently thermally treated zeolite monoliths with glassy carbon spheres and fibers yielded zeolite 13X and silicalite-1 monoliths with macroporosities up to 50 vol%. Homogeneous distribution of the macroporosity in hierarchically porous monoliths was obtained by tailoring the surface chemistry of the carbon particles by polyelectrolyte-assisted adsorption of zeolite particles. The effect of amount of kaolin binder and temperature for the thermal treatment on the monoliths strength, surface area and CO2 uptake was studied by diametral compression tests, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and gas adsorption. Cyclic adsorption and regeneration measurements showed that zeolite 13X monoliths display a high CO2 uptake while the silicalite-1 monoliths could be regenerated with a relatively low energy penalty.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2012. Vol. 97, p. 289-296
Keywords [en]
porous, zeolite, 13X, carbon, colloidal processing, adsorbent, CO2 capture, sacrificial templating, kaolin
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Research subject
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-54663DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.064ISI: 000307196000034OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-54663DiVA, id: diva2:396578
Conference
Third International Conference on Applied Energy, May 16-18, 2011, Perugia, Italy
Available from: 2011-02-10 Created: 2011-02-10 Last updated: 2022-02-24Bibliographically approved
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1. Shaping Macroporous Ceramics: templated synthesis, X-ray tomography and permeability
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Shaping Macroporous Ceramics: templated synthesis, X-ray tomography and permeability
2011 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Macroporous ceramic materials have found widespread technological application ranging from particulate filters in diesel engines, tissue engineering scaffolds, and as support materials in carbon capture processes. This thesis demonstrates how the pore space of macroporous alumina can be manipulated, analysed in three-dimensions (3D) using visualisation techniques, and functionalised with a CO2-adsorbing material.

A novel method was developed to produce macroporous alumina materials: by combining sacrificial templating with thermally expandable polymeric microspheres and gel-casting of an alumina suspension. This method offers a versatile production of macroporous ceramics in which the level of porosity and the pore size distribution can easily be altered by varying the amount and type of spheres. The permeability to fluid flow could be regulated by controlling the connectivity of the pore space and the size of the smallest constrictions between the pores. Sacrificial templating with particle-coated expandable spheres significantly increased the fraction of isolated pore clusters and reduced both the sizes and the numbers of connections between neighbouring pores, compared to templating with un-coated spheres.

The macroporous alumina materials were characterised with X-ray micro-computed tomography (μ-CT). The 3D data-sets obtained by X-ray μ-CT were used to calculate the spatial variation in porosity, the throat and pore size distributions and to calculate the permeability to fluid flow. The throat and pore size distributions were also able to be accurately quantified in only one extrusion and intrusion cycle with water-based porosimetry; a relatively novel and simple characterisation technique. The pore walls of the macroporous alumina materials were also coated with zeolite films by a colloidal processing technique. The CO2-uptake of the coated alumina materials and of hierarchically porous monoliths of zeolites was evaluated and compared.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 2011. p. 60
Keywords
Alumina, ceramic, CO2 capture, colloidal processing, expandable microspheres, gel casting, layer-by-layer, macroporosity, near-net shape, non-destructive evaluation, permeability, porosity, sacrificial templating, X-ray computed tomography
National Category
Chemical Sciences
Research subject
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:su:diva-54677 (URN)978-91-7447-180-9 (ISBN)
Public defence
2011-03-11, Magnélisalen, Kemiska övningslaboratoriet, Svante Arrhenius väg 16 B, Stockholm, 13:00 (English)
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As the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Submitted. Paper 4: Accepted. Paper 5: Manuscript. Paper 6: Submitted.Available from: 2011-02-17 Created: 2011-02-10 Last updated: 2022-02-24Bibliographically approved
2. Structuring porous adsorbents and composites for gas separation and odor removal
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Structuring porous adsorbents and composites for gas separation and odor removal
2014 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Porous zeolite, carbon and aluminophosphate powders have been colloidally assembled and post-processed in the form of monoliths, flexible free standing films and coatings for gas separation and odor removal. Zeolite 13X monoliths with macroporosites up to 50 vol% and a high CO2 uptake were prepared by colloidal processing and sacrificial templating. The durability of silicalite-I supports produced in a binder-free form by pulsed current processing (PCP) were compared with silicalite-I supports produced using clay-binders and conventional thermal treatment. Long-term acid and alkali treatment of the silicalite-I substrates resulted in removal of the clay binder and broadened the size-distribution of the interparticle macropores. Furthermore, strong discs of hydrothermally treated beer waste (HTC-BW) were produced by PCP and the discs were activated by physical activation in CO2 at high temperatures. The activated carbon discs showed high strength up to 7.2 MPa while containing large volume of porosities at all length scales. PCP was further used to structure aluminomphosphate powders (AlPO4-17 and AlPO4-53) into strong functional monoliths. The aluminophosphate monoliths had strengths of 1 MPa, high CO2 uptake and were easy to regenerate. Zeolite Y, silicalite and ZSM5 were selected as potential zeolite adsorbents for removal of sulfur containing compound, e.g. ethyl mercaptan (EM) and propyl mercaptan (PM). A novel processing procedure was used to fabricate free-standing films and coatings of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) with a high content of nanoporous zeolite; 89 w/w% and 96 w/w%, respectively. Thin flexible free-standing films and coatings of zeolite-CNF on paperboards with thickness around 100 µm and 40 µm, respectively, were produced. Headspace solid phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to gas chromatography- mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) analysis showed that the zeolite-CNF films can efficiently remove considerable amount of odors below concentration levels that can be sensed by the human olfactory system.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm, Sweden: Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University, 2014. p. 62
Keywords
Structure, pulsed current processing, zeolite, aluminophosphate, activated carbon, CO2 separation, adsorption, durability, cellulose, film, coating
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Research subject
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:su:diva-109179 (URN)978-91-7649-005-1 (ISBN)
Public defence
2014-12-16, Magnélisalen, Arrhenius Laboratory, Svante Arrhenius väg 16 B, Stockholm, 10:00 (English)
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Supervisors
Note

At the time of the doctoral defense, the following paper was unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 5: Manuscript.

Available from: 2014-11-24 Created: 2014-11-14 Last updated: 2022-02-23Bibliographically approved

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