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Optimization of Activated Carbon Fiber Preparation from Hemp Fiber through Dipotassium Hydrogen Phosphate for Application of Thermal Storage System

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Adsorption Science & Technology publishes original research and review articles on the topic of adsorption.

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Chief Editor, Dr Ashleigh Fletcher, is based at the University of Strathclyde, UK. Her current research focuses on adsorption processes.

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In Situ Forming MnFe2O4/D201 Magnetic Composite Adsorbents for High Selectivity Adsorption and Deep Treatment of As(V) from Wastewater

A new magnetic adsorbent, namely, MnFe2O4/D201, with deep-treatment ability and high selectivity adsorption for As(V) was prepared. According to isotherm adsorption and kinetics, As(V) adsorption is primarily used for chemical bonding throughout the single-layer adsorbing process. The maximum As(V) adsorption capacity of MnFe2O4/D201 can reach 35.8 mg/g at pH 3. MnFe2O4/D201 also exhibits higher selectivity adsorption against Cl-, NO3-, SO42-, and PO43-. According to the thermodynamic results, the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic. The adsorption capacity is maintained at 81% of the initial after ten adsorption-desorption cycles. As(V) concentrations ranging from 1 mg/L to 10 μg/L can be treated in fixed-bed column experiments. The effectual cure volume of As(V) reaches 1332 BV (26.64 L). The removal mechanism primarily comprises electrostatic attraction and complexation.

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Thermal Adsorption and Mechanical Behaviour of Polypropylene Hybrid Composite Synthesized by Glass/Hemp Fibre via an Injection Moulding Process

Thermoplastic-based polymers are gathering importance in several engineering fields like electrical, electronic, automotive, aerospace, and structural. The additions of secondary phase reinforcements such as natural and synthetic fibre improve thermoplastic-based polymer’s properties. The thermoplastic and natural fibre combinations are found to have low mechanical strength and incompatibility and need special treatment for synthesizing the natural fibre. The present experimental investigation deals with the enhancement of polypropylene hybrid composite by using the combinations of glass (synthetic)/hemp (natural) fibre for the ratio of 0 : 35, 5 : 30, 10 : 25, and 15 : 20 reinforced with 5 wt% compatibilizer through injection moulding. The revealed test results of polypropylene hybrid composite showed improved mechanical impact and flexural and tensile strength of 37.5%, 14.2%, and 21.1%, respectively. The thermal adsorption characteristics were evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis apparatus. It showed the decomposition of composite limited by hemp fibre at 27°C to 700°C.

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Evaluation of Thermal Adsorption and Mechanical Behaviour of Intralaminar Jute/Sisal/E-Glass Fibre-Bonded Epoxy Hybrid Composite as an Insulator

A thermal gravimetric analyzer analyzed the thermal adsorption properties of developed composites with the temperature range of 28°C–650°C at a 20°C/min constant heat flow rate. The epoxy hybrid composites were synthesized using natural jute/sisal fibre hybridized with the addition of synthetic E-glass fibres at 0-degree, 0/90-degree, and intralaminar orientations through the wet filament-winding process. The effects of orientations on tensile, flexural, and impact strengths of epoxy hybrid composites were studied using ASTM D3039, D790, and D6110. The evaluated results were compared, and the epoxy hybrid composite containing intralaminar orientations found better thermal stability with reduced weight loss at 650°C. Similarly, the test result for mechanical studies of the hybrid composite showed superior tensile, flexural, and impact strengths. The epoxy hybrid composite with intralaminar orientation was found to have a maximum tensile, impact, and flexural strength of 61.91 MPa, 770.61 J/m, and 83.90 MPa, respectively.

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Synthesis and Experimental Thermal Adsorption Characteristics of Epoxy Hybrid Composite for Energy Storage Applications

Polymer-based matrix hybrid composites meet their demand in various engineering applications and food industries due to their excellent mechanical, thermal, corrosion, and biodegradable performance. The polymer-based hybrid composites have been a better choice for high thermal insulation at low cost. This experiment attempted to find the thermal adsorption characteristics, heat deflection temperature, linear thermal expansion, and thermal conductivity of epoxy hybrid composites, which contained four different layers of Kevlar and basalt fiber fabricated via a low-cost conventional hand mold layup technique. This experiment revealed that the effect of basalt/Kevlar fiber on epoxy increased thermal performance. The results noted that the hybrid composite consists of less Kevlar fiber with the maximum basalt fiber of sample 4, showed excellent thermal adsorption effect on weight loss limited at 70.98%, and a better heat deflection temperature andper °C linear thermal expansion were obtained. Sample 3 exhibited a maximum thermal conductivity of 0.251 W/mK. However, the thermal adsorption of hybrid composite has been limited by more basalt fiber, leading to a 1 wt%/°C decomposition rate.

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Optimization Process of Potassium Carbonate Activated Carbon through Jute-Based Core Materials by Using Artificial Neural Network with Response Surface Methodology

Potassium carbonate was tested as novel information for producing carbonaceous materials from jute cores. Two quadratic models have been developed for both answers to link the preparatory parameters: activating temperatures, molar ratio, and incubation time. The RSM and ANN models were used to improve the processing conditions to maximise the quantities of iodine and methylene blue penetration. The best charcoal was obtained using 900°C activating temperatures, a 1.5 molar ratio, and a 4-hour activating time. This resulted in iodine and methylene blue absorption of 1260.07 mg/g and 369.21 mg/g, respectively. It was discovered that the K2CO3-based pyrolysis process might be anticipated to become a safe yet incredibly efficient process of making activated carbons with a very well-defined and monocultural porous structure. Even though the precise emphasis given to K2CO3 is unknown at the moment, given the creation of K2C3O4 just after evolvement with one additional molarity of CO at approximately 870°C, these same porous and papule responses begun by K2CO3 stimulation might be temporarily posited to be quite comparable to an initiation action needed to make progress by K2C3O4. The influence of control parameters was examined in this study using variance analysis like the ANOVA test. Furthermore, the response surface (RSM) and artificial neural networks (ANN) are employed to improve the output results while optimising the methylene blue and iodine qualities. Consequently, the experimental findings correlate well with the statistics.

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Green Synthesis of Calcium/Iron-Layered Double Hydroxides-Sodium Alginate Nanoadsorbent as Reactive Barrier for Antibiotic Amoxicillin Removal from Groundwater

This work uses a new nanoadsorbent after chemically synthesis from chicken eggshell wastes for removing amoxicillin (AMX) from aqueous solution. This removal was examined as a time function, initial concentration of AMX, pH, agitation speed, and adsorbent dosage. The study achieved the optimum time for equilibration in (90) min, at with an adsorbent dosage of 1.2 g. We applied many kinetic models to the sorption kinetic data where the pseudo-second-order model () was used to interpret the gained data at a rate constant K2 of (0.0077) g/(mg. min) at 200 rpm. Moreover, the adsorption calculated amount reached the experimentally required value and isotherm data best fitted the Langmuir model with (≥0.9486) than the Freundlich model. The intraparticle diffusion model revealed a diffusion dependent process. The different functional sets on the calcium/iron-surface as a layered double hydroxide (Ca/Fe)-LDH were important in sorpting the selected antibiotic. Forming (Ca/Fe)-LDH nanoparticles in the manufactured beads interacted with polluted water confirming that the nanoparticles own the prospective for acting as a latent sorbent to remove contaminants from aquatic media.

Adsorption Science & Technology
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CiteScore7.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.690
Impact Factor4.373
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