Adsorption Isotherms for Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether and Other Fuel Oxygenates on Two Bituminous-Coal Activated Carbons
Abstract
Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is frequently used as a gasoline additive to reduce carbon monoxide emissions from vehicles. Alternative fuel oxygenates are also used separately or in conjunction with MTBE including ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME), diisopropyl ether (DIPE), tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), and ethanol (EtOH). Granular activated carbon (GAC) sorption is a proven technology for the removal of the ether oxygenates while the alcohols are not well adsorbed. in this research, Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms coefficients were developed based on linearized forms of the models for MTBE, ETBE, TAME, and DIPE (R2>0.97) on two common bituminous coal GACs:Calgon F400 and F600. No significant adsorption of either TBA or EtOH was observed on these carbons. the relative capacities on both Calgon F400 and F600 were DIPE>TAME>ETBE>MTBE>TBA, EtOH.
Recommended Citation
L. Yu et al., "Adsorption Isotherms for Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether and Other Fuel Oxygenates on Two Bituminous-Coal Activated Carbons," Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Jan 2005.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:6(983)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Second Department
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Sponsor(s)
Missouri. Department of Natural Resources
Keywords and Phrases
Activated Carbon; Adsorption; Emissions; Gasoline
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0733-9372
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2005 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2005
