The effect of solvents on the desorption of phenol from carbon in a water free system

Author

William W. Knickmeyer

Abstract

"The desorption of phenol from active carbon was studied using a continuous flow desorber. The system used was nearly water free to reduce water-phenol interactions. The ten solvents used in this study exhibited a wide difference in their desorption capabilities. An attempt to correlate the desorption data with the physical properties of phenol and solvents, in addition to regular solution theory, proved unsuccessful. A thermodynamic approach using the linear free energy-enthalpy relationship produced a general trend by using the heat of solution for phenol in solution and a reasonable correlation using the heat of formation of the phenol-solvent hydrogen bond with the desorption data"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Mayhan, Kenneth G.

Committee Member(s)

Bertrand, Gary L.
Park, Efton

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1971

Pagination

viii, 39 pages

Rights

© 1971 William W. Knickmeyer, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Carbon, ActivatedThermal desorptionPhenolsHydrogen bonding

Thesis Number

T 2655

Print OCLC #

6037702

Electronic OCLC #

879211442

Recommended Citation

Knickmeyer, William W., "The effect of solvents on the desorption of phenol from carbon in a water free system" (1971). Masters Theses. 5091.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5091