Masters Theses

Abstract

"The desorption of phenol from active carbon was studied using cyclic and continuous flow desorbers. A wide difference in desorption capabilities was shown among nine solvents. The system employed was complex, with water being present in addition to phenol on the carbon. An attempt to correlate the desorption data with the physical properties of the phenol and solvent and Regular Solution theory are presented. A thermodynamic approach using the linear free energy-enthalpy relationship produced an apparently good correlation of the heat of formation of the phenol-solvent hydrogen bond with the desorption data. This indicates that the desorption of the phenol from carbon in this complex system is dependent upon the ability of the solvent to form hydrogen bonds with the phenol"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Mayhan, Kenneth G.

Committee Member(s)

Bertrand, Gary L.
Roach, D. Vincent

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1970

Pagination

vi, 45 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 40).

Rights

© 1970 Robert Harold Pahl, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Carbon, Activated
Thermal desorption
Phenols
Hydrogen bonding

Thesis Number

T 2440

Print OCLC #

6024894

Electronic OCLC #

860713466

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