TY - JOUR
T1 - Properties and potential environmental applications of carbon adsorbents from waste tire rubber
AU - Lehmann, Christopher M.B.
AU - Rameriz, David
AU - Rood, Mark J.
AU - Rostam-Abadi, Massoud
PY - 2000/8/20
Y1 - 2000/8/20
N2 - The properties of tire-derived carbon adsorbents (TDCA) produced from select tire chars were compared with those derived from an Illinois coal and pistachio nut shells. Chemical analyses of the TDCA indicated that these materials contain metallic elements not present in coal-and nut shell-derived carbons. These metals, introduced during the production of tire rubber, potentially catalyze steam gasification reactions of tire char. TDCA carbons contained larger meso-and macopore volumes than their counterparts derived from coal and nut shell (on the moisture-and ash-free-basis). Adsorptive properties of the tire-derived adsorbent carbons for air separation, gas storage, and gas clean up were also evaluated and compared with those of the coal-and nut shell derived carbons as well as a commercial activated carbon. The results revealed that TDCA carbons are suitable adsorbents for removing vapor-phase mercury from combustion flue gases and hazardous organic compounds from industrial gas streams.
AB - The properties of tire-derived carbon adsorbents (TDCA) produced from select tire chars were compared with those derived from an Illinois coal and pistachio nut shells. Chemical analyses of the TDCA indicated that these materials contain metallic elements not present in coal-and nut shell-derived carbons. These metals, introduced during the production of tire rubber, potentially catalyze steam gasification reactions of tire char. TDCA carbons contained larger meso-and macopore volumes than their counterparts derived from coal and nut shell (on the moisture-and ash-free-basis). Adsorptive properties of the tire-derived adsorbent carbons for air separation, gas storage, and gas clean up were also evaluated and compared with those of the coal-and nut shell derived carbons as well as a commercial activated carbon. The results revealed that TDCA carbons are suitable adsorbents for removing vapor-phase mercury from combustion flue gases and hazardous organic compounds from industrial gas streams.
KW - Air pollution
KW - Carbon adsorbent
KW - Pyrolysis
KW - Tire recycling
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0039591633
SN - 0569-3772
VL - 45
SP - 475
EP - 477
JO - ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints
JF - ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints
IS - 3
ER -