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Diffusion of non-volatile phenolic compounds in zeolite beta and silicalite in liquid phase

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The present study aims to systematically investigate the adsorption kinetics of “non-volatile” phenolic compounds with different critical diameters (p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, sinapinic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, syringic acid, and vanillin) onto zeolite beta and silicalite in several solvents. In the aqueous phase, the corrected diffusivity of non-volatile phenolic compounds is 2–5 orders of magnitude smaller than that of volatile aromatic compounds with the same critical diameter. On the other hand, the corrected diffusivity in zeolite beta is on the same order of magnitude among non-volatile phenolic compounds, despite the significant difference in critical diameter of the adsorbate. This suggests that the intracrystalline diffusivity of the non-volatile adsorbate is strongly affected by its original molecular immobility, rather than by the size (narrowness) of the adsorbate and micropore aperture. Non-volatility is considered to remarkably lower the molecular mobility of adsorbate on the surface of zeolite, even in the liquid phase. In addition, the intracrystalline diffusivity of non-volatile adsorbate is strongly affected by the type of solvent, and a close correlation was found between intracrystalline diffusivity and adsorption affinity. Revelations as to the kinetic behavior of non-volatile adsorbate in zeolite are expected to supply more information on the kinetic separation of compounds in the liquid phase. The significant difference in diffusivity among non-volatile and volatile adsorbates in zeolite leads to the possibility of kinetic separation among these adsorbates.

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Abbreviations

C:

Concentration of adsorbate in solution (mmol/L)

C0 :

Initial concentration of adsorbate in solution (mmol/L)

Ce :

Equilibrium concentration of adsorbate in solution (mmol/L)

D0 :

Corrected diffusivity (m2/s)

DC :

Intracrystalline diffusivity (m2/s)

DS :

Surface diffusivity (cm2/s)

E:

Activation energy for diffusion (kJ/mol)

k:

Freundlich constant ((mmol/g)/(mmol/L)1/n)

KH :

Linear isotherm constant (L/g)

n:

Freundlich constant (−)

q:

Adsorption amount (mmol/g)

q0 :

Adsorption amount when equilibrium concentration of adsorbate is C 0 (mmol/g)

qe :

Equilibrium adsorption amount (mmol/g)

R:

Radius of an adsorbent particle (m)

r:

Radial distance from the center of an adsorbent particle (m)

T:

Temperature (K)

t:

Time (s)

Tb :

Boiling point temperature (K)

V:

Volume of solution (L)

w:

Weight of adsorbent (g)

φ:

Composition of methanol in methanol/water mixture solution (vol %)

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    Tran Ngoc Linh, Hirotaka Fujita & Akiyoshi Sakoda

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Linh, T.N., Fujita, H. & Sakoda, A. Diffusion of non-volatile phenolic compounds in zeolite beta and silicalite in liquid phase. Adsorption 22, 1001–1011 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-016-9808-7

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