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Carbon Activation for Hampering Oligomerization of Phenolics in Multicomponent Systems

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The effectiveness of activated carbon sample (Carbonexp) prepared by KOH chemical activation in hampering oligomerization of multicomponent adsorption was systematically examined. Anoxic (absence of molecular oxygen) and oxic (presence of molecular oxygen) adsorption isotherms of single-solute (2,4-dimethylphenol), binary solute (2-methylphenol/2,4-dimethylphenol), and ternary solute (phenol/2-methylphenol/2,4-dimethylphenol) were studied, using Carbonexp and commercial granular activated carbon F400. Both binary solute adsorption and ternary solute adsorption on Carbonexp indicated no impact of the presence of molecular oxygen on the adsorptive capacity. No significant differences between oxic and anoxic environment were noticed for any multicomponent adsorption systems, which indicated the effectiveness of Carbonexp in hampering the oligomerization of phenolic compounds. On the other hand, in F400, which has lower microporosity and acidic functional groups, significant increases in the adsorptive capacity had been observed when molecular oxygen was present.

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Yan, L., Sorial, G.A. Carbon Activation for Hampering Oligomerization of Phenolics in Multicomponent Systems. Water Air Soil Pollut 224, 1588 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1588-z

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