Abstract
In this research, a sample of expanded polystyrene (EPS) was isolated from a whole solid waste amount as raw material, the synthesis of polyamino styrene (PSNH2) was done in a two-step process. Initially, it was carried out the nitration of PS to obtain polynitro styrene (PSNO2) in 10.18% of nitration’s efficiency. Afterward, the PSNO2 was reduced under HCl/Sn conditions in order to obtain the PSNH2 in 50% of yield taking into account the reduction of NO2 groups from PSNO2. The raw material, intermediary and the final product were completely characterized by chemical analytical techniques. With the new material in hands, it was used as a solid support in the CO2 capture process, showing an adsorption capacity of 1.05 mmol g−1 of PSNH2.
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Abbreviations
- °C:
-
Celsius degree
- 1H-NMR:
-
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance
- Ar:
-
Aromatic
- As:
-
Asymmetric
- BET:
-
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
- C:
-
Carbon
- C :
-
Thickness of adsorbed layer
- CH4 :
-
Methane
- cm3 :
-
Cubic centimeter
- CW:
-
Carbonated water
- DCE:
-
Dichloroethane
- DMCHA:
-
N,N′-Dimethyl cyclohexylamine
- DMF:
-
N,N′-Dimethylformamide
- EPS:
-
Expanded polystyrene
- FTIR:
-
Fourier transformed infrared
- g:
-
Gram
- GHG:
-
Greenhouse gases
- GtCO2 :
-
Gigatons of carbon dioxide
- h:
-
Hour
- H:
-
Hydrogen
- H2CO3 :
-
Carbonic acid
- H2O:
-
Water
- H2SO4 :
-
Sulfuric acid
- HCl:
-
Hydrochloric acid
- HCO3 :
-
Bicarbonate
- HNO3 :
-
Nitric acid
- K:
-
Langmuir constant
- K 1 :
-
Pseudo-first-order constant
- K 2 :
-
Pseudo-second-order constant
- K f :
-
Freundlich constant
- KOH:
-
Potassium hydroxide
- LCAS:
-
Low-cost adsorbent solids
- mL:
-
Milliliter
- mmHg:
-
Millimeters of mercury
- mmol g− 1 :
-
Millimole per gram
- MOF:
-
Metal–organic frameworks
- MtCO2 :
-
Megatons of carbon dioxide
- N2 :
-
Nitrogen
- NH2 :
-
Amino groups
- NH3 :
-
Ammonia
- NO2 :
-
Nitro groups
- O:
-
Oxygen
- P:
-
Pressure
- Pa:
-
Pascal
- ppm:
-
Parts per million
- PVC:
-
Poly vinyl chloride
- q e :
-
Adsorption capacity in equilibrium
- q t :
-
Adsorption capacity in any time
- R 2 :
-
Correlation coefficient
- SEM–EDS:
-
Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersion spectrometry
- SHS:
-
Switchable hydrophilicity solvent
- Sn:
-
Tin
- Sym:
-
Symmetric
- t:
-
Time
- TGA:
-
Thermogravimetric analysis
- VPS:
-
Virgin polystyrene
- wt:
-
Weight
- α :
-
Rate of initial adsorption
- β :
-
Superficial extension that is covered and the activation energy of the process
- µm:
-
Micrometer
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DRMA and AFMP are grateful for the support given by COLCIENCIAS for the doctoral fellowship, and the high-level human talent scholarship (grant 771) in a national master’s degree of the Santander department, respectively.
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Merchán-Arenas, D.R., Murcia-Patiño, A.F. Synthesis of polyamino styrene from post-consumption expanded polystyrene and analysis of its CO2 scavenger capacity. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 18, 2519–2532 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-03009-z
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