Volume 40, Issue 5 pp. 889-899
Research Article

Adsorption of C1–C4 Alcohols, C4–C5 Isoolefins, and their Corresponding Ethers over Amberlyst™35

Rodrigo Soto

Rodrigo Soto

University of Barcelona, Chemical Engineering Department, Marti i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

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Nuray Oktar

Nuray Oktar

Gazi University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Yükseliş Sk. 5, 06570 Maltepe-Ankara, Turkey

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Carles Fité

Corresponding Author

Carles Fité

University of Barcelona, Chemical Engineering Department, Marti i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: Carles Fité ([email protected]), University of Barcelona, Chemical Engineering Department, Marti i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.Search for more papers by this author
Eliana Ramírez

Eliana Ramírez

University of Barcelona, Chemical Engineering Department, Marti i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

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Roger Bringué

Roger Bringué

University of Barcelona, Chemical Engineering Department, Marti i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

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Javier Tejero

Javier Tejero

University of Barcelona, Chemical Engineering Department, Marti i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

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First published: 23 January 2017
Citations: 10

Abstract

An experimental liquid- and gas-phase adsorption study of C1–C4 alcohols, C4–C5 isoolefins, and the tert-alkyl ethers obtained thereof over Amberlyst™35 is presented. Liquid-phase adsorption experiments were performed in a batch adsorber and gas-phase adsorption experiments were carried out in a packed-bed adsorber in a defined temperature range. Adsorption entropy and enthalpy were determined from adsorption equilibrium constants of each tracer in both liquid and gas phase. Adsorption equilibrium constants of alcohols were found to be larger than those of isoolefins and ethers. The moment technique was used to estimate micro- and macropore effective diffusion coefficients of the involved species.

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