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Adsorption of Methyl Iodide on Reduced Silver-Functionalized Silica Aerogel: Kinetics and Modeling
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  • Siqi Tang,
  • Seungrag Choi,
  • Yue Nan,
  • Lawrence Tavlarides
Siqi Tang
Syracuse University, Syracuse University

Corresponding Author:stang06@syr.edu

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Seungrag Choi
Syracuse University
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Yue Nan
Syracuse University
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Lawrence Tavlarides
Syracuse University
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Abstract

The low concentration methyl iodides (CH3I) adsorption process on reduced silver-functionalized silica aerogel (Ag0-Aerogel) was studied. The kinetic data were acquired using a continuous flow adsorption system. Because the corresponding physical process was observed, the shrinking core model (SCM) was modified and applied. An average CH3I pore diffusivity was calculated, the CH3I-Ag0-Aerogel reaction was identified as a 1.37 order reaction instead of first order reaction, and the nth order reaction rate constant was determined. This modified SCM significantly increases the accuracy of adsorption behavior prediction at low adsorbate concentration. Modeling results indicate that the overall adsorption process is controlled by the pore diffusion. However, at low adsorbate concentration (<100 ppbv), the CH3I adsorption is limited to the surface reaction due to the low uptake rate in a predictable time period.
15 Jun 2020Submitted to AIChE Journal
18 Jun 2020Submission Checks Completed
18 Jun 2020Assigned to Editor
30 Jun 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
16 Sep 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
01 Oct 20201st Revision Received
14 Oct 2020Submission Checks Completed
14 Oct 2020Assigned to Editor
19 Oct 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
13 Nov 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
19 Nov 20202nd Revision Received
21 Nov 2020Submission Checks Completed
21 Nov 2020Assigned to Editor
24 Nov 2020Editorial Decision: Accept
30 Dec 2020Published in AIChE Journal. 10.1002/aic.17137