Enhancement of CO2 and Toluene Adsorption on a Rare-Earth Chalcophosphate Aerogel by Post Synthetic Modification with PdCl2
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ArticleKAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) DivisionChemical Science
Chemical Science Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2019-07-07Embargo End Date
2020-01-01Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/656277
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The sol-gel metathesis reaction was used to synthesize a new family of aerogels called a rare-earth chalcophosphate aerogel KY(P2S6)2·K+ and the rare-earth metal cations Y3+ connect [P2S6]2– anions to form an amorphous white gel. Supercritical drying of the resulting gel produced porous materials with a BET surface area of 443 m2·g–1. The adsorption properties of the rare-earth chalcophosphate aerogel were studied using volatile organic hydrocarbons (VOCs) and gases as adsorptives. The results showed preferential adsorption of toluene vapor over cyclohexane and cyclopentane vapor. The adsorption capacity toward toluene was 703 mg·g–1. Favored adsorption of CO2 over CH4, N2, or H2 was also observed for the aerogel: KY(P2S6)2 (CO2/H2: 308, CO2/CH4: 67, Co2/N2: 177). Pd doped aerogel showed significant enhancement toward toluene (1291 mg·g–1) for 1 wt % Pd @ KY(P2S6)2, (2064 mg·g–1) for 3 wt % Pd @ KY(P2S6)2 and (1108 mg·g–1) for 5 wt % Pd @ KY(P2S6)2. It also showed a noticeable improvement in the gas selectivity (CO2/H2: 337, CO2/CH4: 85, Co2/N2: 205) for 1 wt % Pd @ KY(P2S6)2, (CO2/H2: 345, CO2/CH4: 109, Co2/N2: 212) for 3 wt % Pd @ KY(P2S6)2 and (CO2/H2: 319, CO2/CH4: 73, Co2/N2: 187) for 5 wt % Pd @ KY(P2S6)2.Citation
Edhaim, F., & Rothenberger, A. (2019). Enhancement of CO2 and Toluene Adsorption on a Rare-Earth Chalcophosphate Aerogel by Post Synthetic Modification with PdCl2. Zeitschrift Für Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie, 645(14), 927–933. doi:10.1002/zaac.201900078Sponsors
This work was supported by Saudi Aramco and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST.Publisher
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http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/zaac.201900078ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/zaac.201900078