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Amine‐functionalized mesoporous silica: A material capable of CO 2 adsorption and fast regeneration by microwave heating
Author(s) -
Nigar Hakan,
GarciaBaños Beatriz,
PeñarandaFoix Felipe L.,
CataláCivera Jose M.,
Mallada Reyes,
Santamaría Jesus
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.15118
Subject(s) - silanes , adsorption , surface modification , silane , mesoporous material , materials science , mesoporous silica , chemical engineering , microwave , covalent bond , amine gas treating , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , catalysis , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
The surface of ordered mesoporous (MCM‐48) silica has been subjected to covalent grafting with silane molecules containing one to three amino groups. The dielectric properties of the materials were studied in detail, and the functionalized materials were used for CO 2 adsorption at room temperature, followed by regeneration under either conventional heating or microwave irradiation. It has been found that, as the intensity of functionalization with amino groups increases (from mono‐ to tri‐amino silanes) both the CO 2 load and the dielectric response at microwave frequencies increase. In particular, functionalization with a tri‐amino silane derivative gave the highest CO 2 adsorption and the fastest microwave heating, resulting in a fourfold acceleration of adsorbent regeneration. The grafted material was fully stable for at least 20 adsorption‐regeneration cycles, making it an ideal candidate for microwave‐swing adsorption (MWSA) processes. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 62: 547–555, 2016