title: Adsorption behaviors of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on porous clay heterostructures (PCH).
abstract: Porous clay heterostructures (PCHs) are capable of adsorbing volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this study, PCH was synthesized by modifying bentonite (Bent) with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) and dodecylamine (DDA). Adsorption of six volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including acetone, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene, m-xylene and p-xylene by PCH was investigated. It was observed that adsorption capacities of VOCs were strongly dependent on their properties including cross-sectional area, polarizability, enthalpy of vaporization and critical volume by the multiple linear regression (MLR) approach. Furthermore, PCH had higher adsorption affinity for the aliphatic hydrocarbon compound (acetone) than that for aromatic compounds, which could be attributed to the HOMO energy effects of VOCs. Therefore, PCH could be attractive candidate adsorbents for VOC removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310028, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Lizhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000327:Adsorption; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000077215:Clay; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016062:Porosity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014050:Toluene / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014992:Xylenes / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D014992:Xylenes; D000096:Acetone; D014050:Toluene; C004912:ethylbenzene; D000077215:Clay