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Dr. Valdes-Morales, Hector
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Removal of chlorinated volatile organic compounds onto natural and Cu-modified zeolite: The role of chemical surface characteristics in the adsorption mechanism
2021, Dr. Valdes-Morales, Hector, Riquelme-Díaz, Andrés, Solar-Sáez, Víctor, Azzolina-Jury, Federico, Thibault-Starzyk, Frédéric
In this study, the effect of chemical surface characteristics of natural and Cu-modified zeolite in the adsorption of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCCls) was investigated using infrared spectroscopy. A natural zeolite mainly composed of clinoptilolite and mordenite was used as a parent material. A succession of chemical and thermal treatments produced a Cu-modified natural zeolite (NZ-Cu) with higher adsorption properties toward the elimination of VOCCls. The adsorption of VOCCls onto NZ-Cu zeolite could be explained by a surface mechanism that comprises the interaction not only with Brønsted acid sites present on the original natural zeolite framework; but also with new Brønsted acid sites formed after the successive treatments.