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Adsorption of VOCs onto engineered carbon materials: A review

Zhang, Xueyang, Gao, Bin, Creamer, Anne Elise, Cao, Chengcheng, Li, Yuncong·2017·Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) severely threaten human health and the ecological environment because most of them are toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic. The persistent increase of VOCs together with the stringent regulations make the reduction of VOC emissions more imperative. Up to now, numerous VOC treatment technologies have emerged, such as incineration, condensation, biological degradation, absorption, adsorption, and catalysis oxidation et al. Among them, the adsorption technology has been recognized as an efficient and economical control strategy because it has the potential to recover and reuse both adsorbent and adsorbate. Due to their large specific surface area, rich porous structure, and high adsorption capacity, carbonaceous adsorbents are widely used in gas purification, especially with respect to VOC treatment and recovery. This review discusses recent research developments of VOC adsorption onto a variety of engineered carbonaceous adsorbents, including activated carbon, biochar, activated carbon fiber, carbon nanotube, graphene and its derivatives, carbon-silica composites, ordered mesoporous carbon, etc. The key factors influence the VOC adsorption are analyzed with focuses on the physiochemical characters of adsorbents, properties of adsorbates as well as the adsorption conditions. In addition, the sources, health effect, and abatement methods of VOCs are also described.

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Authors: Zhang, X., Gao, B., Creamer, A. E., Cao, C., & Li, Y.
Affiliations: Xuzhou University of Technology (CN)
University of Florida (US)
Corresponding author: Gao, Bin
ORCID: Zhang, Xueyang
Gao, Bin
Li, Yuncong
Venue: Journal of Hazardous Materials
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2017-09
Volume: 338
Pages: 102-123
ISSN: 0304-3894 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.05.013
OpenAlex: W2612383933
Cited by: 1,479
References: 274
Citations by year: 2026: 99 · 2025: 165 · 2024: 202 · 2023: 172 · 2022: 210 · 2021: 194 · 2020: 191 · 2019: 170 · 2018: 68 · 2017: 6
FWCI: 11.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Hazardous Materials (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (14KJB610010)
Opening Project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (FDLAP15005)
Key Laboratory Open Fund of Persistent Pollutant Control and Resource Recycling of Jiangxi Province (ST201422010)
Science and Technology Plan Projects of Xuzhou City (KC15SH017)
Key Plan Projects of Xuzhou University of Technology (XKY2015105)
National Building Materials Industry Science and Technology Innovation Plan (2014-M4-1)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Industrial Gas Emission Control
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Physical and Theoretical Chemistry › Adsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materials
Keywords: volatile organic compounds, VOC adsorption, carbon adsorbents, activated carbon, biochar, activated carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, graphene derivatives, carbon-silica composites, ordered mesoporous carbon, VOC removal, VOC emissions, gas purification, adsorption conditions
MeSH terms: Adsorption, Air Pollutants, Carbon, Catalysis, Filtration, Volatile Organic Compounds

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