A bimetallic (Cu-Zn) doping platform for enhancement of CO2 capture and separation by a cost-effective biomass-based activated carbon.

IF 5.8 3区 环境科学与生态学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Science and Pollution Research Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1007/s11356-025-36227-4
Elaheh Mehrvarz, Ali Asghar Ghoreyshi, Ghasem D Najafpour
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This study presents an efficient method for CO2 capture and separation using low-cost corncob-based activated carbon/metal nanoparticles (MNPs/AC) composites. Initially, the optimization of AC synthesis was conducted by varying activating agent/precursor ratios and activation temperature. Subsequently, the highly porous AC was modified using a polyol method with a single and binary mixture of Cu2+ and Zn2+ metals. The raw AC, Cu/AC, Zn/AC, and Cu-Zn/AC composites were extensively characterized through BET, FESEM-EDX, FT-IR, TGA, and Boehm's titration analyses. Gas adsorption results revealed that the bimetallic composite sample, Cu-Zn/AC, demonstrated the highest CO2 capture capacity of 5.41 mmol/g compared to the parent AC (3.25 mmol/g) as well as the single metal-doped ACs, Cu/AC (4.19 mmol/g) and Zn/AC (4.38 mmol/g) at 1 bar and 25 °C due to stronger synergistic effects. In addition, the selectivity of CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 was also studied for samples using the Ideal Adsorption Solution Theory (IAST) at 25 °C and 1 bar. Among all samples, Cu-Zn/AC showed excellent selectivity towards CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 with values of 65 and 16, respectively. The higher selectivity for metal-doped samples compared to the pristine AC is due to a stronger interaction between the introduced MNPs and CO2 molecules, as indicated by the higher isosteric heat of CO2 adsorption. These results suggest that the bimetallic (Cu-Zn) doped AC is an effective and low-cost adsorbent for natural gas upgrading and flue gas CO2 capture.

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