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Coal fired power plants are significant contributors to CO2 emissions and produce solid waste in the form of coal fly ash, posing severe environmental challenges. This study explores the application of dry-impregnated coal fly ash for CO2 capture from gas stream. The modification of coal fly ash was achieved using alkaline earth metal oxides, specifically CaO and MgO, to alter its physical and chemical properties. Characterization techniques like X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and BET (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller) analysis were employed for physio-chemical changes in the adsorbent. Breakthrough experiments were conducted using a laboratory-scale fixed packed-bed reactor to assess the influence of temperature and gas flow rate on CO2 adsorption. Among the synthesized sorbents, calcium oxide-impregnated ash showed the highest CO2 uptake capacity, achieving 9.41 mg/g at 30 °C and a flow rate of 20 L/hr under atmospheric pressure. Isotherm modeling indicated a heterogeneous adsorbent surface, with the data best fitting the Sips isotherm model. Furthermore, the adsorption data conformed well to the Yoon-Nelson and Thomas kinetic models, affirming their relevance in characterizing the adsorption process under varying conditions. This research emphasizes the potential of coal fly ash—an abundant, cost-free material—as an effective CO2 adsorbent, contributing to both CO2 mitigation and landfill waste reduction.
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Umar Irshad
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Zaheer Aslam
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Ali Hamza
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Zaka- ur-Rehman
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- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Published in:
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
no. 31,
pages 61592 - 61611,
ISSN: 0944-1344 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2024
- Bibliographic description:
- Irshad U., Aslam Z., Sumbal S., Hamza A., ur-Rehman Z.: CO2 capture enhancement by metal oxides impregnated coal fly ash: a breakthrough adsorption study// ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH -,iss. 31/52 (2024),
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1007/s11356-024-35219-0
- Sources of funding:
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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