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Baskaran D, Dhamodharan D, Behera US, Byun HS. A comprehensive review and perspective research in technology integration for the treatment of gaseous volatile organic compounds. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118472. [PMID: 38452912 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are harmful pollutants emitted from industrial processes. They pose a risk to human health and ecosystems, even at low concentrations. Controlling VOCs is crucial for good air quality. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the various methods used for controlling VOC abatement. The advancement of mono-functional treatment techniques, including recovery such as absorption, adsorption, condensation, and membrane separation, and destruction-based methods such as natural degradation methods, advanced oxidation processes, and reduction methods were discussed. Among these methods, advanced oxidation processes are considered the most effective for removing toxic VOCs, despite some drawbacks such as costly chemicals, rigorous reaction conditions, and the formation of secondary chemicals. Standalone technologies are generally not sufficient and do not perform satisfactorily for the removal of hazardous air pollutants due to the generation of innocuous end products. However, every integration technique complements superiority and overcomes the challenges of standalone technologies. For instance, by using catalytic oxidation, catalytic ozonation, non-thermal plasma, and photocatalysis pretreatments, the amount of bioaerosols released from the bioreactor can be significantly reduced, leading to effective conversion rates for non-polar compounds, and opening new perspectives towards promising techniques with countless benefits. Interestingly, the three-stage processes have shown efficient decomposition performance for polar VOCs, excellent recoverability for nonpolar VOCs, and promising potential applications in atmospheric purification. Furthermore, the review also reports on the evolution of mathematical and artificial neural network modeling for VOC removal performance. The article critically analyzes the synergistic effects and advantages of integration. The authors hope that this article will be helpful in deciding on the appropriate strategy for controlling interested VOCs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Divya Baskaran
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Jeonnam 59626, South Korea; Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai-600077, India
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Refining and Advanced Chemicals, King Fahd, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Jeonnam 59626, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Jeonnam 59626, South Korea.
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Gan G, Fan S, Li X, Zhang Z, Hao Z. Adsorption and membrane separation for removal and recovery of volatile organic compounds. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 123:96-115. [PMID: 36522017 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a crucial kind of pollutants in the environment due to their obvious features of severe toxicity, high volatility, and poor degradability. It is particularly urgent to control the emission of VOCs due to the persistent increase of concentration and the stringent regulations. In China, clear directions and requirements for reduction of VOCs have been given in the "national plan on environmental improvement for the 13th Five-Year Plan period". Therefore, the development of efficient technologies for removal and recovery of VOCs is of great significance. Recovery technologies are favored by researchers due to their advantages in both recycling VOCs and reducing carbon emissions. Among them, adsorption and membrane separation processes have been extensively studied due to their remarkable industrial prospects. This overview was to provide an up-to-date progress of adsorption and membrane separation for removal and recovery of VOCs. Firstly, adsorption and membrane separation were found to be the research hotspots through bibliometric analysis. Then, a comprehensive understanding of their mechanisms, factors, and current application statuses was discussed. Finally, the challenges and perspectives in this emerging field were briefly highlighted.
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- Guoqiang Gan
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for VOCs Pollution Control Material and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for VOCs Pollution Control Material and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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Xie XZ, Xu L, Pan Y, Mi JX. Facile synthesis of rose-like composites of zeolites and layered double hydroxides: Growth mechanism and enhanced properties. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 309:136741. [PMID: 36209865 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Excellent performances of various materials often depend on high specific surface areas. Therefore, increase of specific surface areas is one of the most important means to improve the properties and performances of materials. Herein, we report a facile strategy to prepare novel composite materials of zeolites and hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxides, with high specific surface areas. The composites with a rose-like morphology were synthesized hydrothermally by adding synthetic zeolites to the raw materials used for the formation of hydrotalcite. The resultant composites were shown to contain two distinct layered double hydroxides with different Mg/Al molar ratios. Nitrogen (N2) adsorption-desorption measurements showed that the specific surface areas and the pore volumes of these composites increased by an order of magnitude in comparison with hydrotalcite. The new composites were shown to be capable of effectively removing Cr(VI), Cu(II) and methylene blue from aqueous environments and had better performances for the latter two contaminants than hydrotalcite. Moreover, this strategy potentially opens up the synthesis of new composite materials with tunable compositions and enhanced properties for environmental and other applications.
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- Xiu-Zhen Xie
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, No. 422 Siming South Road, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, No. 422 Siming South Road, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, No. 422 Siming South Road, Xiamen, 361005, Fujian Province, China.
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He Q, Chen W, Wang P, Dou X. Silicalite-1/PDMS Hybrid Membranes on Porous PVDF Supports: Preparation, Structure and Pervaporation Separation of Dichlorobenzene Isomers. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14091680. [PMID: 35566851 PMCID: PMC9101242 DOI: 10.3390/polym14091680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Separation of dichlorobenzene (DCB) isomers with high purity by time− and energy−saving methods from their mixtures is still a great challenge in the fine chemical industry. Herein, silicalite-1 zeolites/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) hybrid membranes (silicalite-1/PDMS) have been successfully fabricated on the porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) supports to first investigate the pervaporation separation properties of DCB isomers. The morphology and structure of the silicalite-1 zeolites and the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes were characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM and BET. The results showed that the active silicalite-1/PDMS layers were dense and continuous without any longitudinal cracks and other defects with the silicalite-1 zeolites content no more than 10%. When the silicalite-1 zeolites content exceeded 10%, the surfaces of the active silicalite-1/PDMS layers became rougher, and silicalite-1 zeolites aggregated to form pile pores. The pervaporation experiments both in single-isomer and binary−isomer systems for the separation of DCB isomers was further carried out at 60 °C. The results showed that the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes with 10% silicalite-1 zeolites content had better DCB selective separation performance than the silicalite-1/α−Al2O3 membranes prepared by template method. The permeate fluxes of the DCB isomers increased in the order of m−DCB < o−DCB < p−DCB both in single-isomer and binary-isomers solutions for the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes. The separation factor of the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes for p/o−DCB was 2.9 and for p/m−DCB was 4.6 in binary system. The permeate fluxes of the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes for p−DCB in p/o−DCB and p/m−DCB binary−isomers solutions were 126.2 g∙m−2∙h−1 and 104.3 g∙m−2∙h−1, respectively. The thickness−normalized pervaporation separation index in p/o−DCB binary−isomers solutions was 4.20 μm∙kg∙m−2∙h−1 and in p/m−DCB binary−isomers solutions was 6.57 μm∙kg∙m−2∙h−1. The results demonstrated that the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes had great potential for pervaporation separation of DCB from their mixtures.
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- Qiuping He
- Institute of Photonics & Bio-Medicine, School of Science, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China;
- Shanghai Lvqiang New Materials Co., Ltd., 258 Hengle Road, Shanghai 201806, China
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- Shanghai Lvqiang New Materials Co., Ltd., 258 Hengle Road, Shanghai 201806, China
- State Key Laboratory of Polyolefin Catalytic Technology and High Performance Material, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., 345 Yunling East Road, Shanghai 200062, China
- Correspondence: (W.C.); (P.W.); (X.D.); Tel.: +86-69577696 (W.C.); +86-69577695 (P.W.); +86-69577696 (X.D.)
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- Shanghai Lvqiang New Materials Co., Ltd., 258 Hengle Road, Shanghai 201806, China
- State Key Laboratory of Polyolefin Catalytic Technology and High Performance Material, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., 345 Yunling East Road, Shanghai 200062, China
- Correspondence: (W.C.); (P.W.); (X.D.); Tel.: +86-69577696 (W.C.); +86-69577695 (P.W.); +86-69577696 (X.D.)
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- Institute of Photonics & Bio-Medicine, School of Science, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China;
- Correspondence: (W.C.); (P.W.); (X.D.); Tel.: +86-69577696 (W.C.); +86-69577695 (P.W.); +86-69577696 (X.D.)
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Zhang B, Bai Z, Wang B, Luo H. Highly efficient methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) removal and light naphtha purification via synergistic effect of molecular sieves and fixed adsorption bed. RSC Adv 2019; 9:15727-15737. [PMID: 35521399 PMCID: PMC9064283 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra00308h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Light naphtha is an important raw material for the production of benzene, toluene, and xylene from cracking in tubular furnaces for the production of ethylene and propylene. Light naphtha contains MDEA which is left behind after desulfurization. MDEA remaining in light naphtha will cause high alkalinity of light naphtha, which decreases product quality and increases costs. Additionally, MDEA itself is not easy to degrade and is harmful to human skin, so the removal of MDEA is of great significance for the purification of light naphtha and the protection of the environment. In this paper, a molecular sieve (13X) is compared with silica gel and resin (NKA-9) as a means of removing MDEA from light naphtha via synergism with a fixed adsorption bed. The adsorption capacity decreased in the order of 13X > NKA-9 > silica gel, with values of 53.189, 45.889 and 34.863 mg g-1, respectively. Similarly, the effectiveness of steam for 13X regeneration after adsorption saturation was investigated, and the steam regeneration restored 95% of the activity of the fresh 13X. Furthermore, the adsorption mechanism of MDEA in light naphtha by 13X was studied, and it was confirmed that the adsorption process was dominated by chemisorption, supplemented by physisorption. The -OH and -NH2 functional groups were the main groups involved in the chemisorption, and capillary action and hydrogen bond action may be involved in physisorption.
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- Bin Zhang
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China +86-21-64253693
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China +86-21-64253693
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China +86-21-64253693
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China +86-21-64253693
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