Unary Adsorption Equilibria of Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide on Y-Type Zeolites at Temperatures from 298 to 393 K and at Pressures up to 3 MPa

Abstract

The equilibrium adsorption of CO2, N2, and H2 on commercially available Zeolite H-Y, Na-Y, and cation-exchanged NaTMA-Y was measured up to 3 MPa at 298.15, 313.15, 333.15, 353.15, and 393.15 K gravimetrically using a magnetic suspension balance. The chemical and textural characterization of the materials was carried out by thermogravimetric analysis, helium gravimetry, and N2 (77 K) physisorption. We report the excess and net isotherms as measured and estimates of the absolute adsorption isotherms. The latter are modeled using the simplified statistical isotherm (SSI) model to evaluate adsorbate-adsorbent interactions and parametrize the data for process modeling. When reported per unit volume of zeolite supercage, the SSI model indicates that the saturation capacity for a given gas takes the same value for the three adsorbents. The Henry’s constants predicted by the model show a strong effect of the cation on the affinity of each adsorbate.