MULTI-METAL OXIDE AEROGEL FOR CAPTURE. OF POLLUTION GASES FROM AIR | ||||
| International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Aviation Technology | ||||
| Article 58, Volume 7, ASAT Conf. 13-15 May 1997, May 1997, Page 1-13 PDF (2.39 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asat.1997.25455 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| M. S. Ahmed1; Y. A. Attia2 | ||||
| 1Associate professor. Suez Canal TInive.rsity, Dept. Of Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineerin,g, Suez, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor, TAASI Laboratory, Columbus, OH, USA. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Utilization of fossil fuels results in the emission of pollution gases such as CO2, SO2, CO, NOx and H2S. Currently available commercial technologies for reducing SO2 and NOx emissions from power plants are costly and produce hazardous wastes. The concept described in this paper uses advanced aerogel materials containing components such as CaO and MgO in their structure to capture/adsorb gaseous wastes from fossil fuel combustion. Aerogels are typically highly porous materials, which can have over 90% porosity, very low density, and extremely high surface area (several hundred m2/g). The test results of this work indicated that an aerogel sorbent containing CaO, MgO and Si02, which is prepared in the laboratory "by the advanced sol-gel technology", can be used efficiently to capture/adsorb pollution gases such as CO2, SO2 , NOx , CO and H2S through both physical and.chemical sorption mechanisms. Aerogels can be engineered to different forms, sizes, and chemical compositions to be used as gas filters in the different workplaces and indoor living spaces. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Aerogel materials; Sol-gel process. Fuels; Pollution gases; Gas adsorption | ||||
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