Abstract

This work is mainly involved with study of the adsorption of dibenzothiophene (DBT) on Ag/Cu/Fe-supported activated carbons (ACs) prepared by ultrasound-assisted impregnation (UI). Ag/AC-UI, Cu/AC-UI, and Fe/AC-UI were separately prepared by using impregnation of different metal salt solutions under ultrasound irradiation (UIr) and characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and CO-chemisorption experiments. Isotherms of DBT on the modified ACs were separately measured, and the effects of different metal ions loaded on the ACs on the amount of adsorbed DBT on the modified ACs are discussed. Results indicated that (1) the DBT adsorption capacity of the ACs modified by using impregnation without UIr followed the order: Ag/AC > Cu/AC > AC > Fe/AC; (2) the modification methods have significant influence on the adsorption abilities of the modified ACs toward DBT. The application of UIr to prepare metal ion-impregnated ACs can make the metallic particles on the carbon surfaces become finer and dispe...

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