Recovery of seven kinds of cfc and cfc replacements on high‐surface area activated carbon

Abstract

The adsorption isotherms, the constants of the Dubinin—Radushkevich plots, and the constants of the Langmuir plots of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and CFC replacements on high‐surface area activated carbon were investigated to estimate the recovery efficiency of CFC and CFC replacements. The adsorption and desorption of HFC134a on a high‐surface area activated carbon was much easier than that of CFC 113 and the CFC replacements. The recovery efficiency of CFC replacements depends on the hydrogen atoms in molecule. It is possible that the saturated amount adsorbed in the pores or on the surface of the activated carbon could be evaluated by the Ws constant of the the Langmuir equation and the Wo constant of the Dubinin‐Radushkevich equation. The a constant of the Langmuir equation and the BEo constant of the Dubinin‐Radushkevich equation depend on the molecular composition.