Adsorption equilibria and kinetics of CO2, CH4 and N2 in natural zeolites

Abstract The ability of natural zeolites (ZAPS, ZNT and ZN-19) to adsorb pure CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 was studied experimentally. The volume of CO 2 adsorption in the monolayer (Langmuir) was found to be close to the micropore volume estimated by the Dubinin–Astakhov model (N 2 , 77 K) for all three zeolites. Considerable differences in the adsorption of CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 with these zeolites were observed, a factor that can be used for the separation of CO 2 –CH 4 and N 2 –CH 4 mixtures. The mechanism of activated diffusion was detected in the adsorption of CH 4 with ZN-19.