Adsorption of Low Concentration Formaldehyde in Air Using Ethylene-Diamine-Modified Diatomaceous Earth

Dante P. Bernabe; Raissa Anne S. Herrera; Bonifacio T. Doma Jr.; Ming-Lai Fu; Yingchao Dong; Ya-Fen Wang

doi:10.4209/aaqr.2015.05.0292

Adsorption of Low Concentration Formaldehyde in Air Using Ethylene-Diamine-Modified Diatomaceous Earth

Control Techniques and Strategy

Dante P. Bernabe¹, Raissa Anne S. Herrera², Bonifacio T. Doma Jr.², Ming-Lai Fu³, Yingchao Dong³^,4, Ya-Fen Wang ¹

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¹Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li 32023, Taiwan
²School of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Mapúa Institute of Technology, Manila 1002, Philippines
³Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
⁴Ningbo Urban Environment Observation and Research Station-NUEORS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, , (null), China

Received: May 18, 2015
Revised: June 10, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
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Bernabe, D.P., Herrera, R.A.S., Doma Jr., B.T., Fu, M.L., Dong, Y. and Wang, Y.F. (2015). Adsorption of Low Concentration Formaldehyde in Air Using Ethylene-Diamine-Modified Diatomaceous Earth. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 15: 1652-1661. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2015.05.0292

HIGHLIGHTS

Diatomaceous Earth as adsorbent for formaldehyde in air.

Ethylene diamene to improve properties of DE adsorbent.

Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms to create calibration curve.

EDA providing adsorption sites improving breakthrough point of the adsorbent.

ABSTRACT

Formaldehyde is one of the most common difficult-to-eliminate indoor air pollutants. Among the available methods of eliminating formaldehyde, adsorption is still the most commonly used due to its simplicity, efficiency, and economic viability. This study investigated the potential of diatomaceous earth (DE) adsorbent for formaldehyde (low concentration in air). DE was considered because of its high silica content and high porosity. It also examined the effect of adding ethylene-diamine (EDA) on the adsorption performance of DE. Amine groups have been proven to improve the adsorption of formaldehyde through their reaction that produces imine. The amount of added EDA was varied from 0.25 to 0.75 g per gram of DE. For pure DE adsorbent, the adsorption performance was 298 mg/g. Adding 0.75 g of EDA resulted in maximum DE adsorption performance (565 mg/g). EDA-modified DE was shown to be a potential adsorbent for removing formaldehyde in air.

Keywords: Material synthesis; Indoor air pollution; Calibration curve; Breakthrough point; Amine