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Pozycja Open Access CO2 Adsorption Study of Potassium‐Based Activation of Carbon Spheres(MDPI, 2022-07-05) Pełech, Iwona; Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Pełech, Robert; Sobczuk, Konrad S.; Kayalar, Gulsen Yagmur; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Cormia, Robert; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Eskişehir Technical University, 26555 Eskişehir, Turkey; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Chemistry Faculty, Chemistry Department, Foothill CollegeThe adsorption properties of microporous spherical carbon materials obtained from the resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, treated in a solvothermal reactor heated with microwaves and then subjected to carbonization, are presented. The potassium-based activation of carbon spheres was carried out in two ways: solution-based and solid-based methods. The effect of various factors, such as chemical agent selection, chemical activating agent content, and the temperature or time of activation, was investigated. The influence of microwave treatment on the adsorption properties was also investigated and described. The adsorption performance of carbon spheres was evaluated in detail by examining CO2 adsorption from the gas phase.Pozycja Open Access CO2 Reduction to Valuable Chemicals on TiO2-Carbon Photocatalysts Deposited on Silica Cloth(MDPI, 2021-12-28) Morawski, Antoni Waldemar; Ćmielewska, Katarzyna; Witkowski, Kordian; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Pełech, Iwona; Staciwa, Piotr; Ekiert, Ewa; Sibera, Daniel; Wanag, Agnieszka; Gano, Marcin; Narkiewicz, UrszulaA new photocatalyst for CO2 reduction has been presented. The photocatalyst was prepared from a combination of a commercial P25 with a mesopore structure and carbon spheres with a microporous structure with high CO2 adsorption capacity. Then, the obtained hybrid TiO2-carbon sphere photocatalysts were deposited on a glass fiber fabric. The combined TiO2-carbon spheres/silica cloth photocatalysts showed higher efficiency in the two-electron CO2 reduction towards CO than in the eight-electron reaction to methane. The 0.5 g graphitic carbon spheres combined with 1 g of TiO2 P25 resulted in almost 100% selectivity to CO. From a practical point of view, this is promising as it economically eliminates the need to separate CO from the gas mixture after the reaction, which also contains CH4 and H2.Pozycja Open Access CO2 Reduction to Valuable Chemicals on TiO2-Carbon Photocatalysts Deposited on Silica Cloth(MDPI, 2021-12-28) Morawski, Antoni W.; Cmielewska, Katarzyna; Witkowski, Kordian; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Pelech, Iwona; Staciwa, Piotr; Ekiert, Ewa; Sibera, Daniel; Wanag, Agnieszka; Gano, Marcin; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w SzczecinieA new photocatalyst for CO2 reduction has been presented. The photocatalyst was prepared from a combination of a commercial P25 with a mesopore structure and carbon spheres with a microporous structure with high CO2 adsorption capacity. Then, the obtained hybrid TiO2-carbon sphere photocatalysts were deposited on a glass fiber fabric. The combined TiO2-carbon spheres/silica cloth photocatalysts showed higher efficiency in the two-electron CO2 reduction towards CO than in the eight-electron reaction to methane. The 0.5 g graphitic carbon spheres combined with 1 g of TiO2 P25 resulted in almost 100% selectivity to CO. From a practical point of view, this is promising as it economically eliminates the need to separate CO from the gas mixture after the reaction, which also contains CH4 and H-2.Pozycja Open Access CO2 Sorbents Based on Spherical Carbon and Photoactive Metal Oxides: Insight into Adsorption Capacity, Selectivity and Regenerability(MDPI, 2022-10-11) Pełech, Iwona; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Kapica‐Kozar, Joanna; Wanag, Agnieszka; Latzke, Filip; Pawłowska, Karolina; Michalska, Adrianna; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Morawski, Antoni W.Pozycja Open Access CO2 Sorbents Based on Spherical Carbon and Photoactive Metal Oxides: Insight into Adsorption Capacity, Selectivity and Regenerability(MDPI, 2022-10-11) Pełech, Iwona; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Kapica-Kozar, Joanna; Wanag, Agnieszka; Latzke, Filip; Pawłowska, Karolina; Michalska, Adrianna; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Morawski, Antoni W.; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w SzczecinieThis work aimed to obtain hybrid composites based on photoactive metal oxide and carbon having adsorption properties. The materials, composed of titanium dioxide or zinc oxide and spherical carbon, were obtained from resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, treated in a solvothermal reactor heated with microwaves and then subjected to carbonization, were received. The functional groups of pure carbon spheres (unsaturated stretching C=C, stretching C-OH and C-H bending vibrations), CS/ZnO and CS/TiO2 samples were determined by FT-IR analysis. The characteristic bands for ZnO and TiO2 were observed below 1000 cm(-1). The thermal oxidative properties are similar for TiO2- and ZnO-modified carbon spheres. We have observed that the increased carbon sphere content in nanocomposites results in starting the decomposition process at a lower temperature, therefore, nanocomposites have a broader combustion temperature range. The effect of the oxides' addition to carbon spheres on their adsorption properties was evaluated in detail by examining CO2 adsorption from the gas phase. The selectivity of CO2 over N-2 at a temperature of 25 degrees C and pressure of 1 bar (a novelty in testing CS-based sorbents) calculated for 3.00 CS/TiO2 and 4.00 CS/ZnO was 15.09 and 16.95, respectively. These nanocomposites exhibit excellent cyclic stability checked over 10 consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles.Pozycja Open Access Comprehensive evaluation of early‑age hydration and compressive strength development in seawater‑mixed binary and ternary cementitious systems(Politechnika Wrocławska , Springer, 2024-04-15) Rahnarajan, Sundar; Cendrowski, Krzysztof; Sibera, Daniel; Sikora, Pawel; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 50a, 71-311, Szczecin, Poland; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 50a, 71-311, Szczecin, Poland; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 50a, 71-311, Szczecin, Poland; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 50a, 71-311, Szczecin, PolandSeawater-mixed concrete (SWC) is a proposed solution for catering to the needs of developing nations facing extremely severe water stress. Recent research works advocate the feasibility of producing SWC by adding supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and alternative reinforcements without reducing the engineering properties of the same. However, limited information is available for optimising the type and amount of SCMs in binary and ternary blended SW-mixed cementitious systems for achieving desirable strength development and early-age hydration. A comprehensive study to understand the evolution of heat of hydration and strength up to 28 days was conducted on 31 binder compositions mixed with both fresh water (FW) and seawater (SW). Fly ash, slag, metakaolin, and limestone are the supplementary cementitious materials used with CEM I as a primary binder at a replacement level between 10 and 70%. Isothermal calorimetry results revealed an increase in total heat of hydration and a reduction in setting time with SW-mixed cement pastes compared to their FW-mixed counterparts. Similarly, a significant increase in strength between 0 and 50% was observed in SW-mixed cement pastes. Suitable binder combinations showing an increase in compressive strength and not a significant reduction in strength compared to the CEM I reference mix were identified using the strength improvement factor approach. Binary and ternary blended cementitious, consisting of fly ash, slag, and metakaolin at different replacement levels, are amongst the chosen binder combinations.Pozycja Embargo Effect of microwave assisted solvothermal process parameters on carbon dioxide adsorption properties of microporous carbon materials(Elsevier, 2020-08-02) Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Pełech, Iwona; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Lojkowski, Witold; Dąbrowska, Sylwia; Cormia, Robert; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Instytut Wysokich Ciśnień Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Science; Politechnika Warszawska. Wydział Inżynierii Materiałowej; Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology; Chemistry Faculty, Chemistry Department, Foothill CollegeIn this work, production and characterization of carbon spheres from resorcinol and formaldehyde, using a microwave assisted solvothermal reactor, is presented. The influence of different experimental conditions, e.g., reaction time, pressure, and power, on the structure of the obtained materials, and carbon dioxide adsorption properties, was studied. Using the method described in this work, it is possible to significantly reduce the reaction time, to as low as 10 min, compared with widely described processes carried out in autoclaves, requiring several hours. Simultaneously, it was discovered that the application of higher reactor pressures, over 3 MPa, resulted in the destruction of spherical shape and the formation of graphitic layers. The importance of micropores below 0.4 nm, for adsorption of carbon dioxide, was also shown in this work. Microporous carbon spheres with efficient CO2 adsorption properties (nearly 7 mmol/g at 1 bar and 0 ◦C) were synthesized using this process.Pozycja Open Access The Effect of the Modification of Carbon Spheres with ZnCl2 on the Adsorption Properties towards CO2(MDPI, 2022-02) Pełech, Iwona; Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Morawski, Antoni W.; Kapica-Kozar, Joanna; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Department of General Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinZinc chloride and potassium oxalate are often applied as activating agents for carbon materials. In this work, we present the preparation of ZnO/carbon spheres composites using resorcinol-formaldehyde resin as a carbon source in a solvothermal reactor heated with microwaves. Zinc chloride as a zinc oxide source and potassium oxalate as an activating agent were applied. The effect of their addition and preparation conditions on the adsorption properties towards carbon dioxide at 0 degrees C and 25 degrees C were investigated. Additionally, for all tested sorbents, the CO2 sorption tests at 40 degrees C, carried out utilizing a thermobalance, confirmed the trend of sorption capacity measured at 0 and 25 degrees C. Furthermore, the sample activated using potassium oxalate and modified using zinc chloride (a carbon-to-zinc ratio equal to 10:1) displayed not only a high CO2 adsorption capacity (2.69 mmol CO2/g at 40 degrees C) but also exhibited a stable performance during the consecutive multicycle adsorption-desorption process.Pozycja Open Access Effective green ammonia synthesis from gaseous nitrogen and CO2 saturated-water vapour utilizing a novel photocatalytic reactor(ScienceDirect, 2022-10-15) Morawski, Antoni Waldemar; Ćmielewska, Katarzyna; Ekiert, Ewa; Kusiak‐Nejman, Ewelina; Pełech, Iwona; Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Wanag, Agnieszka; Kapica‐Kozar, Joanna; Gano, Marcin; Lendzion-Bieluń, Zofia; Narkiewicz, UrszulaThe ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and hydrogen derived from water vapor in the photocatalytic process performed under mild conditions is presented. A new solution of a gas-phase photocatalytic reactor with the bed in the form of a UV transparent glass fiber cloth coated with AEROXIDE® P25 TiO2 was applied. The bed in the reactor is located just above the water surface. The gases circulate from above towards the water surface, where the produced ammonia is easily absorbed and continuously separated from the gas phase, shifting the ammonia synthesis equilibrium towards the product. The highest amount of ammonia (about 1.3 mmol NH4+/g TiO2 after 6 h) was obtained at 20 °C, and with the use of the gaseous mixture containing CO2 (15%), N2 (85%), and water vapour derived from water located at the bottom of the reactor. Carbon dioxide in the reaction environment is simultaneously reduced to carbon monoxide and methane.Pozycja Open Access Functional Bi2O3/Gd2O3 Silica-Coated Structures for Improvement of Early Age and Radiation Shielding Performance of Cement Paste(MDPI, 2024-01-12) Cendrowski, Krzysztof; Federowicz, Karol; Techman, Mateusz; Chougan, Mehdi; El-Khayatt, Ahmed M.; Saudi, H.A.; Kędzierski, Tomasz; Mijowska, Ewa; Strzałkowski, Jarosław; Sibera, Daniel; Abd Elrahman, Mohamed; Sikora, Pawel; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Department of Physics, College of Science; Brunel University London, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Nuclear Research Centre, Reactor Physics Department; Al-Azhar University, Women Branch, Nasr City Faculty of Science. Department of Physics,; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering. Department of Nanomaterials Physicochemistry.; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering. Department of Nanomaterials Physicochemistry.; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Mansoura University, Mansoura City. Structural Engineering Department; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Civil and Environmental EngineeringThis study presents a new approach towards the production of sol-gel silica-coated Bi2O3/Gd2O3 cement additives towards the improvement of early mechanical performance and radiation attenuation. Two types of silica coatings, which varied in synthesis method and morphology, were used to coat Bi2O3/Gd2O3 structures and evaluated as a cement filler in Portland cement pastes. Isothermal calorimetry studies and early strength evaluations confirmed that both proposed coating types can overcome retarded cement hydration process, attributed to Bi2O3 presence, resulting in improved one day compressive strength by 300% and 251% (depending on coating method) when compared to paste containing pristine Bi2O3 and Gd2O3 particles. Moreover, depending on the type of chosen coating type, various rheological performances of cement pastes can be achieved. Thanks to the proposed combination of materials, both gamma-rays and slow neutron attenuation in cement pastes can be simultaneously improved. The introduction of silica coating resulted in an increment of the gamma-ray and neutron shielding thanks to the increased probability of radiation interaction. Along with the positive early age effects of the synthesized structures, the 28 day mechanical performance of cement pastes was not suppressed, and was found to be comparable to that of the control specimen. As an outcome, silica-coated structures can be successfully used in radiation-shielding cement-based composites, e.g. with demanding early age performances.Pozycja Open Access Influence of Potassium-Based Activation on Adsorptive Properties of Carbon Spheres Modified with Iron(III) Citrate(MDPI, 2023-07-25) Pełech, Iwona; Sibera, Daniel; Staciwa, Piotr; Sobczuk, Konrad S.; Narkiewicz, Urszula; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environmental Engineering, 70-322 Szczecin, ul Pułaskiego 10, Poland; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej. Katedra Technologii Chemicznej Nieorganicznej i Inżynierii Środowiska.; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Budownictwa i Inżynierii Środowiska.Composites synthesized from iron(III) citrate and carbon spheres, and activated with potassium compounds were prepared and then characterized using XRD, SEM, and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption methods. The adsorption properties of the composites toward carbon dioxide were assessed using CO2 uptake measurement, as well as by measuring their selectivity toward carbon dioxide, given their further application as photocatalysts for the reduction of this gas. The effect of changing preparation conditions on the structural and adsorption properties of the material was assessed. The potential strength of such material is a synergistic effect between the high adsorption capacity related to the microporosity of carbon spheres combined with the catalytic properties of iron particles.Pozycja Open Access The influence of the synthesis pH on the morphology and adsorption properties of carbon spheres(Elsevier, 2023-07-13) Sobczuk, Konrad S.; Pełech, Iwona; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Moszyński, Dariusz; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and EngineeringMicroporous spherical carbon materials were obtained from the resorcinol–formaldehyde resin, treated in a solvothermal reactor heated with microwaves, and then subjected to carbonization. The effect of the pH on the changes in the carbon spheres' morphology and the adsorption performance was investigated. In order to improve the adsorption efficiency, carbon spheres were subjected to the activation using potassium hydroxide and their properties were compared to those of the non-activated ones. The adsorption performance of the produced materials was evaluated in detail by examining nitrogen and carbon dioxide adsorption from the gas phase, the morphology – using Scanning Electron Microscopy, and surface chemistry – using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.Pozycja Open Access Iron–Carbon Nanospheres as Promising Material for Magnetic Assisted Adsorption and Separation of Impurities from a Liquid Phase(MDPI, 2024-04-29) Pełech, Iwona; Lewinska, Sabina; Arciszewska, Monika; Khaliq, Abdul; Ślawska-Waniewska, Anna; Sibera, Daniel; Staciwa, Piotr; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Construction and Road Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinThe composites containing various iron compounds and highly microporous carbon spheres were produced and investigated for structural and magnetic properties. Iron citrate, nitrate and chloride were used to prepare samples and the obtained products contained iron, iron carbide or magnetite. All the produced samples were characterized by high porosity and good magnetic properties. The coupling of the high porosity of carbon spheres with magnetic properties of iron compounds provides a potential application of the composites to removal of impurities from water, followed by a magnetic separation of the sorbent.Pozycja Open Access IX Szczecińskie Sympozjum Młodych Chemików. Praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Elwiry K. Wróblewskiej i Łukasza Struka(Wydawnictwo Uczelniane Zachodniopomorskiego Uniwersytetu Technologicznego w Szczecinie, 2024) Chodoruk, Maksymilian P.; Struk, Łukasz; Sośnicki, Jacek G.; Adamczyk, Emilia; Rokicka, Joanna; Sobczuk , Konrad S.; Wiechcińska, Nikola; Sibera, Daniel; Staciwa, Piotr; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Wang, Kaiying; Pełech , Iwona; Lubowicz, Magdalena M.; Idzik, Tomasz J.; Splinter, Kamila; Hlawacek, Gregor; Moeckel, Robert; Lendzion-Bieluń, Zofia; Bilska, Karolina; Ossowicz-Rupniewska, Paula; Felczak, Paula; Miądlicki, Piotr; Przepiórski, Jacek; Ambroziak, Barbara; Bosacka, Monika; Kępiński, Patryk; Kwiatkowski, Kamil; Klimza, Kamila; Madalińska, Agata; Kozyra, Aleksandra; Nowak, Anna; Majewska, Kleopatra; Story, Anna; Story, Grzegorz; Niemczak, MIchał; Stachowiak, Witold; Olejniczak, Adriana; Kaczmarek, Damian Krystian; Przemieniecki, Tomasz; Oshetkova, Daria; Klimowicz, Adam; Owczarek, Maja; Wysokowski, Marcin; Jesionowski, Teofil; Mezzetta, Andrea; Guazzelli, Lorenzo; Wojciechowska, Amelia; Wojcieszak, Marta; Syguda, Anna; Materna, Katarzyna; Woźniak, Piotr; Gryta, Marek; Wróblewska, Ewelina K. redaktor; Struk, Łukasz redaktorPozycja Open Access New Insight on Carbon Dioxide-Mediated Hydrogen Production(Chemistry Europe, European Chemical Societies Publishing, 2022-04-03) Morawski, Antoni W.; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Pełech, Iwona; Cmielewska, Katarzyna; Sibera, Daniel; Staciwa, Piotr; Wanag, Agnieszka; Gano, Marcin; Ekiert, Ewa; Kapica-Kozar, Joanna; Witkowski, Kordian; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w SzczecinieA new approach to hydrogen production from water is described. This simple method is based on carbon dioxide-mediated water decomposition under UV radiation. The water contained dissolved sodium hydroxide, and the solution was saturated with gaseous carbon dioxide. During saturation, the pH decreased from about 11.5 to 7-8. The formed bicarbonate and carbonate ions acted as scavengers for hydroxyl radicals, preventing the recombination of hydroxyl and hydrogen radicals and prioritizing hydrogen gas formation. In the presented method, not yet reported in the literature, hydrogen production is combined with carbon dioxide. For the best system with alkaline water (0.2 m NaOH) saturated with CO2 under UV-C, the hydrogen production amounted to 0.6 mu mol h(-1) during 24 h of radiation.Pozycja Open Access New Insight on Carbon Dioxide–Mediated Hydrogen Production(Chemistry Europe, 2022-04-03) Morawski, Antoni Waldemar; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Pełech, Iwona; Ćmielewska, Katarzyna; Sibera, Daniel; Staciwa, Piotr; Wanag, Agnieszka; Gano, Marcin; Ekiert, Ewa; Kapica‐Kozar, Joanna; Witkowski, Kordian; Narkiewicz, UrszulaA new approach to hydrogen production from water is described. This simple method is based on carbon dioxide-mediated water decomposition under UV radiation. The water contained dissolved sodium hydroxide, and the solution was saturated with gaseous carbon dioxide. During saturation, the pH decreased from about 11.5 to 7–8. The formed bicarbonate and carbonate ions acted as scavengers for hydroxyl radicals, preventing the recombination of hydroxyl and hydrogen radicals and prioritizing hydrogen gas formation. In the presented method, not yet reported in the literature, hydrogen production is combined with carbon dioxide. For the best system with alkaline water (0.2 m NaOH) saturated with CO2 under UV-C, the hydrogen production amounted to 0.6 μmol h−1 during 24 h of radiation.Pozycja Open Access On the Selectivity of Simultaneous CO2 and N2 Reduction Using TiO2/Carbon Sphere Photocatalysts Prepared by Microwave Treatment and Mounted on Silica Cloth(MDPI, 2023-08-24) Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Ćmielewska, Katarzytna; Pełech, Iwona; Ekiert, Ewa; Staciwa, Piotr; Sibera, Daniel; Wanag, Agnieszka; Kapica-Kozar, Joanna; Gano, Marcin; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Morawski, Antoni Waldemar; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Budownictwa i Inżynierii Środowiska. Katedra Budownictwa Ogólnego; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej. Katedra Technologii Chemicznej Nieorganicznej i Inżynierii Środowiska; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej. Katedra Technologii Chemicznej Organicznej i Materiałów Polimerowych; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering. Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Department of General Civil Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering. Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Polymeric MaterialsThis paper presents new photocatalysts obtained by treating carbon spheres (CS) and TiO2 in a microwave reactor at a pressure of 20 atm and a temperature of up to 300 °C for 15 min and then depositing TiO2/CS composites on glass fibre cloths. Such highly CO2-adsorbing photocatalysts showed photoactivity in the simultaneous water-splitting process, generating H2, reducing CO2 to CO and CH4, and reducing N2 to NH3. In addition, calculations of the hydrogen balance involved in all reactions were performed. Adding 1 g of carbon spheres per 1 g of TiO2 maintained the high selectivity of nitrogen fixation at 95.87–99.5%, which was continuously removed from the gas phase into the water as NH4+ ions.Pozycja Open Access Pressureless and Low-Pressure Synthesis of Microporous Carbon Spheres Applied to CO2 Adsorption(MDPI, 2020-10-13) Pełech, Iwona; Sibera, Daniel; Staciwa, Piotr; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Cormia, Robert; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin; Chemistry Faculty, Chemistry Department, Foothill CollegeIn this work, low-pressure synthesis of carbon spheres from resorcinol and formaldehyde using an autoclave is presented. The influence of reaction time and process temperature as well as the e ect of potassium oxalate, an activator, on the morphology and CO2 adsorption properties was studied. The properties of materials produced at pressureless (atmospheric) conditions were compared with those synthesized under higher pressures. The results of this work show that enhanced pressure treatment is not necessary to produce high-quality carbon spheres, and the morphology and porosity of the spheres produced without an activation step at pressureless conditions are not significantly di erent from those obtained at higher pressures. In addition, CO2 uptake was not a ected by elevated pressure synthesis. It was also demonstrated that addition of the activator (potassium oxalate) had much more e ect on key properties than the applied pressure treatment. The use of potassium oxalate as an activator caused non-uniform size distribution of spherical particles. Simultaneously higher values of surface area and total pore volumes were reached. A pressure treatment of the carbon materials in the autoclave significantly enhanced the CO2 uptake at 25 C, but had no e ect on it at 0 C.Pozycja Open Access Technologia otrzymywania nanokrystalicznego tlenku cynku dotowanego tlenkami metali przejściowych(Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie, 2011) Sibera, Daniel; Narkiewicz, Urszula Teresa promotor; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii ChemicznejPozycja Open Access ZnO/Carbon Spheres with Excellent Regenerability for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture(MDPI, 2021-10-28) Pełech, Iwona; Sibera, Daniel; Staciwa, Piotr; Kusiak-Nejman, Ewelina; Kapica-Kozar, Joanna; Wanag, Agnieszka; Narkiewicz, Urszula; Morawski, Antoni W.; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej. Katedra Technologii Chemicznej Nieorganicznej i Inżynierii Środowiska; Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie. Wydział Budownictwa i Inżynierii Środowiska. Katedra Budownictwa Ogólnego; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering. Department of Inorganic Chemical Technology and Environment Engineering; West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Department of General Civil EngineeringThis paper examines the synthesis of the ZnO/carbon spheres composites using resorcinol—formaldehyde resin as a carbon source and zinc nitrate as a zinc oxide source in a solvothermal reactor heated with microwaves. The influence of activation with potassium oxalate and modification with zinc nitrate on the physicochemical properties of the obtained materials and CO2 adsorption capacity was investigated. It was found that in the case of nonactivated material as well as activated materials, the presence of zinc oxide in the carbon matrix had no effect or slightly increased the values of CO2 adsorption capacity. Only for the material where the weight ratio of carbon:zinc was 2:1, the decrease of CO2 adsorption capacity was reported. Additionally, CO2 adsorption experiments on nonactivated carbon spheres and those activated with potassium oxalate with different amounts of zinc nitrate were carried out at 40 °C using thermobalance. The highest CO2 adsorption capacity at temperature 40 °C (2.08 mmol/g adsorbent) was achieved for the material after activation with potassium oxalate with the highest zinc nitrate content as ZnO precursor. Moreover, repeated adsorption/desorption cycle experiments revealed that the as-prepared carbon spheres were very good CO2 adsorbents, exhibiting excellent cyclic stability with a performance decay of less than 10% over up to 25 adsorption-desorption cycles.