Polystyrene‐supported aluminium silver chloride as selective ethylene adsorbent

Abstract

Polystyrene-supported aluminium silver chloride was prepared as a solid and selective adsorbent for ethylene by refluxing silver chloride, aluminium chloride, and macroreticular-type polystyrene resin in carbon disulfide, followed by removal of the solvent in vacuo. The adsorbent rapidly adsorbed ethylene about equimolar to aluminium silver chloride under 1 atm at 20°C. Almost all the ethylene adsorbed was released by subjecting the adsorbent to a reduced pressure 8 mm Hg at 20°C for 10 min. The adsorbent, however, showed no adsorption of carbon monoxide under 1 atm at 20°C.