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The adsorption capacity for activated carbon from longan seeds is greater than commercial activated carbon due to the greater BET area and micropore volume. Increasing the degree of burn-off can enhance the adsorption of CO2 at 273 K from 4 mmol\/g to 4.2 and 4.8 mmol\/g at 1000 mbar without burn-off, to 19 and 26% with burn-off, respectively. This is because an increase in the degree of burn-off increases the surface chemistry or concentration of functional groups. In the investigation of the effect of the hydroxyl group on the adsorption of CO2 and CH4 at 273 K, it is found that the maximum adsorption capacity of CO2 at 5000 mbar is about 6.4 and 8 mmol\/g for cases without and with hydroxyl groups contained on the carbon surfaces. The opposite behavior can be observed in the case of methane, this is due to the stronger electrostatic interaction between the hydroxyl group and carbon dioxide. The simulation results obtained from a Monte Carlo simulation method can be used to support the mechanism in this investigation. Iron oxide is added on carbon surfaces with different concentrations to reveal the effects of ferric compounds on the adsorption of CO2. Iron at a concentration of about 1% on the surface can improve the adsorption capacity. However, excessive amounts of iron led to a limited adsorption capacity. The simulation result shows similar findings to the experimental data. The findings of this study will contribute to the progress of gas separation technologies, paving the way for long-term solutions to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules28145433","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,17]],"date-time":"2023-07-17T00:56:47Z","timestamp":1689555407000},"page":"5433","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["The Enhancement of CO2 and CH4 Capture on Activated Carbon with Different Degrees of Burn-Off and Surface Chemistry"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Supawan","family":"Inthawong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8274-3056","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Atichat","family":"Wongkoblap","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Worapot","family":"Intomya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chaiyot","family":"Tangsathitkulchai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"347","DOI":"10.1260\/0263617011494222","article-title":"Applications of Gas Separation by Adsorption for the Future","volume":"19","author":"Sircar","year":"2001","journal-title":"Adsorpt. 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