Adsorption Equipment

Carbon absorbers are made of fiberglass reinforced plastic (frp) shell and activated carbon packing; these units can have single or dual carbon beds that can be either vertical or horizontal. Carbon absorption is used as the primary capture devise for many types of contaminants. Carbon adsorbers are capable of handling the volumes that need to be collected that are too small for a wet bed scrubber system or to capture volatile organic compounds (voc) from groundwater stripping systems. In addition, the carbon units also serve as soil remediation and polishing systems after the scrubbing stage in order to achieve extremely high removal efficiencies. The carbon units are designed to remove odor-causing components such as hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans, organic acids, aldehydes, and ketones in various industrial and municipal applications.

Liquid phase frp adsorbers are designed to handle high pressure applications to 150 psi. Polyethylene lined fiberglass vessel construction will handle harsh waste or process stream conditions. A wide variety of vessel sizes and capacities are available to meet unique requirements. The wsu1000p is our most economical medium capacity liquid phase adsorbers. Designed for flow rates to 60 gpm and constructed of corrosion resistant cross-linked polyethylene, these adsorbers provides high efficiency without stressing your budget. Wsu stands for water scrub units. Liquid phase carbon adsorption is a full-scale technology in which ground water is pumped through one or more vessels containing activated carbon to which dissolved organic contaminants adsorb. When the concentration of contaminants in the effluent from the bed exceeds a certain level, the carbon can be regenerated in place; removed and regenerated at an off-site facility; or removed and disposed. Carbon used for explosives- or metals-contaminated ground water probably cannot be regenerated and should be removed and properly disposed. Adsorption by activated carbon has a long history of use in treating municipal, industrial, and hazardous wastes.

The vapor phase activated carbon adsorbers are designed for use with: air stripper off-gas, sve, tank vents, contaminated air resulting from remediation of contaminated soil, odor control, manufactured gas plant (mgp) contaminated vapor generated during remediation, process vents and gases released after fumigation of various products. The range of flows provided by this activated carbon adsorber's line is from 20 to 20,000 cfm. Larger flows have been treated by using adsorbers in parallel. All of these adsorbers have been designed to have low pressure drop, excellent flow distribution and resistance to corrosive compounds. The drying of compressed air is a multi-step process. A compressor pressurizes ambient air containing moisture to an elevated pressure, and temperature. The air is then cooled below the elevated vapor pressure of the water and a large amount of condensation is produced. The drying process begins with a mechanical separator followed by a coalescing filter to remove the bulk liquid and water mist from the compressed air stream; then a regenerable adsorption unit to reduce the water vapor content to a very low level. A final filter removes the adsorbent fines entrained in the purified compressed air.