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1.1 Introduction Adsorption is a non-destructive control technology employed to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from low to medium concentration gas streams. Adsorption is generally used when a stringent outlet concentration must be met and/or recovery of the VOC is desired. Carbon adsorbers are used in a wide range of applications from controlling VOC and HAP emissions from storage tanks and process vents at refineries, chemical manufacturing, and pulp and paper plants, to control hydrogen sulfide and VOC emissions from municipal wastewater plants. Carbon adsorber canisters have been used in some smaller applications, such as in portable soil remediation systems. [28] In some industrial applications, adsorbers are used as concentrators to make other air pollution controls (e.g., condensers and thermal oxidizers) more cost-effective. Carbon adsorbers may also be used in conjunction with other less effective technologies (e.g., biofiltration or condensation) as a final polishing process to achieve VOC discharge limits. They are particularly useful for situations where there are relatively dilute VOC concentrations (less than 100 ppmv) and moderate flow rates, which can be difficult or uneconomical to remove using other types of pollution controls. [19] When properly designed, operated and maintained, carbon adsorbers can achieve high VOC removal efficiencies of 95 to 99 percent at input VOC concentrations of between 500 and 2,000 ppm in air. Removal efficiencies greater than 98 percent can be achieved for dilute waste streams. [20, 21] Adsorption is the term used for the phenomenon where gas molecules passing through a bed of solid particles are selectively held on the surface of the solid by attractive forces which are weaker and less specific than those of chemical bonds. The term chemisorption is used where the gas molecules form actual chemical bonds with the adsorbent surface groups. Energy is released when a molecule from the gas stream adheres to the surface of the solid. This energy is known as the “heat of adsorption” and it typically equals or exceeds the heat of condensation. Adsorptive capacity of the solid for the gas tends to increase with the gas phase concentration, molecular weight, diffusivity, polarity, and boiling point. Most gases (“adsorbates”) can be removed (“desorbed”) from the adsorbent by increasing the temperature, decreasing the pressure or introducing a stronger adsorbed material to displace the VOCs. The methods used to regenerate adsorbent are described in more detail in Section 1.4. Typical equipment life for carbon adsorbers is between 15 and 25 years. However, systems that handle waste gases that contain corrosive materials, such as hydrogen chloride or other acid gases, have shorter equipment life due to the impact of corrosion on the adsorber components. For example, waste streams that contain corrosive gases can corrode the adsorber vessel walls, carbon bed supports and outlet ducts. Corrosion of the bottom of the adsorber vessel is common where components of the gas stream condense to form corrosive liquids that collect on the bottom of the vessel. Corrosion of the carbon bed supports is also possible and may eventually cause the carbon beds to collapse. Carbon adsorbers used to control gas streams that contain corrosive materials should be constructed of materials that are designed for and resistant to corrosion. While this chapter focuses primarily on VOC control, carbon adsorption is also used to control hazardous air pollutants (HAP), including inorganic HAPs such as hydrogen sulfide. 1-1PDF Image | Carbon Adsorbers
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