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Environ Sci Technol

Title:		A model to predict the adsorber thermal behavior during treatment of volatile organic compounds onto wet activated carbon
Author(s):		Pre P; Delage F; Le Cloirec P;
Address:		"Ecole des Mines de Nantes, GEPEA, Nantes, France. Pascaline.Pre@emn.fr"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Technol
Year:		2002
Volume:		36
Issue:		21
Page Number:		4681 - 4688
DOI:		10.1021/es020067h
ISSN/ISBN:		0013-936X (Print) 0013-936X (Linking)
Abstract:		"A model for adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) onto a wet activated carbon bed was proposed in this study. This model accounts for temperature changes induced by the reversed and coupled mass-transfer processes of both organic species adsorption and water desorption. Indeed, it was experimentally pointed out that temperature rises, which result from the exothermal nature of the energetic interactions between the organic molecule and the activated carbon surface, are notably reduced when the adsorbent contains an initial moisture of approximately 10% in weight. Moreover, it was shown that water rate desorption was enhanced in the presence of organic vapor. This phenomenon may be explained by the displacement of sorbed water bythe organic molecules, owing to more intensive interactions with the activated carbon surface. The model proposed was elaborated from a previous comprehensive analysis of the diffusion mechanisms governing VOC adsorption at high concentrations onto a dry activated carbon bed. In a similar way, a theoretical approach was developed to model water desorption during drying of a wet activated carbon bed under pure flowing air. At last, a theoretical depiction of both competitive and reverse processes was outlined. The final model fits reasonably with experimental data relative to both breakthrough curves and thermal wave shape along the bed, even if local temperature change calculation may require some further improvement"
Keywords:		"Adsorption Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution/prevention & control Carbon/*chemistry Forecasting *Models, Theoretical Organic Chemicals Temperature Volatilization;"
Notes:		"MedlinePre, P Delage, F Le Cloirec, P eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2002/11/16 Environ Sci Technol. 2002 Nov 1; 36(21):4681-8. doi: 10.1021/es020067h"