Activated Carbon

Activated Carbon
Author: Harry Marsh
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 555
Release: 2006-07-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080455964

Recent years have seen an expansion in speciality uses of activated carbons including medicine, filtration, and the purification of liquids and gaseous media. Much of current research and information surrounding the nature and use of activated carbon is scattered throughout various literature, which has created the need for an up-to-date comprehensive and integrated review reference. In this book, special attention is paid to porosities in all forms of carbon, and to the modern-day materials which use activated carbons - including fibres, clothes, felts and monoliths. In addition, the use of activated carbon in its granular and powder forms to facilitate usage in liquid and gaseous media is explored. Activated Carbon will make essential reading for Material Scientists, Chemists and Engineers in academia and industry. Characterization of porosity The surface chemistry of the carbons Methods of activation and mechanisms of adsorptio Computer modelling of structure and porosity within carbons Modern instrumental analytical methods

Activated Carbon for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Activated Carbon for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Author: Ferhan Cecen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2011-09-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527639454

This monograph provides comprehensive coverage of technologies which integrate adsorption and biological processes in water and wastewater treatment. The authors provide both an introduction to the topic as well as a detailed discussion of theoretical and practical considerations. After a review of the basics involved in the chemistry, biology and technology of integrated adsorption and biological removal, they discuss the setup of pilot- and full-scale treatment facilities, covering powdered as well as granular activated carbon. They elucidate the factors that influence the successful operation of integrated systems. Their discussion on integrated systems expands from the effects of environmental to the removal of various pollutants, to regeneration of activated carbon, and to the analysis of such systems in mathematical terms. The authors conclude with a look at future needs for research and develoment. A truly valuable resource for environmental engineers, environmental and water chemists, as well as professionals working in water and wastewater treatment.

Carbon Filtration for Reducing Emissions from Chemical Agent Incineration

Carbon Filtration for Reducing Emissions from Chemical Agent Incineration
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1999-09-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 030906595X

This report reviews the Army's evaluation of carbon filters for use in the baseline incineration PAS, as well as the Army's change management process (the Army's tool for evaluating major equipment and operational changes to disposal facilities). In preparing this report, members of the Stockpile Committee evaluated exhaust gas emissions testing at the two operating baseline incineration systems, JACADS and the TOCDF; evaluated the development of the dilute SOPC carbon filter simulation model; and evaluated the conceptual design of a modified PAS with an activated carbon filter. The two major risk assessments conducted for each continental disposal site that use the baseline system, namely, (1) the quantitative risk assessment, which evaluates the risks and consequences of accidental agent releases, and (2) the health risk assessment, which evaluates the potential effects of nonagent emissions on human health and the environment, were also examined.

Activated Carbon

Activated Carbon
Author: Zaid K. Chowdhury
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1583219072

"Many books have been written about granular activated carbon. Some focus on the theory of performance and removal mechanisms while others focus on design features. This book focuses on solutions. It describes the challenges facing water providers to provide safe water that is acceptable to their customers, utility experiences using activated carbon, activated carbon applications, and design and procurement approaches. The appendices include detailed case studies and a life-cycle assessment demonstrating favorable sustainability considerations for activated carbon when compared to other treatment technologies. Never before has all of this information been together in one location. The what, why, and how of activated carbon are connected in this book and demonstrate why this treatment technology has maintained its status as an integral treatment technology in the quest for pure water over millennia"--

Activated Carbon Surfaces in Environmental Remediation

Activated Carbon Surfaces in Environmental Remediation
Author: Teresa J. Bandosz
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 587
Release: 2006-02-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080455956

Activated Carbon Surfaces in Environmental Remediation provides a comprehensive summary of the environmental applications of activated carbons. In order to understand the removal of contaminants and pollutants on activated carbons, the theoretical bases of adsorption phenomena are discussed. The effects of pore structure and surface chemistry are also addressed from both science and engineering perspectives. Each chapter provides examples of real applications with an emphasis on the role of the carbon surface in adsorption or reactive adsorption. The practical aspects addressed in this book cover the broad spectrum of applications from air and water cleaning and energy storage to warfare gas removal and biomedical applications. This book can serve as a handbook or reference book for graduate students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in filtration, water treatment, adsorbents and air cleaning, in addition to environmental policies and regulations. Addresses fundamental carbon science and how it relates to applications of carbon surfaces Describes the broad spectrum of activated carbon applications in environmental remediation Serves as a handbook or reference book for graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the field

Carbon Materials for Catalysis

Carbon Materials for Catalysis
Author: Philippe Serp
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 603
Release: 2009-02-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0470403691

This is the first comprehensive book covering all aspects of the use of carbonaceous materials in heterogeneous catalysis. It covers the preparation and characterization of carbon supports and carbon-supported catalysts; carbon surface chemistry in catalysis; the description of catalytic, photo-catalytic, or electro-catalytic reactions, including the development of new carbon materials such as carbon xerogels, aerogels, or carbon nanotubes; and new carbon-based materials in catalytic or adsorption processes. This is a premier reference for carbon, inorganic, and physical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, chemical engineers, and others.

Granular Activated Carbon

Granular Activated Carbon
Author: Clark
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1989-10-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780873711142

This new book presents design, cost, and performance information on the application of GAC in drinking water, including the use of GAC both in the U.S. and overseas. Various design concepts for the unit operations that make up the GAC process are presented in 11 comprehensive, complete chapters, including a special chapter that provides cost equations and comparative cost studies for full scale application of GAC.

Purification with Activated Carbon

Purification with Activated Carbon
Author: John W. Hassler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1974
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780820603735

Written by a pioneers who developed the original process to manufacture carbon in the United States, this book is considered essential reading for professionals involved in the removal from air or water by using the most important single pollution control product ever invented. Contents: Part I Introduction - Chapter 1: History and Market Review - Chapter 2: Elementary Aspects of Adsorption - Part II Application To Industrial and Environmental Liquid Systems - Chapter 3: Basic Aspects and Concepts - Chapter 4: Interpretation and Evaluation of Adsorption Data - Chapter 5: Adsorption-Desorption Operations - Chapter 6: Unit Operations - Chapter 7: Representative Industrial Applications - Chapter 8: Purification Domestic and Industrial Waste Waters - Part III Applications to Other Systems - Chapter 9: Gas and Vapor Phase Application - Chapter 10: Diverse Applications - Part IV Preparation of Activated Carbon and Physico-Chemical Properties - Chapter 11: Manufacture of Activated Carbon - Chapter 12: Regeneration - Chapter 13: Nature of Activated Carbon - Chapter 14: Contact Catalysis - Part V Biochemical Properties - Chapter 15: Biochemical Aspects of Activated Carbon - Part VI Laboratory Procedures - Chapter 16: Adsorption of Gases and Vapors Laboratory Procedures - Chapter 17: Laboratory Adsorption Test Procedure for Liquid Systems - Chapter 18: General Properties of Activated Carbons - Part VII - Chapter 19: Final Gleanings - Index