PRICCIPLE
Through the adsorption tower filled with activated carbon, the waste gas containing VOCs is allowed to flow through the activated carbon bed. The VOCs molecules are captured by the micropores, and the purified gas meets the emission standards.
The core of activated carbon adsorption of VOCs is “porous structure provides adsorption sites, and van der Waals force achieves physical capture”. Chemical adsorption only enhances the adsorption effect under specific modifications or conditions. This principle determines that it is suitable for treating low-concentration, high-volume VOCs exhaust gas, and by controlling temperature, humidity and other conditions, it can achieve adsorption-desorption cycle (regeneration), becoming an efficient technology for VOCs treatment.
FEATURES & ADVANTAGES
High efficiency, simplicity, and low cost, but limited by polarity, capacity, and environmental conditions, it needs to be optimized or used in combination with other technologies. In practical applications, it is necessary to select activated carbon based on factors such as VOCs type, concentration, and emission conditions, combined with the characteristics of activated carbon (such as coconut shell carbon is suitable for low-concentration VOCs, coal-based carbon is suitable for high-concentration), and to make up for limitations through modification, temperature and humidity control, and optimization of regeneration processes to achieve the best treatment effect.
High adsorption capacity and wide application range: The adsorption efficiency of most low-concentration VOCs can reach more than 90%.
Simple operation and controllable cost: It can be reused through thermal desorption (150-300℃), steam regeneration and other methods, further reducing long-term operating costs.
Strong compatibility and easy to combine with other technologies: It can be used as a pretreatment unit and combined with catalytic combustion, photocatalysis, biological treatment and other technologies
High safety and no secondary pollution risk (when used reasonably): The physical adsorption process does not produce new pollutants, and the adsorption saturated activated carbon can be regenerated to recover VOCs (such as solvent recovery industry), or safely disposed after stabilization treatment (to avoid VOCs leakage)