Activated Carbon Cloth Regeneration with Electrical Resistance Heating.

Abstract

Activated carbon cloth (ACC) was tested to evaluate its ability to maintain physical adsorption properties over an extended series of adsorption/desorption cycles. Adsorption consisted of saturation with a volatile organic compound (VOC). Benzene and acetone were selected as the test VOCs due to their commonality in indoor air and potential threat to human health. Desorption of these VOCs was achieved through direct electrical resistance heating (DERH) regeneration using an alternating current to increase bulk ACC temperature to 140 deg C. The heat generated was due to the resistive property of the ACC'a fibers (resistivity of 1-2 x 1O(exp -2) ohms x cm). jg p.2

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA298048

Entities

People

  • Brett A. Covington

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alternating Current
  • Boiling Point
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Organic Compounds
  • Partial Pressure
  • Physical Properties
  • Thickness
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

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