ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Simulation studies are presented of single- and two-component adsorption in periodic, countercurrent, multicolumn systems. It is demonstrated that long adsorption profiles are likely to occur in the adsorption of organic contaminants from wastewater onto activated carbon, thus favoring the use of multicolumn rather than single-column systems. For two-component adsorption in a multicolumn system, it is shown that more switching periods are needed than in the single-column case before the profiles stabilize, that the stabilized profiles can differ substantially from those found in a single-column system, and that their shape is strongly influenced by the relative concentrations of the components in the feed.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690230424