Energy efficiency during capture and recovery of organic gases with activated carbon fiber cloth, electrothermal swing adsorption, and post-desorption treatment

Kaitlin E. Mallouk, David L. Johnsen, Mark J. Rood

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Abstract

A bench-scale system was developed to capture, recover, and condense low concentration organic gases using activated carbon fiber cloth (ACFC) and electrothermal swing adsorption with post-desorption liquefaction using compression and cooling. The bench-scale system was tested with isobutane to determine the mass collection efficiency and energy requirements for recovering liquid isobutane from an air stream containing 2000 ppmv isobutane. Using different ACFC desorption temperatures (150°, 175°, 200°C), results showed that isobutane could be captured and recovered with > 99.4% efficiency, independent of this range of temperature. The energy required to capture and recover isobutane increased with increasing ACFC desorption temperature and ranged from 1800-2000 kJ/mole recovered. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 104th AWMA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2011 (Orlando, FL 6/21-24/2011).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication104th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2011
Pages2012-2025
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event104th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2011 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: Jun 21 2011Jun 24 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA
Volume3
ISSN (Print)1052-6102

Other

Other104th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period6/21/116/24/11

Keywords

  • Activated carbon fiber cloth (ACFC)
  • Adsorption
  • Condensation
  • Efficiency
  • Isobutane
  • Liquefaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Environmental Science
  • General Energy

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