Inventors:
Jerald L. Mestemaker - Vero Beach FL
Russell C. Wooten - Vero Beach FL
B. R. Thakker - Vero Beach FL
Paul E. Vargas - Vero Beach FL
Andrew N. Andrascik - Vero Beach FL
Randel W. Gulley - Vero Beach FL
Richard F. Smith - Vero Beach FL
Roderick O. Koehler - Vero Beach FL
Timothy V. Johnson - Corning NY
David L. Hickman - Big Flats NY
Assignee:
Calgon Carbon Corporation - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
B01D 5306
Abstract:
A regeneratable adsorber for adsorbing adsorbable contaminates from a fluid stream containing same is disclosed. The adsorber includes an adsorber housing in which there is a fluid stream inlet and a fluid stream outlet. The adsorber also includes a plurality of adsorber chambers which are arranged in an indexable wheel configuration. Each chamber includes an electrically conductive adsorbent, such as a monolithic activated carbon, a set of electrical conductors in contact with the adsorbent, and an inlet and outlet. A chamber is either in contact with a source of contaminate fluid or a desorbent fluid used to regenerate the adsorber. The adsorber includes selectively indexed chambers for adsorption or desorption to provide continuous contaminate adsorption and regeneration.