Reactivation of granular carbon in an infrared traveling-belt furnace
Abstract
An all-electrical Shirco carbon regeneration furnace and its air pollution control system were evaluated for cost and process effectiveness in carbon reactivation at the Pomona Advanced Wastewater Treatment Research Facility. The granular activated carbon used for the Shirco Furnace evaluation study was exhausted in three 1.8 m (6 ft) diameter steel carbon adsorption columns connected in series. The columns treated unchlorinated and unfiltered activated sludge effluent from the 0.44 cu m/sec (10 MGD) Ponoma Water Reclamation Plant. The Shirco carbon regeneration system was found to be as effective as the multiple hearth and rotary-kiln furnaces in reactivating the exhausted granular activated carbon. The operation and maintenance cost for the Shirco furnace was, however, found to be higher than those for both the multiple hearth and the rotary-kiln furnaces.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Whittier, CA (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6202675
- Report Number(s):
- PB-87-209466/XAB
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ADSORPTION; KILNS; ADSORBENTS; CARBON; ELEMENTS; FURNACES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LIQUID WASTES; MANAGEMENT; NONMETALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; PROCESSING; SORPTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; WATER; 320604* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Municipal Waste Management- (1980-); 520200 - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 500200 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Nur, R, and Horvath, R W. Reactivation of granular carbon in an infrared traveling-belt furnace. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Nur, R, & Horvath, R W. Reactivation of granular carbon in an infrared traveling-belt furnace. United States.
Nur, R, and Horvath, R W. 1987.
"Reactivation of granular carbon in an infrared traveling-belt furnace". United States.
@article{osti_6202675,
title = {Reactivation of granular carbon in an infrared traveling-belt furnace},
author = {Nur, R and Horvath, R W},
abstractNote = {An all-electrical Shirco carbon regeneration furnace and its air pollution control system were evaluated for cost and process effectiveness in carbon reactivation at the Pomona Advanced Wastewater Treatment Research Facility. The granular activated carbon used for the Shirco Furnace evaluation study was exhausted in three 1.8 m (6 ft) diameter steel carbon adsorption columns connected in series. The columns treated unchlorinated and unfiltered activated sludge effluent from the 0.44 cu m/sec (10 MGD) Ponoma Water Reclamation Plant. The Shirco carbon regeneration system was found to be as effective as the multiple hearth and rotary-kiln furnaces in reactivating the exhausted granular activated carbon. The operation and maintenance cost for the Shirco furnace was, however, found to be higher than those for both the multiple hearth and the rotary-kiln furnaces.},
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year = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
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