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http://dx.doi.org/10.7464/ksct.2021.27.2.160

A Study on the Environmental Effects of Improvement of Activated Carbon Adsorption Tower for the Application of Activated Carbon Co-Regenerated System in Sihwa/Banwal Industrial Complex

Choi, Ye Jin (Graduate School of Knowledge-Based Technology & Energy, Korea Polytechnic University)
Rhee, Young Woo (Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Chung, Gu Hoi (Siheung Green Environment Center)
Kim, Duk Hyun (Gyeonggi College of Science and Technology)
Park, Seung Joon (Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Korea Polytechnic University)

Publication Information

Clean Technology / v.27, no.2, 2021 , pp. 160-167 More about this Journal

Abstract

This study investigated the environmental effects of improving the general-type activated carbon adsorption tower used at the Sihwa/Banwol Industrial Complex with use of a cartridge-type activated carbon adsorption tower for the application of an activated carbon co-regenerated system. Four general-type activated carbon adsorption towers and two cartridge-type activated carbon adsorption towers were selected to analyze the properties of activated carbon and to compare the efficiency of reducing environmental pollutants. The results showed that the activated carbon used in the cartridge-type activated carbon adsorption towers was high quality activated carbon with an iodine adsorption force of more than 800 mg/g and that a good adsorption performance was maintained within the replacement cycle. From an analysis of the environmental pollutant reduction efficiency, it was confirmed that the cartridge-type activated carbon adsorption tower functioned properly as a prevention facility for handling emissions pollutants with a treatment efficiency of total hydrocarbons (THC), toluene, and methylethylketone (MEK) components of 71%, 77%, and 80%, respectively. The general activated carbon adsorption tower, which was confirmed to use low-performance activated carbon, had a very low treatment efficiency and did not function properly as a prevention facility for dealing with emission pollutants. It is believed that it is possible to reduce pollutants during operations by changing from the general-type activated carbon adsorption tower to a cartridge-type activated carbon adsorption tower.

Keywords

Activated carbon; Activated carbon adsorption tower; Cartridge-type activated carbon adsorption tower; Co-regeneration system;

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