In this work, the affinity of the heterogeneous Sorbonorit B4 (SB4) activated carbon toward methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), isopropyl alcohol (IPA), n-propyl alcohol (NPA) and isobutyl alcohol (IBA), and water vapours was examined. Adsorption equilibrium measurements demonstrate a higher adsorption capacity of water vapour than organic compounds at relative pressures above 0.4. The adsorption capacities of SB4 at the same vapor pressure followed the order: NPA> IPA> MEK> IBA. The Langmuir, Dubinin-Radushkevich, Dubinin-Astakhov, and Toth isotherm models were chosen to describe experimental results. Based on the multi-temperature isotherms, the values of the isosteric heat of adsorption were determined for various adsorbate loading. The results indicate a strong influence of VOC molecule structures and the surface heterogeneity of SB4 on the adsorption efficiency. For IPA-SB4 pair, the maximum temperature rise in a fixed-bed bed in the adsorption process and the energy requirement for regeneration were calculated and experimentally verified.
The cyclic Electrothermal Temperature Swing Adsorption (ETSA) process in a fixed-bed column withSupersorbon K40 activated carbon (AC) was applied to remove propan-2-ol (IPA) from air. The bedwas electrothermally regenerated using direct resistive heating method. The tests were performed inthe range of operating parameters: IPA loading 0.18-0.26 kg/kg, voltage 19.5 V, set-point temperature393–403 K, nitrogen flow rate 0.12 m3/h.The analysis revealed, that raising the bed temperature resulted in an increase of desorption degree ofadsorbate, reduction of regeneration time and an increase in the energy consumption. The applicationof insulation enabled reduction of energy consumption and regeneration time by 27% and 10%,respectively.
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