Adsorbtion Equipment Services

Equipment Services

Calgon Carbon maintains an inventory of liquid phase and vapor phase treatment available for long-term or short-term treatment projects. These systems range in size from 55-gallon drums to 10-foot diameter vessels and can be selected to meet the needs of the application. When the project is completed, the equipment can be returned to Calgon Carbon where it is refurbished for reuse in a new application. If preferred financially, the equipment may be purchased.

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Sales/Product Inquiries

Call 800-4-CARBON, e-mail info@calgoncarbon-us.com or for more specific information, click here and complete an application questionnaire so we may better assist you.

Customer Relations

If you want to place an order, ask about the status of an order or ask an invoice-related question:

Call 866-225-4660 Or e-mail customerrelations@calgoncarbon-us.com

Customer Satisfaction

To notify us of a problem regarding our products or services:

Call 800-4-CARBON Or e-mail customersatisfaction@calgoncarbon-us.com

 

Reactivation Process and Advantages

After an activated carbon’s adsorptive capacity has been exhausted, it can be returned to Calgon Carbon for thermal reactivation. In the reactivation process, the spent activated carbon is heated in furnaces devoid of oxygen using steam as a selective oxidant. The adsorbed organics are either volatilized from the activated carbon or pyrolysed to a carbon char. The volatilized organics are destroyed in the furnace’s afterburner and acid gases are removed by means of a chemical scrubber. The high-temperature reaction with steam serves to restore the adsorptive capacity of the activated carbon.

Through reactivation the spent activated carbon can be recycled for reuse, eliminating the costs and long-term liability associated with disposal. The environmental benefits of a reactivated product over a virgin carbon are an efficient, cost-effective alternative, where appropriate.