Activated carbon in Steam Recovery

Activated carbon in steam recovery systems is often used to adsorb and recover volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other harmful gases in industrial processes. Steam Activated Carbon can be utilized to initiate every single crude material. All our steam activated carbon is available as powder, granulate and pellets and can be customised to meet specific application specifications.

Here are some basic overviews of activated carbon for steam recovery:

Basic Principle

1. Adsorption principle: Activated carbon has a large number of micropores and a large specific surface area, which enables it to efficiently adsorb a large amount of VOCs and other gases.
2. Desorption process: Activated carbon saturated with adsorption is desorbed by steam. High-temperature steam passes through the activated carbon bed, causing the organic matter adsorbed on the carbon to desorb and enter the condensation system for recovery.

Application areas

1. Petrochemical: used to recover oil and gas and other solvent vapors.
2. Pharmaceutical industry: Recover organic solvents and reduce emissions.
3. Coating and paint industry: Recycle volatile organic solvents to reduce environmental pollution.
4. Printing industry: Recycle volatile solvents during the printing process to improve economic benefits.

We supply a variety of wood, coal and coconut shell standard and customised grades of steam activated carbon for different applications. Aside from their ecological quality, coconut shells have extremely high porosity attributing to their strong adsorption capabilities.