Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/21/2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Pittsburgh International Airport Hilton Garden Inn
Categories
PACS Course Number 160
9 AM to 5 PM
The course instructor is Wayne Schuliger, P.E., Technical Director at PACS. He has been designing, starting-up and solving operational problems with liquid and vapor phase carbon adsorption systems worldwide for many years. His broad practical experiences with activated carbon (AC) process systems, his engineering background and his communication skills will help your career development in this subject. He is assisted by PACS, who provides chemical characterizations of influents, ASTM carbon testing and related laboratory services. The purpose of this course is to provide attendees with knowledge to evaluate experimental data and to design activated carbon systems. The course will, as far as possible, be tailored to the special interests that you express on the registration form. A course outline is below. Plan to bring your calculator or laptop.
Chemists, engineers, regulators and managers using or planning to use AC need this information. If AC is important to your firm, this course is for you. The course includes a course notebook, notes, professional contacts to help solve your future AC problems, and refreshments. On-site courses at your location are available. Please call for details about conducting courses at your time and location.
PACS courses related to activated carbon are titled:
- Activated Carbon Adsorption Principles, GAED, Practices and Opportunities
- Selecting the Best Activated Carbon for a Specific Application
- Activated Carbon Production and Sales
- Certification Issues for Activated Carbon and Residential Activated Carbon Water Treatment Units
- Design, Operation, and Troubleshooting of Activated Carbon Liquid and Vapor Phase Systems
- BioMass to BioChar: Renewable Carbonaceous Products
- Agglomeration Technologies for Particle Enlargement
- A Primer on Coal: Energy and Environment
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Simulations for Industrial Problem Solving
- Pressure Swing Adsorption and other Cyclic Adsorption Processes and Applications
- Photostability of Pollutants, Drugs and Other Substances
Course Registration is available. You may also register through an associated conference registration. Send it with a payment of $1250 to secure your course attendance. Hotel information and a map will be sent to confirm your registration. Please list your special interest(s) on the registration form. Enrollment is limited to assure your maximum course benefits. On-site PACS courses are available (most PACS courses can be provided at your time and place). Telephone PACS at 1.724.457.6576 if you need further information. PACS also provides laboratory testing and consulting services.
Design, Operation, and Troubleshooting of Activated Carbon Liquid and Vapor Phase Systems
Course Instructor: Wayne Schuliger, P.E. under the auspices of PACS
Course Outline
Liquid Phase Systems
1.How to obtain and interpret isotherm and column data using several techniques. The discussion will include:
A. Limits of various techniques, i.e. small laboratory columns, accelerated columns, field tests, and computer simulations
B. Typical problems encountered
C. Effect of experimental conditions
2. How to obtain and interpret isotherm and column data using several techniques. The discussion will include:
A. Limits of various techniques, i.e. small laboratory columns, accelerated columns, field tests, and computer simulations
B. Typical problems encountered
C. Effect of experimental conditions
3. Design of fixed bed adsorbers. Discussion will include:
A. Upflow versus downflow
B. Types of underdrain systems
C. Materials of construction
4. Process related items:
A. Problems resulting from improper wetting of carbon
B. Pressure drop and bed expansion
C. Product recovery
D. Carbon transport techniques and related design criteria
E. Carbon fines
F. Carbon bed density in backwashed and non-backwashed bed
5. Design of pulse (moving) bed adsorbers and systems, if there is interest expressed by attendees
6. Discussion of regeneration techniques with emphasis on thermal, if there is interest expressed by attendees
Vapor Phase Systems
1. Design parameters for adsorbers, i.e. bed depth, gas velocity, etc
2. Effect of relative humidity of particle size, flow rate, bed packing and particle shape
3. Pressure drop as a function of particle size, flow rate, bed packing and particle shape
4. Regeneration of all types:
A. Steam
B. Hot gas
C. Vacuum
D. Pressure
E. Swing
F. Thermal
5. Working capacity versus equilibrium capacity in each of the above regeneration schemes
6. Temperature excursions in carbon beds
BRING YOUR CALCULATOR OR LAPTOP!
Upcoming Design, Operation, and Troubleshooting of Activated Carbon Liquid and Vapor Phase Systems:
No Events
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Course participants are encouraged to e-mail questions:
George Nowicki
Lab Manager
E-mail: George@pacslabs.com
Rich Capp
Office Administrator
E-mail: Rich@pacslabs.com
Send samples and postal inquiries to:
PACS, Inc.
409 Meade Drive
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Other PACS contact information:
Phone: 1-724-457-6576 or 1-800-367-2587
PACS website: https://pacslabs.com
Please list your special interest during registration. We will try to accommodate your interest.
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