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CPB 20104
Table 1
Adsorbed weight of glucose on
alumina at equilibrium, qe
(g glucose/g alumina)
0.0078
0.0101
0.0112
0.0119
0.0124
0.0127
0.0129
0.0131
0.0132
0.0133
Using the above data, plot the adsorption isotherm for the system
phenol/activated carbon.
b)
c)
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Table 3
Initial concentration, Co
(g phenol/litre solution)
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
Final concentration, Ce
(g phenol/litre solution)
0.085
0.050
0.025
0.010
Table 2
Adsorbate uptake, q (g/g)
0.026
0.053
0.075
0.082
0.123
0.129
t (min)
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Estimate the breakpoint time, the total capacity of the bed used at
breakpoint and the fraction of unused bed to the breakpoint.
5. A waste stream of alcohol vapor in air from a process was adsorbed by
activated carbon particles in a packed bed having a diameter of 4 cm and
length of 14 cm containing 79.2 g of carbon. The inlet gas stream having
a concentration of 600 ppm and a density of 0.00115 g/cm3 entered the
bed at a flow rate of 754 cm3/s. Data in Table 5 give the concentrations
of breakthrough curve. The break point concentration is set at C/Co =
0.01.
Table 5
Time, hr
0
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.2
6.5
6.8
C/Co
0
0
0.002
0.030
0.155
0.396
0.658
0.903
0.933
0.975
0.993
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