Jacobi Group applications

Air and Gas Treatment: the Challenge Treatment of air and process gases typically has two fundamental drivers: regulatory compliance and/or product purity. Many industrial operations face increasingly stringent discharge limits on volatile organic compounds (VOCs). From a process purity standpoint, many process gases contain undesired impurities that can be removed with Jacobi’s EcoSorb and AddSorb products.

In many industrialized nations it is common practice to use incineration methods for waste disposal. There are also ways to recover energy from the process. However, operating an incinerator requires strict adherence to environmental regulations. Hazardous, clinical and waste to energy incinerators can benefit from our EcoSorb range of activated carbon. Specially designed to adsorb unwelcome airborne compounds from flue gases.

As standards of living continue to increase in developed nations, consumers demand higher quality drinking water from their taps. Activated carbon is the time tested solution to meet these challenges. Jacobi offers a full range of products for water treatment from the AquaSorb™ line especially designed for use in home water filtration systems.

The Challenge: The gold extraction industry faces perennial challenges even in times when gold prices are high. Mines must strive to process ore of diminishing quality, and control operating costs at levels that maximize the return on investment. The need to maintain environmental responsibility adds to the challenge. Selecting a provider of high quality activated carbons is vital to the bottom line. Almost half of all Adsorption-Desorption-Recovery (ADR) plants worldwide use Jacobi’s activated carbons GoldSorb and PicaGold.

Modern society is increasingly hungry for power. Whether it be to ensure our mobile communications devices are available for use, or simply to provide all the comforts and labour-saving devices in our homes and work spaces. However, continuous generation of energy is no longer sustainable and we must seek ways to recover or recuperate energy for reuse, if we are to continue the spread of this demand. Recent innovations in recuperative energy are becoming commonplace; from hybrid vehicles to power tools and harnessing natural energy sources of wind, wave and sun. The storage of energy is more problematic and in particular, short term accumulation for immediate and rapid reuse. Hence the role of supercapacitors is developing in meeting this challenge.