Mobile Adsorber Brochure

Making Water and Air Safer and Cleaner www.calgoncarbon.comPRODUCT BULLETINMobile Adsorber Uses And BenefitsCalgon Carbon offers a comprehensive Mobile Adsorption Service forthe purification and treatment of liquid streams. Designed for optimumconvenience to the user, the Service is an ideal cost-effective methodto employ for the removal of undesirable organic chemical compoundsfrom off-spec liquids, lagoon drainage, wastewater treatment (pointsource or end-of-pipe), and chemical spills. It can also be used to pretreat water used in process applications or as an interim treatmentstep during design and installation of a permanent system to improveproduct quality.The Mobile Adsorption Service includes the activated carbon fill (eithervirgin or reactivated carbon as required by the application), adsorptionequipment, carbon transfer, transportation, and off-site reactivation -all for a fixed fee. Calgon Carbon maintains an inventory of trailer-mounted mobile adsorption equipment which can be dispatched, ifnecessary, on 24-hours notice. Moments after arrival on site, with justtwo simple hose connections, the pre-piped Mobile Adsorber can befully operational.The pre-piped mobile systems contain 14,000 pounds of granular activated carbon and are capable of treating up to 225 gpm of a liquidstream which equates to 15 minutes of carbon contact time. The system is self-supporting, and only requires a flat supportive surface(preferably paved) on which it can be set.Convenience is another important benefit associated with the MobileAdsorption Service. After the treatment project is completed (or afterthe carbon's adsorptive capacity is exhausted) our trailers pick up theentire system using the unit as a shipping container and return it toour reactivation facility.If additional on-site treatment is required, the spent system can bequickly replaced with another ready-to-operate Mobile Adsorber. A second option for continued treatment is the on-site transfer of spentcarbon into a Calgon Carbon trailer. The adsorber is then loaded witheither virgin or reactivated carbon.Materials of ConstructionVessel Lining• Vinyl ester coating (nominal 40 mil) suitable for potable waterand most wastewater applications.Piping and Valves• Liquid piping is carbon steel. Valves are cast iron butterfly valves with aluminum bronze discs. Carbon discharge pipe ispolypropylene-lined steel with stainless steel ball valves.Underdrain Collection System• Polypropylene slotted nozzlesExternal Coating• Epoxy mastic SpecificationsAdsorber Diameter 7 ft. 10 in.Base Diameter 8 ft.Unit Height (operating) 18 ft. 8 in.Clearance Height 23 ft.ASME Code 50 or 65 psig @ 150°FHose Connections 4” Kamlock (process)1/2” MNPT (sample)Carbon Volume 452 cu. ft.(nominal 14,000 lbs. GAC)Flow Rate 0-225 gpmWeight Transport: 30,000 lbs.Operating: 47,800 lbs.Mobile Adsorber FeaturesEach Mobile Adsorber is an ASME rated vessel (50 and 65 psig unitsare available), constructed of carbon steel with a vinyl ester lining.They are designed to contain up to 14,000 pounds of a select gradeof granular activated carbon.When full of carbon and water, the adsorber weighs 47,800 poundsand is designed for soil bearing of 1,500 pounds per sq.ft. Its heightis 18 ft. 8 in., and its base occupies an 8 ft. diameter circle. For erection purposes, the adsorber requires a 23 ft. clearance.Influent and effluent connections are easily made with 4 in. kamlockhose connections. Untreated liquid enters the top of the vessel, flowsdown through the carbon bed, is collected by an underdrain, and thenexists through the bottom of the vessel. Sample taps are provided onthe influent and effluent connections. A rupture disc is included to assure that the rated operating pressure is not exceeded.Mobile Adsorption ServiceCopyright© 2013 Calgon Carbon Corporation, all rights reserved. 0613Your local representativeCorporate HeadquartersCalgon Carbon Corporation500 Calgon Carbon DrivePittsburgh, PA USA 15205800.422.7266412.787.6700412.787.6713 Faxwww.calgoncarbon.comEuropean OperationsChemviron?Carbon?CorporationZoning?Industriel?C?de?FeluyB-7181?Feluy,?Belgium+?32?(0)?64?51?18?11+?32?(0)?64?54?15?91?FaxMaking Water and Air Safer and Cleaner www.calgoncarbon.comAsia OperationsCalgon?Carbon?Asia?Pte?Ltd.9?Temasek?Boulevard#26-02?Suntec?Tower?TwoSingapore?038989+65?6221?3500+65?6221?3554?FaxSpent Carbon AcceptancePrior to return of either the Mobile Adsorber or the spent carbon toCalgon Carbon, the spent carbon must undergo acceptance testing.The Mobile Adsorber is provided with a carbon acceptance canisterand instructions for carbon acceptance testing.Safety MessageWet activated carbon preferentially removes oxygen from air. In closedor partially closed containers and vessels, oxygen depletion may reachhazardous levels. If workers are to enter a vessel containing carbon,appropriate sampling and work procedures for potentially low oxygenspaces should be followed, including all applicable federal and staterequirements. Please refer to the MSDS for all up to date productsafety information