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CalgonCarbon FLOWSORBLiquid Phase Adsorption Canister

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Designed for low-flow water treatment applications, prefabricated 55-gallon FLOWSORB canisters contain all the operating elements found in a full-scale adsorption system

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These small, economical treatment systems hold 180 pounds of granular activated carbon for applications including:

  • Small wastewater streams
  • Groundwater remediation
  • Underground storage tank leaks
  • Well pump tests
  • Product purification or de-colorization
  • Tank cleaning water treatment
  • Batch water or product treatment
  • Carbon adsorption pilot testing
  • Emergency spill treatment
  • Monitoring well water treatment

Features
FLOWSORB offers several features and benefits to industrial, commercial, and municipal users including:

  • Low cost per unit makes carbon treatment economical
  • Simple installation and operation
  • Space above carbon bed facilitates flow distribution or back-flushing
  • Flexibility to be used in series or parallel operation
  • Supplied with virgin or reactivated carbon
  • Practical disposal option: pre-approved spent carbon canisters may be returned to Calgon Carbon Corporation for safe carbon reactivation
  • Continuous treatment at various flow rates and concentrations

Specifications

Vessel : Open head steel canister
Cover : Removable steel cover, 12 gauge bolt ring
Internal Coating : Heat-cured phenolic epoxy
External Coating : Baked enamel (white)
Temperature Limit : 140°F (60°C) continuous, 180°F (82°C) maximum
Inlet : 2" FNPT
Outlet : 2" FNPT
Carbon : 180 lbs. granular activated carbon: Specify FILTRASORB 300 or reactivated grade
Ship Weight : 219 lbs. (99.4 kg)
Identification : Sequentially numbered for traceability

Typical Operating Parameters

Flow Rate : 10 gpm (37.8 l/m)
Contact Time : 4.5 minutes
Pressure Drop : < 1 psi (clean water and carbon)
Operating Pressures : 3 psig maximum no vacuum