Microwave Thermal Regeneration of Activated Carbon

活性碳吸附是去除空气和水中有机化合物的最佳技术之一。不幸的是，与这一过程相关的成本使许多潜在用户无法负担。活性碳的热再生是与其使用相关的主要成本。需要新的创新的热再生技术，以帮助控制活性碳吸附的成本，从而促进更广泛地使用这种技术来从空气和水中回收有机污染物。这项研究旨在展示一种新的废旧活性碳热再生方法。如果成功，结果将是一个比传统再生技术更具成本效益的再生过程。这一过程可以在极地的偏远地点和野战营地进行。

Activated carbon adsorption is one of the best available techniques for removing organic compounds from air and water. Unfortunately, the costs associated with this process put it out of reach for many potential users. Thermal regeneration of the activated carbon is a major cost associated with its use. New innovative thermal regeneration techniques are needed to help control the cost of activated carbon adsorption and thereby foster more widespread use of this technique for recovering organic pollutants from air and water. This research seeks to demonstrate a new approach for thermally regenerating spent activated carbon. If successful, the result will be a regenerating process that is far more cost-effective than conventional regenerating techniques. This process could be operated at remote sites and field camps in the polar regions