Thermal Regeneration of Mineral Sorbent Using Burner Unit

• Authors: Robert Sekret , Jan Koldej
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article presents the results of scientific investigations on the thermal regeneration process of a sorbent of mineral origin sorbent using a retort burner. Diesel oil, a petroleum liquid, most often pervades the environment during different catastrophes. The investigated sorbent of mineral origin was used in the standard way that the Fire Service removes such petroleum liquids from the environment during disasters. For research purposes, a regeneration chamber with a retort burner was constructed. The first phase of the investigation was aimed at defining the physico-chemical features of the sorbent after subsequent cycles of the regeneration process. The second phase involved an analysis of the energy and ecological effects of the regeneration process. The results showed that the first three cycles of the regeneration process occurred under low emission conditions. The proposed regeneration method achieved a positive energetic effect with a functional heat stream with an average value of 12.4 kW (average efficiency of the regeneration chamber was 68 %). The method is very efficient, with regeneration rates between 7.2 kg/h and 8.4 kg/h. It requires only a short amount of time for the start-up and extinction of the regeneration chamber, and it is also flexible to changes in the process conditions.

Keywords

EN

thermal regeneration; mineral origin sorbents; retort burner; removal of harmful substances; utilisation of sorbents

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Chemical and Process Engineering
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 191-201

Dates

published

1 - 06 - 2013

online

09 - 07 - 2013

Contributors

author

Robert Sekret

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, 69 Dabrowski St., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

author

Jan Koldej

• Central School of the State Fire Service, 62 Sabinowska St., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/cpe-2013-0016