2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Environmental Applications of Adsorption I

This session will focus on experimental and theoretical studies on adsorption separations for environmental applications far gas and liquid systems. Abstracts for presentations addressing different issues in these areas are solicited.

Chair

Lemcoff, N. O., United Technologies Research Center

Co-Chair

Hutson, N., US EPA

Presentations

08:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

08:35 AM

(593a) Adsorption System Based on Microlith® technology and Its Progress in Fuel Cell, Spacecraft, and Chem-Bio Warfare Defense Applications

08:55 AM

(593b) Competitive Adsorption of Cadmium and Zinc Onto Activated Carbon

09:15 AM

(593c) Understanding the Binding Mechanism of Mercury on Activated Carbon

09:35 AM

(593d) Sulfur Functionalization of Non-Carbon Materials with Applications In Mercury Sorption

09:55 AM

(593e) A Monte Carlo Study of Molecular Selectivity of Binary Mixtures In Ordered and Disordered Microporous Carbon

10:15 AM

(593f) A New Group-Contribution Model for Prediction of Adsorption Equilibrium of Gases In Porous Adsorbents

10:35 AM

(593g) Application of a Newly Developed Breakthrough Model for Industrial Air Purifying Cartridges

10:55 AM

Concluding Remarks