Adsorption of dissolved substances on activated carbon Features - adsorption of dissolved substances on activated carbon - concentration profiles and breakthrough curves - determination of the mass transfer zone - influence of the temperature and the contact time on adsorption - practical experiments in laboratory scale Learning objectives/experiments - recording of concentration profiles - recording of breakthrough curves - relationship between concentration profiles and breakthrough curves - determining the mass transfer zone - an adsorber's mass balance - an adsorber's efficiency - predicting breakthrough curves - scale-up of the results to industrial scale - detection of the following influencing factors -- contact time -- temperature -- mode of operation Specification [1] 2 adsorbers with activated carbon filling [2] adsorber with 8 sampling points [3] safety adsorber for closed water circuit [4] continuous process [5] metering pump for concentrated adsorbate solution [6] pump for recirculating the treated water [7] water temperature control [8] digital temperature indication [9] flow rate adjustable [10] change of adsorbate concentration and contact time