Reactive Carbon from Life Support Wastes for Incinerator Flue Gas Cleanup

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Reactive Carbon from Life Support Wastes for Incinerator Flue Gas Cleanup - System Testing

Fisher, John W. / Wignarajah, Kanapathipillai / Moran, Mark J. / Chang, Shih-Ger / Pisharody, Suresh / Xu, X. H. / Shi, Yao

Abstract

NASA Ames Research Center and Lawrence Berkeley National lab have completed a three-year joint NRA research project on the use of waste biomass to make a gaseous contaminant removal system. The objective of the research was to produce activated carbon from life support wastes and to use the activated carbon to adsorb and remove incineration flue gas contaminants such as NOx. Inedible biomass waste from food production was the primary waste considered for conversion to activated carbon. Previous research at NASA Ames has demonstrated the adsorption of both NOx and SO2 on activated carbon made from biomass and the subsequent conversion of adsorbed NOx to nitrogen and SO2 to sulfur. This paper presents the results testing the whole process system consisting of making, using, and regenerating activated carbon with relevant feed from an actual incinerator. Factors regarding carbon preparation, adsorption and regeneration are addressed.

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Title :

Reactive Carbon from Life Support Wastes for Incinerator Flue Gas Cleanup - System Testing

Additional title:

Sae Technical Papers

Contributors:

Fisher, John W. (author) / Wignarajah, Kanapathipillai (author) / Moran, Mark J. (author) / Chang, Shih-Ger (author) / Pisharody, Suresh (author) / Xu, X. H. (author) / Shi, Yao (author)

Conference:

International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2002

Published in:

Sae Technical Paper Series

Publication date :

2002-07-15

ISSN :

2688-3627 , 0148-7191

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2401

Type of media :

Conference paper