Abstract
Adsorption characteristics of two-component organic solvent vapors on an activated carbon fluidized bed was investigated experimentally. Breakthrough curves and breakthrough times in a fluidized bed were compared with those in a fixed bed. Breakthrough curves obtained for a fluidized bed were similar to those for a fixed bed, although the breakthrough times in a fluidized bed were shorter and the slope of breakthrough curves were gentler than in a fixed bed. A simple estimation method of breakthrough time in a fluidized bed was proposed by applying the method for a fixed bed. Estimated values were in good agreement with the experimental values.
