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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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This report was designed to establish the technical and economic viability to produce activated carbon from anthracite. Previous work at the bench scale had shown that activated carbon with very high surface areas could be obtained in a one-step process, with gas produced simultaneously suitable for power generation. In this work, a fluidized bed pilot plant was constructed and operated to produce kilogram-sized samples allowing for detailed sample testing in end-use applications of the carbons and an economic evaluation of the process concept. The project reviewed recent technology for the production of activated carbons and market assessments for activated carbons and identified potential applications for the pilot plant material; assessed the Mount Klappen development and integrated the technology of activated carbon production into the plant development profile; acquired and prepared appropriate samples of Mount Klappen anthracite; designed and constructed an experimental pilot plant and carried out a series of pilot scale tests; assessed the activated carbon and gases produced and developed product application tests for specific product applications; and provided an engineering assessment and preliminary cost analysis for full scale activated carbon production within the Mount Klappen plant concept.
