Equipment

At Calgon Carbon, we proudly offer complete activated carbon adsorption systems that can be quickly delivered and easily installed at any treatment site. This equipment is custom-designed, pre-engineered and self-contained for various applications.

Features & Benefits:

Calgon Carbon offers the industry’s most extensive range of equipment service solutions – including service for transporting spent carbon to one our reactivation facilities – all designed to make the job of managing your vapor and liquid phase carbon adsorption systems easier than ever.

Applications:

Municipal Water Treatment

Used by governments and municipalities around the world to provide safe, clean drinking water.

Environmental Water Treatment

Cost-effective solutions for treatment of industrial waste discharges and effective in the removal of numerous contaminants from groundwater.

Environmental Air Treatment

Remove contaminants from our air supply, such as toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at air emissions sources.

Industrial Processes

Purification for liquid and gas phase applications in the manufacturing, chemical production, and refining industries.

Food & Beverage

Remove impurities such as color and odor from sweeteners, food liquids, syrups, organic acids, amino acids, vitamins, beverage alcohols and glycerin.

Medical

Purify many products in the pharmaceutical industry, including antibiotics, steroids, and vitamins.

Liquid Phase Adsorption Equipment

Calgon Carbon offers low-, medium- and high-flow liquid adsorption treatment units detailed in the chart below.

Equipment
Pounds of Carbon
Pressure (psig)
Maximum Range (gpm)
FLOWSORB®
180
5.0 recommended
10
Small DISPOSORB®
165
7.5 maximum
10
Large DISPOSORB®
1,000
7.5 maximum
30
Protect® TW Series
500-2,000
75
70
Protect® LM Series
500-2,000
75
70
CYCLESORB® FP1
1,000
75
30
CYCLESORB® FP2
2,000
75
60
CYCLESORB® HP
2,000
75
60
Model 6 (2 vessels)
12,000
75
200 per vessel, operated in series
Model 8 (2 vessels)
20,000
75-125
350 per vessel, operated in series
Model 10 (2 vessels)
40,000
75-125
700 per vessel, operated in series
Model 12 (2 vessels)
40,000
125
700 per vessel, operated in series
Model 12-40 (2 vessels)
80,000
125
Model 14
60,000
125
1,030
Mobile Adsorber
14,000
35-65
250
Dual Module (2 vessels)
40,000
75
300 per vessel, operated in series
Dual Express (2 vessels)
40,000
75

Air/Gas Adsorption Equipment

Calgon Carbon offers low-, medium- and high-flow vapor adsorption treatment units detailed in the chart below.

Equipment
Pounds of Carbon
Pressure (psig)
Maximum Flow (cfm)
VENTSORB®
180
4
100
VENTSORB® PE
180
1
200
High-Flow VENTSORB®
500-3,000
3
3,000
Protect® VW Series
1,000-1,800
3
850
Protect® V Series
1,000-2,000
15 (15″ vacuum)
750
Protect® VS Series
2,000-8,000
1 (2″ vacuum)
4,500
VAPOR-PAC® Plastic
1,800
20″ wc* (2″ wc vacuum)
1,000
VAPOR-PAC® Stainless Steel
1,800
15
1,000
VAPOR-PAC® 10
12,500
0.5
10,000
Protect® RO Series
18,000
14″ wc (12″ wc vacuum)
10,000
Protect® MX 500V
450
4
450
VAPOR-PAC® 5
6,300
5
5,000

* wc = water column