The Adsorption Of Aliphatic Acetate Vapors Onto Activated Carbon

Abstract

Abstract The physical adsorption of ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, and amyl acetate vapors onto activated carbon was studied in this investigation. Analyses were performed with a gas chromatograph. Of prime concern was variation in breakthrough behavior for different mass rates and mesh sizes of activated carbon. The mass rates employed varied between 0.0409 mmole/min and 0.0020 mmole/min. Mesh sizes of activated carbon studied were 4-6, 8-12, 16-20, and 30-40. Also shown are results from breakthrough data correlated with mass rate for each set of conditions employed in these experiments.