Description
Granular activated carbon for adsorbing mercury vapors.
Vapomer Applications:
- Cartridge respirators (masks).
- Control of specific gaseous contaminants in venting systems and enclosed spaces containing mercury vapors.
Mercury vapor emissions pose a problem in processes that use this metal. These processes include certain smelters, the manufacture of certain types of electrical equipment, chlorine production plants that use mercury cells, and many others.
To provide a practical and cost-effective solution to this problem, Vapomer was developed—a specially impregnated activated carbon designed to capture mercury vapor in gas streams.
Vapomer captures mercury vapor, even in streams with high humidity. The product’s capture capacity is approximately 0.2 kg of mercury per kg of activated carbon. The gas stream through the Vapomer bed must have a surface velocity of between 3 and 25 meters per minute. The contact time in an empty bed should typically be greater than 2 seconds, depending on the initial mercury concentration, the maximum allowable final concentration, and the operating time of the carbon bed before it must be replaced.
Vapomer is most efficient at high temperatures, provided they do not exceed 80 °C.
Mercury is a trace element found in natural gas.
Mercury is harmful to the environment and to transportation processes and equipment. Natural gas requires treatment to prevent the negative consequences associated with the presence of this substance.
The high removal efficiency of our activated carbons, low pressure drop, and high hardness make them a competitive solution for mercury removal.
